Hablando de Apple
martes, 27 de marzo de 2012
iPads and gold top targets for thieves
The attraction of iPads and laptops to thieves has been used as a factor to explain the growth in insurance claims following burglaries.
According to reports over the weekend the insurance industry is now having to pay out £415m to cover the claims of those who have been targeted by criminals with consumer electronic equipment, along with jewelry some of the main targets.
Figures obtained by the Sunday Telegraph indicate that three years of falling numbers of break-ins have been reversed with the number of claims going up significantly last year.
The trend is fueled by the recession and the advice being handed out by the insurance industry is to check personal security as well as ensuring that policies cover the latest computer products that might have been recently purchased.
Leido en Microscope UK.
jueves, 22 de marzo de 2012
Can the iPad sustain its incredible yearly growth?
Leido en CNNMoney
CISCO blog/mobility/ BYOD
With more than seven billion souls set to tote 10 billion mobile-connected devices by 2016, mobility has not just arrived, it’s taken over our schools, businesses and personal lives.
Just ask Mitch Davis, the CIO of Bowdoin College, a private liberal arts college in Maine. Before BYOD ever became a global IT trend, according to Mitch, the vast majority of college students were already bringing their personal devices into the campus environment.
These co-eds expected Bowdoin to fully embrace personal mobility, and, upon graduation, these same post-grads expect that their employers will do the same (this year’s Connected World Technology Report findings back this up, with more than 40 percent of recent college graduates/Gen Y employees choosing BYOD flexibility over higher pay).
Bottom line, the rules of the game are changing, and companies must move beyond basic BYOD connectivity to meet employee demands today and tomorrow. To help companies meet these demands, we’ve introduced a comprehensive approach that unifies policy, supports a better user experience and simplifies management to deliver an uncompromised user experience in any workspace. After all, Cisco wants to empower IT managers to allow employees to have their devices and use them too. That means delivering:
A unified security policy across the whole organization – wired, wireless, VPN and now MDM – helping companies set and enforce policies;
An uncompromised user experience over the entire wired/wireless network, across any type of device; and,
Simplified operations and network management to understand application performance from a user’s perspective, accelerating troubleshooting and lowering operating costs.
Like Ray-Ban aviators, BYOD is here to stay. And done the right way, BYOD demands a comprehensive approach to allow current and future employees to work how they want, when and where they want, and on the devices they want – while still allowing IT the control and visibility to sleep at night.
Just ask Mitch Davis, the CIO of Bowdoin College, a private liberal arts college in Maine. Before BYOD ever became a global IT trend, according to Mitch, the vast majority of college students were already bringing their personal devices into the campus environment.
These co-eds expected Bowdoin to fully embrace personal mobility, and, upon graduation, these same post-grads expect that their employers will do the same (this year’s Connected World Technology Report findings back this up, with more than 40 percent of recent college graduates/Gen Y employees choosing BYOD flexibility over higher pay).
Bottom line, the rules of the game are changing, and companies must move beyond basic BYOD connectivity to meet employee demands today and tomorrow. To help companies meet these demands, we’ve introduced a comprehensive approach that unifies policy, supports a better user experience and simplifies management to deliver an uncompromised user experience in any workspace. After all, Cisco wants to empower IT managers to allow employees to have their devices and use them too. That means delivering:
A unified security policy across the whole organization – wired, wireless, VPN and now MDM – helping companies set and enforce policies;
An uncompromised user experience over the entire wired/wireless network, across any type of device; and,
Simplified operations and network management to understand application performance from a user’s perspective, accelerating troubleshooting and lowering operating costs.
Like Ray-Ban aviators, BYOD is here to stay. And done the right way, BYOD demands a comprehensive approach to allow current and future employees to work how they want, when and where they want, and on the devices they want – while still allowing IT the control and visibility to sleep at night.
La mitad de las pymes españolas utiliza tecnologías de movilidad tras aumentar un 12,4% su uso
El 48% de las pequeñas y medianas empresas (pymes) españolas utilizaba tecnologías de movilidad en 2011 para optimizar sus procesos empresariales y mejorar su competitividad, lo que supone un 12,4% más que el año anterior. El ordenador portátil es, con diferencia, el dispositivo preferido en la mayoría de los sectores, aunque los smartphones son los que más se extendieron a lo largo del ejercicio en todas las áreas de actividad.
