Enterprises run to catch up with employee smart phone trends
Employees are insistent on using the phones they like best regardless of which devices their companies support, according to new research commissioned in the U.S. and U.K. by Good Technology, a provider of technology that allows enterprises to securely run applications on any phone.
According to the report, 80 percent of enterprises say their employees have been clamoring for new mobile options in the last year, particularly the iPhone, Android and Palm Pre phones. The iPhone… Continue Reading
Good Technology buys Intercasting to strengthen mobile email
Good Technology, provider of mobile email services, has bought Intercasting, maker of cell phone software that aggregates and serves social networking data, to strengthen its offerings and challenge Research in Motion, the leader in the space. In particular, the company hopes to become more competitive in the mobile email space.
Good originally broke off from Motorola, and joined forces with similar RIM rival Visto Corp. Together, they have a formidable amount of capital — with Santa… Continue Reading
Roundup: Second Life, Snap, Zoo, Good’s $500M, exec shuffling & more
Updated
The latest round-up from tech-land:
Second Life hype continues — Sun holds a conference in the virtual world, and pisses off a journalist, who has a point. Why make it so tough for people to get to your message? But that hasn’t deterred others from joining the trend. Dell did something similar. And now Second Life has launched a business plan competition for “resident” entrepreneurs. The prize is a little less than US$2k, but it does include… Continue Reading
Motorola buys Good Technology — to compete with Blackberry
(Updated with confirmation that Kleiner and others made money)
Motorola will buy Santa Clara wireless messaging company Good Technology for an undisclosed amount, in an effort to compete for big business clients.
Research In Motion’s Blackberry has dominated the corporate mobile email market, and Motorola’s Q device has failed to make significant traction. Moreover, Motorola’s rival, Nokia, bought mobile email provider Intellisync in February.
The market for wireless email has been brutal, with players like Visto, of Redwood… Continue Reading