Así se desprende del Especial Tecnologías de Movilidad elaborado por Fundetec y la Dirección General de Industria y de la Pyme (Dgpyme), que destaca el uso de aplicaciones móviles en el sector logístico, con un 95% de empleados que disponen de este tipo de herramientas. Le siguen la agroalimentación (77%), los instaladores TIC (75%) y la ingeniería de consulta (74%). La excepción es el sector hotelero, que pese a ser el segundo más tecnológico según el Informe ePyme 2011, no destaca en este aspecto por la escasa movilidad de sus empleados.
Usos por dispositivo
Algunas funciones que colocan a los portátiles a la cabeza en el ranking de uso son el acceso a los sistemas corporativos, la realización de operaciones comerciales o procesos empresariales, la consulta de stocks, la elaboración de ofertas y presupuestos, la demanda de pedidos, la consulta de saldos financieros de clientes, la confirmación de procesos logísticos o el traspaso de información interna.
Los smartphones le siguen de cerca, sobre todo en sectores muy tecnificados, por opciones como el acceso a Internet, la consulta de información general y el correo electrónico, así como la mensajería instantánea. Menos significativa es la presencia de los notebook (en el 37% de las pymes) o de los tablet PC (23%), precisa el informe.
Leído en Castilla y León Economía
Así se desprende del Especial Tecnologías de Movilidad elaborado por Fundetec y la Dirección General de Industria y de la Pyme (Dgpyme), que destaca el uso de aplicaciones móviles en el sector logístico, con un 95% de empleados que disponen de este tipo de herramientas. Le siguen la agroalimentación (77%), los instaladores TIC (75%) y la ingeniería de consulta (74%). La excepción es el sector hotelero, que pese a ser el segundo más tecnológico según el Informe ePyme 2011, no destaca en este aspecto por la escasa movilidad de sus empleados.
Usos por dispositivo
Algunas funciones que colocan a los portátiles a la cabeza en el ranking de uso son el acceso a los sistemas corporativos, la realización de operaciones comerciales o procesos empresariales, la consulta de stocks, la elaboración de ofertas y presupuestos, la demanda de pedidos, la consulta de saldos financieros de clientes, la confirmación de procesos logísticos o el traspaso de información interna.
Los smartphones le siguen de cerca, sobre todo en sectores muy tecnificados, por opciones como el acceso a Internet, la consulta de información general y el correo electrónico, así como la mensajería instantánea. Menos significativa es la presencia de los notebook (en el 37% de las pymes) o de los tablet PC (23%), precisa el informe.
Leído en Castilla y León Economía
miércoles, 21 de marzo de 2012
The corporate world has changed. BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) is the order of the day, and there's no going back.
The reality is that more employees than ever before are using their own smartphones and tablets for work, creating new security and management challenges for IT. What happens if a device is lost or stolen? How do you secure corporate data on these devices? How do you prevent unauthorized access to data from devices? One lost device could put your data into the wrong hands.
This best practices guide will explain how to set up a strong mobile device management foundation and then build on it with advanced security and application management strategy. Personal devices may be on your network already. You can't afford to sit back and hope for the best.
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Apple launched its new iPad in the United States March 16. As expected, Apple Stores (including the giant one in New York City’s Grand Central Station that eWEEK visited) saw long lines of people anxious to be among the first to get their hands on the tablet. Despite some new, upgraded hardware—including a rear-facing 5-megapixel camera and a high-resolution Retina Display (2048 by 1536 pixels)—Apple hasn’t radically altered the fundamental iPad experience. Many apps seem to run faster, thanks to the proprietary A5X processor (an upgrade from Apple’s previous A4), and the screen sets a new bar for display clarity. Even when you lean close, you can barely see the pixels. While the new iPad is a bit thicker than the iPad 2 (at 0.37 inches, versus 0.34 inches for the previous version) and a little heavier (at 1.4 pounds, versus 1.3 pounds) the difference feels negligible when the two devices are actually compared in the real world. Those in the United States will have the option of purchasing the new iPad with 4G Long-Term Evolution (LTE) connectivity on either Verizon or AT&T. Analysts predict the new iPad will prove an instant bestseller. Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster expects Apple to sell roughly 1 million units March 16. Apple likely hopes that early surge will translate into long-term success against rivals such as Google Android and the upcoming Windows 8 tablets.
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Apple launched its new iPad in the United States March 16. As expected, Apple Stores (including the giant one in New York City’s Grand Central Station that eWEEK visited) saw long lines of people anxious to be among the first to get their hands on the tablet. Despite some new, upgraded hardware—including a rear-facing 5-megapixel camera and a high-resolution Retina Display (2048 by 1536 pixels)—Apple hasn’t radically altered the fundamental iPad experience. Many apps seem to run faster, thanks to the proprietary A5X processor (an upgrade from Apple’s previous A4), and the screen sets a new bar for display clarity. Even when you lean close, you can barely see the pixels. While the new iPad is a bit thicker than the iPad 2 (at 0.37 inches, versus 0.34 inches for the previous version) and a little heavier (at 1.4 pounds, versus 1.3 pounds) the difference feels negligible when the two devices are actually compared in the real world. Those in the United States will have the option of purchasing the new iPad with 4G Long-Term Evolution (LTE) connectivity on either Verizon or AT&T. Analysts predict the new iPad will prove an instant bestseller. Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster expects Apple to sell roughly 1 million units March 16. Apple likely hopes that early surge will translate into long-term success against rivals such as Google Android and the upcoming Windows 8 tablets.
martes, 20 de marzo de 2012
Nuevos Precios iPad
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| Código de Producto | Descripción | Precio Apple Store* sin IVA |
| MC769TY/A | iPad 2 Wi-Fi 16GB - Negro | 338,14€ |
| MC979TY/A | iPad 2 Wi-Fi 16GB - Blanco | 338,14€ |
| MC773TY/A | iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G 16GB - Negro | 439,83€ |
| MC982TY/A | iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G 16GB - Blanco | 439,83€ |
| MC705TY/A | iPad con Wi-Fi 16GB - Negro | 405,93€ |
| MD328TY/A | iPad con Wi-Fi 16GB - Blanco | 405,93€ |
| MC706TY/A | iPad con Wi-Fi 32GB - Negro | 490,68€ |
| MD329TY/A | iPad con Wi-Fi 32GB - Blanco | 490,68€ |
| MC707TY/A | iPad con Wi-Fi 64GB - Negro | 575,42€ |
| MD330TY/A | iPad con Wi-Fi 64GB - Blanco | 575,42€ |
| MD366TY/A | iPad con Wi-Fi + 4G 16GB - Negro | 507,63€ |
| MD369TY/A | iPad con Wi-Fi + 4G 16GB - Blanco | 507,63€ |
| MD367TY/A | iPad con Wi-Fi + 4G 32GB - Negro | 592,37€ |
| MD370TY/A | iPad con Wi-Fi + 4G 32GB - Blanco | 592,37€ |
| MD368TY/A | iPad con Wi-Fi + 4G 64GB - Negro | 677,12€ |
| MD371TY/A | iPad con Wi-Fi + 4G 64GB - Blanco | 677,12€ |
lunes, 19 de marzo de 2012
Apple just confirmed with a press release they have sold over 3 million iPads since the device’s debut on March 16.
To put these numbers in perspective, let’s take a trip down Apple’s iPad memory lane again and remember how iPad sales evolved over time.
Apple sold 1 million iPads in 28 days after the device went on sale in April 2010;
2 million iPads were sold in less than 60 days;
3 million iPads were sold in 80 days;
And now, 3 million iPads sold in four days — from March 16 to March 19.
Apple sold 1 million iPads in 28 days after the device went on sale in April 2010;
2 million iPads were sold in less than 60 days;
3 million iPads were sold in 80 days;
And now, 3 million iPads sold in four days — from March 16 to March 19.
viernes, 16 de marzo de 2012
Corporations pick iPad 10-to-1 over nearest rival
Corporations planning tablet purchases next quarter overwhelmingly voted for Apple's iPad, a research firm said Tuesday.
Of the 1,000 business IT buyers surveyed last month by ChangeWave Research who said they would purchase tablets for their firms in the coming quarter, 84% named the iPad as an intended selection.
That number was more than ten times the nearest competitor and was a record for Apple.
"The percentage reporting they'll buy Apple iPads has jumped to the highest level of corporate iPad demand ever seen in a ChangeWave survey," the company said in a blog post.
Apple's share of future business purchases has never been lower than 77% in any ChangeWave survey, which go back to November 2010.
Just over a fifth of all IT buyers -- 22% -- confirmed that they would be purchasing tablets for employees in the April-June quarter, ChangeWave said.
While Apple's stock among corporate buyers rose by seven percentage points from the 77% that tapped the iPad as their preferred device last November, all other tablet makers' numbers dropped in the most recent survey.
Samsung, for example, was the choice of 8% of the buyers who said they would purchase tablets in the second quarter, down two points from November. Amazon's 6% was off a point.
Asus, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Lenovo, Motorola and Research in Motion also lost one or two percentage points of future purchasing share with enterprises.
The key to the iPad's dominance, ChangeWave has said before, is its high satisfaction ranking. In a November 2011 survey, 74% of iPad owners said they were "Very Satisfied" with the device, 25 points higher than users of other tablets.
Apple regularly touts the fact that most of the Fortune 500 firms have bought iPads -- it did so again last January in a quarterly earnings call with Wall Street analysts -- but it does not release business-only sales figures.
Starting Friday, companies for the first time will have two different Apple tablets to choose from: Last year's iPad 2, which now costs $399 for a 16GB Wi-Fi device, and the $499 new iPad with a higher-resolution screen.
The new iPad will go on sale Friday. Although Apple started taking online pre-orders last Wednesday, it has exhausted its supply for delivery this week. Current shipping delays are between one and two weeks from ordering.
Leido en ITWorld.com
Of the 1,000 business IT buyers surveyed last month by ChangeWave Research who said they would purchase tablets for their firms in the coming quarter, 84% named the iPad as an intended selection.
That number was more than ten times the nearest competitor and was a record for Apple.
Apple's share of future business purchases has never been lower than 77% in any ChangeWave survey, which go back to November 2010.
Just over a fifth of all IT buyers -- 22% -- confirmed that they would be purchasing tablets for employees in the April-June quarter, ChangeWave said.
While Apple's stock among corporate buyers rose by seven percentage points from the 77% that tapped the iPad as their preferred device last November, all other tablet makers' numbers dropped in the most recent survey.
Samsung, for example, was the choice of 8% of the buyers who said they would purchase tablets in the second quarter, down two points from November. Amazon's 6% was off a point.
Asus, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Lenovo, Motorola and Research in Motion also lost one or two percentage points of future purchasing share with enterprises.
The key to the iPad's dominance, ChangeWave has said before, is its high satisfaction ranking. In a November 2011 survey, 74% of iPad owners said they were "Very Satisfied" with the device, 25 points higher than users of other tablets.
Apple regularly touts the fact that most of the Fortune 500 firms have bought iPads -- it did so again last January in a quarterly earnings call with Wall Street analysts -- but it does not release business-only sales figures.
Starting Friday, companies for the first time will have two different Apple tablets to choose from: Last year's iPad 2, which now costs $399 for a 16GB Wi-Fi device, and the $499 new iPad with a higher-resolution screen.
The new iPad will go on sale Friday. Although Apple started taking online pre-orders last Wednesday, it has exhausted its supply for delivery this week. Current shipping delays are between one and two weeks from ordering.
Leido en ITWorld.com
jueves, 15 de marzo de 2012
Facebook exhibe el éxito de sus nuevas páginas de empresa
Facebook presentó hace un par de semanas las nuevas páginas de empresa, permitiendo que las organizaciones pudiesen acceder a casi las mismas funcionalidades de las que disfrutan los usuarios en su “Biografía”.
Como todos los cambios que se producen en esta red social, no ha estado exento de polémica. Sin embargo en esta ocasión, la red social de Mark Zuckerberg quiere sacar pecho y ha declarado que desde que se implantaron los nuevos cambios, más de 8 millones de marcas se han pasado al nuevo formato.
Los esfuerzos que está haciendo Facebook en este campo (el empresarial), están encaminados a aumentar no sólo la visibilidad de las marcas, sino también de la publicidad que pueden posicionar en esta red social y así aumentar los ingresos de la propia Facebook.
Las medidas de Facebook para atraer a las marcas son clave para sus esfuerzos por aumentar sus ingresos en momentos en que la compañía se prepara para una oferta pública inicial (OPI), que podría establecer el valor de mercado de la compañía fundada hace ocho años en hasta 100.000 millones de dólares (76.580 millones de euros).
En este sentido, uno de los desafíos más importantes de Facebook es el convencer a las empresas a gastar más dinero en publicidad en sus servicios en lugar de simplemente utilizar la red social como una herramienta de promoción gratuita, dicen los analistas y observadores de la industria.
Facebook generó 3.700 millones de dólares (2.833 millones de euros) en ingresos en el 2011, de los cuales un 85 por ciento provino de su negocio de publicidad. En su conquista por las marcas de consumo y otros negocios, Facebook compite con los formatos de anuncios más grande y gráficamente más ricos que ofrecen sitios como Yahoo!.
miércoles, 14 de marzo de 2012
Media Tablet Shipments Outpace Fourth Quarter Targets; Strong Demand for New iPad and Other Forthcoming Products Leads to Increase in 2012 Forecast, According to IDC
Chart: Worldwide Media Tablet Shipments Split by OS Historical and Forecast* 2010 - 2016 (Units in Millions)Description: Source: Worldwide Quarterly Media Tablet & e-Reader Tracker, March 12, 2012Note: IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Media Tablet & e-Reader Tracker provides total market size and vendor share for both the Media Tablet and eReader markets in 46 countries. Detailed historical segmentation is provided by CPU type, operating system, connectivity type, screen size and resolution, storage capacity, distribution channel, and customer segment. Measurement for this tracker is in units, value, and end-user price. For more information, or to subscribe to the research, please contact Kathy Nagamine at 1-650-350-6423 or knagamine@idc.com. Further detail about this tracker can be found at:http://www.idc.com/tracker/showproductinfo.jsp?prod_id=81Tags: IDC, Tracker, Worldwide, Media Tablets, Media Tablet, OS, Android, iOS ...Author: IDCcharts powered by iCharts
martes, 13 de marzo de 2012
Enterprises want iPad
Microsoft had better hop to it and release Windows 8, because iPad adoption among enterprises is way up -- and that's without Apple really trying to sell tablets there.
Bolstering a January IDG Connect Study, ChangeWave finds that one in five businesses will buy a tablet next quarter, with the majority overwhelmingly planning on iPad. That's 84 percent, up from 77 percent in November. Meanwhile, interest in all competing tablets declined.
Leido en Betanews
lunes, 12 de marzo de 2012
Las nubes personales reemplazarán a los ordenadores personales en 2014
El reinado del ordenador personal como el punto de acceso principal para los usuarios puede llegar a su fin más pronto que tarde. Y es que la consultora Gartner asegura que el consumismo imperante en la actualidad, la virtualización, el auge de las apps y la movilidad condenarán a los tradicionales PC frente a nuevos entornos como los dispositivos móviles y especialmente, las nubes personales.
"Las principales tendencias de la informática de consumo ya se han desplazado de un foco en los PC a un punto de vista más amplio que incluye los smartphones, tablets y otros dispositivos de consumo", explica Steve Kleynhans, vicepresidente de Investigación de Gartner. "Los nuevos servicios personales en la nube se convertirán en el pegamento que conecte la red de dispositivos que los usuarios utilicen en los diferentes momentos de su vida diaria”.
Pero esto no es un proceso sencillo, sino que se trata de un fenómeno motivado por varias razones, por numerosas tendencias que han ido confluyendo hasta crear este nuevo paradigma al que deben adaptarse las empresas y que beneficiará sobremanera a los consumidores.
Entre estas causas, la primera y más obvia es la del consumismo. O dicho de otro modo, los usuarios actuales conocen mejor la tecnología de lo que lo hacían generaciones anteriores, pero al mismo tiempo tienen expectativas muy diferentes, motivadas en gran proporción por los medios de comunicación en Internet y las redes sociales, así como los nuevos y atractivos dispositivos móviles. Por otro lado, a través de la democratización de la tecnología, los usuarios de todo tipo y condición dentro de las organizaciones pueden ahora tener una tecnología de alta gama a su disposición.
En ese sentido, algunas tecnologías como la virtualización han mejorado la flexibilidad y aumentado las opciones para las empresas a la hora de implementar los entornos de cliente, liberando a las aplicaciones de las peculiaridades de los dispositivos individuales, sistemas operativos o incluso las arquitecturas de procesador. La virtualización ofrece además una manera de mover las aplicaciones legacy de la era PC hacia adelante, hacia el nuevo mundo emergente.
La tercera tendencia que favorece el desarrollo de las nubes personales frente a los tradicionales PC podríamos llamarla “app-fijación”. Y es que los usuarios adoran la forma en que las aplicaciones están diseñadas, entregadas y son consumidas, lo que inevitablemente tiene un impacto dramático en todos los demás aspectos del mercado. Estos cambios tendrán un profundo impacto en cómo las aplicaciones se escriben y se implantan en los entornos corporativos, así como plantean la posibilidad de una mayor portabilidad entre plataformas.
Autoservicio y movilidad
La llegada de los servicios en la nube para los usuarios individuales abre todo un nuevo mundo de oportunidades. Cada usuario puede ahora tener un conjunto escalable y casi infinito de recursos disponibles para lo que tienen que hacer. Los impactos en las infraest
ructuras de TI son impresionantes, pero cuando esto se aplica a la persona, aparecen algunas ventajas específicas aún más asombrosas. Las actividades digitales de los usuarios son mucho más autodirigidas que nunca. Los usuarios demandan tomar sus propias decisiones acerca de las aplicaciones, servicios y contenidos, en base a una colección casi ilimitada en Internet. Esto fomenta una cultura de autoservicio que los usuarios esperan en todos los aspectos de su experiencia digital, incluido el entorno corporativo. Por último, pero no por ello menos importante, la movilidad es el verdadero catalizador de este nuevo paradigma. Hoy en día, los dispositivos móviles combinados con la nube pueden cumplir con la mayoría de las tareas informáticas, además de aportar un grado de comodidad y flexibilidad que sólo pueden ofrecer los dispositivos móviles. La aparición de interfaces de usuario más naturales hacen que el uso de estos terminales sea más práctico, a lo que hay que sumar las capacidades táctil, gestual o de conocimiento contextual y reconocimiento del habla.
El tiempo dirá si la nube sustituye al ordenador personal. Mientras, sólo nos queda disfrutar del camino.
Leido en Computerworld
sábado, 10 de marzo de 2012
Apple configurator
While the iPad was created as a consumer device, it is growing in popularity both in the enterprise sector and in schools. Bringing the iPad to a group of users raised a host of practical issues including how to configure all of the devices identically so they were uniform and appropriate for the setting.
Apple Configurator, which is available as a download from the Mac App Store attempts to solve the problem of configuring multiple iPads. It is possible to update 30 devices, so an institution’s students, workers or clients can all simultaneously receive an updated iOS, new app, or configuration change.
This new Mac app also allows a group of iPads to be supervised, and can limit the ability of a user to sync to an outside computer. When iPads are purchased for a group, albeit students, military, or government board, the question of preventing users from playing Angry Birds or checking Facebook when they should be working is always paramount. Apple Configurator’s ability to limit how an iPad can be used helps put those concerns to rest.
While the app can broadcast settings and updated to a number of iPads at once, Apple Configurator also allows iPads to be assigned to specific users, and customized to that user’s needs. The app allows an iPad to be assigned or checked out to a specific user, and ensures that the device will remember that user’s data and settings.
While not as alluring as a new iPad, Apple Configurator demonstrates Apple’s tangible response to the consumerization of IT, which is exciting. One computer can now be used easily to manage a fleet of iPads, and Apple takes another step toward replacing desk tops and lap tops. Of course, at least one person in the organization still needs a Mac to run the app, so while this app doesn’t completely eliminate the need for a PC, it does simplify the process of bringing iPads to a large group of people with synchronized needs such as a class room of students or the sales fleet of a small business.
Apple Configurator, which is available as a download from the Mac App Store attempts to solve the problem of configuring multiple iPads. It is possible to update 30 devices, so an institution’s students, workers or clients can all simultaneously receive an updated iOS, new app, or configuration change.
This new Mac app also allows a group of iPads to be supervised, and can limit the ability of a user to sync to an outside computer. When iPads are purchased for a group, albeit students, military, or government board, the question of preventing users from playing Angry Birds or checking Facebook when they should be working is always paramount. Apple Configurator’s ability to limit how an iPad can be used helps put those concerns to rest.
While the app can broadcast settings and updated to a number of iPads at once, Apple Configurator also allows iPads to be assigned to specific users, and customized to that user’s needs. The app allows an iPad to be assigned or checked out to a specific user, and ensures that the device will remember that user’s data and settings.
While not as alluring as a new iPad, Apple Configurator demonstrates Apple’s tangible response to the consumerization of IT, which is exciting. One computer can now be used easily to manage a fleet of iPads, and Apple takes another step toward replacing desk tops and lap tops. Of course, at least one person in the organization still needs a Mac to run the app, so while this app doesn’t completely eliminate the need for a PC, it does simplify the process of bringing iPads to a large group of people with synchronized needs such as a class room of students or the sales fleet of a small business.
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Apple is gearing up for another huge year. It is on the verge of announcing the third generation of its stalwart iPad, no doubt with additional plans to conquer consumer's wallets. Last year was a banner year, despite the passing of the company's iconic founder, Steve Jobs.
Under CEO Tim Cook, the company's annual revenues climbed to $108 billion, led by an 81% increase in iPhone sales -- a jump that doesn't factor in the runaway success of the iPhone 4S -- and a 334% spike in iPad sales, due in no small part to the revamped iPad 2. Increased sales across the board explain why shares soared 75% during the company's fiscal year to $495.
Under CEO Tim Cook, the company's annual revenues climbed to $108 billion, led by an 81% increase in iPhone sales -- a jump that doesn't factor in the runaway success of the iPhone 4S -- and a 334% spike in iPad sales, due in no small part to the revamped iPad 2. Increased sales across the board explain why shares soared 75% during the company's fiscal year to $495.
jueves, 8 de marzo de 2012
Apple lanza el nuevo iPad
Apple ha presentado el nuevo iPad, la tercera generación del dispositivo móvil con el que ha definido una nueva categoría de producto. Incluye las siguientes nuevas características:
• La pantalla retina del nuevo iPad ofrece el cuádruple de píxeles del iPad 2 (resolución de 2.048 x 1.536) y 3.1 millones de píxeles para conseguir que textos, imágenes y vídeos se vean con una nitidez y realismo increíbles.
• Potente chip A5X con cuatro núcleos para gráficos.
• La cámara iSight de 5 megapíxeles incorpora óptica avanzada para capturar imágenes impresionantes y grabar vídeo en full HD, y una cámara frontal FaceTime para poder hacer videollamadas.
• Compatibilidad con dictado para escribir email, mandar textos, crear notas y buscar en la web.
• Incorpora 4G LTE Ultrafast wireless
Junto con el nuevo iPad, Apple ha presentado un nuevo Apple TV con Alta Definición 1080p, completa iLife para iOS con iPhoto, y grandes novedades en iMovie, GarageBand, e iWork para iOS.
El nuevo iPad estará disponible en España el 23 de Marzo y estaremos encantados de que te unas a nosotros ese día.
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miércoles, 7 de marzo de 2012
Apple awarded major ‘iWallet’ patent for future NFC-enabled iPhone
Apple on Tuesday was granted a significant patent by the United States Trademark & Patent Office, Patently Apple reported. The technology, which is supported by 23 Patent Claims, allows credit card companies to send statements directly to a user’s iTunes account for purchases made using an NFC-enabled iPhone. Account holders will also be able to allow a secondary account holder, such as a child, to make purchases on the same card while allowing the primary account holder to control spending and implement various limits. Even though NFC technology has been featured in a number of Android devices, some believe that the technology won’t go mainstream in a number of markets until an iPhone is equipped with a mobile payment solution.
IPADS in The Network
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and the consumerization of IT may be overused as market terms but they are unquestionably a trend that is changing network architectures in almost every enterprise. In a recent survey by Dimensional Research of 750 front-line IT professionals, managers, and executives, 87% say that today their employees already use personal devices for work-related activities.
A corollary to that is that 72% of the devices they’re talking about are Apple devices. So, lets face it, a key issue facing enterprises today with BYOD is once you get the devices on the network, now what?
How are you going to configure those devices when you don’t own them?
How will they actually become “productive members of corporate society” when they can’t print or project or share files and so on and so on?
Does anyone really think that once these Apple devices are on the network there won’t be a demand to actually use them?
You can plaster your website with images of iPads all day long, but when BYOD basically centers around Apple devices (particularly in educational institutions), what do you do to make them actually productive devices? And without making your IT staff pull extra pager duty answering calls about problems using their devices? This is the other 50% of the equation, and arguably the more important 50%!
This is where Apple’s “Zero-Configuration Networking” or, in technical terms, Bonjour protocol becomes critical to taming the BYOD beast and allows you to provide real, enterprise-level service to participants in a BYOD program.
Imagine these scenarios:
A school district where each TV cart has a $99 Apple TV and as the teachers change rooms, instead of shuffling equipment around they simple connect to the Apple TV and project from their computer.
Teachers printing to the printers in the library or administration offices without needing to configure archaic print queues or IP addresses.
Enterprises that can have employees bring their own iPads (saving capital expenditure). This would allow them to take notes, present, and even print to any printer, thus making them as productive as they were with a laptop.
The key here is this can all happen without needing to ever touch the employee-owned device or the teachers’ laptops.
Zero-Configuration was a great idea when Apple was addressing consumers in the home. In the educational system and within enterprises, the concept is a game-changer. For those who don’t think they need to consider how to take advantage of Zero-Configuration Networking you only need to consider that many people thought the same thing about Wi-Fi itself not too long ago…
A corollary to that is that 72% of the devices they’re talking about are Apple devices. So, lets face it, a key issue facing enterprises today with BYOD is once you get the devices on the network, now what?
How are you going to configure those devices when you don’t own them?
How will they actually become “productive members of corporate society” when they can’t print or project or share files and so on and so on?
Does anyone really think that once these Apple devices are on the network there won’t be a demand to actually use them?
You can plaster your website with images of iPads all day long, but when BYOD basically centers around Apple devices (particularly in educational institutions), what do you do to make them actually productive devices? And without making your IT staff pull extra pager duty answering calls about problems using their devices? This is the other 50% of the equation, and arguably the more important 50%!
This is where Apple’s “Zero-Configuration Networking” or, in technical terms, Bonjour protocol becomes critical to taming the BYOD beast and allows you to provide real, enterprise-level service to participants in a BYOD program.
Imagine these scenarios:
A school district where each TV cart has a $99 Apple TV and as the teachers change rooms, instead of shuffling equipment around they simple connect to the Apple TV and project from their computer.
Teachers printing to the printers in the library or administration offices without needing to configure archaic print queues or IP addresses.
Enterprises that can have employees bring their own iPads (saving capital expenditure). This would allow them to take notes, present, and even print to any printer, thus making them as productive as they were with a laptop.
The key here is this can all happen without needing to ever touch the employee-owned device or the teachers’ laptops.
Zero-Configuration was a great idea when Apple was addressing consumers in the home. In the educational system and within enterprises, the concept is a game-changer. For those who don’t think they need to consider how to take advantage of Zero-Configuration Networking you only need to consider that many people thought the same thing about Wi-Fi itself not too long ago…
lunes, 5 de marzo de 2012
Enterprise Mobility: iPad 3 Landing Soon: 10 Reasons You`ll Buy It
Apple is planning to hold a special event March 7 to unveil the company’s next tablet, the iPad 3. So far, Apple has not divulged any details on the device, but a host of rumors are swirling, including speculation that the iPad 3 will get a Retina Display, ditch its physical home button and maybe even come with 4G connectivity. The excitement surrounding the iPad 3 has officially hit a tipping point. And people around the globe are wondering if it’ll be a product worth buying. Given Apple’s history, there shouldn’t be doubt that the iPad 3 is a worthwhile purchase. Apple’s first two iPads became the top slates on the market, and the iPad 3 promises to follow suit. Even if it the iPad 3 is an iterative update over its predecessor—an unlikely scenario—the chances of just about everyone wanting to get their hands on the device the first day it’s available are quite high. Here, eWEEK explores why that’s the case and explains why you’ll want to buy the iPad 3 on launch day.
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Lucha de gigantes: Google vs Apple en cifras
¿Quién vale más?
La compañía de la manzana fundada en 1976 se convirtió en agosto de 2011 en la empresa más valiosa del mundo en bolsa con una capitalización bursátil de 346.000 millones de dólares. Actualmente supera los 470.000 millones de dólares y vale más en bolsa que Google y Microsoft juntos.
Sus resultados empresariales tampoco dejan mal sabor de boca. La manzana mordida ingresó en su último año fiscal 108.249 millones de dólares, frente a los 65.225 millones de 2010, sobre todo gracias al buen funcionamiento de las ventas de sus dispositivos y especialmente de las de uno de ellos. Más de la mitad de los dólares que entraron en la caja de Apple provinieron del iPhone, que sólo en el último trimestre de 2011 generó unos ingresos de 24.400 millones, más de lo que ingresó Microsoft en total en los mismos tres meses (20.900 millones). De hecho, los beneficios aportados por el Smartphone en el cuarto trimestre alcanzaron los 9.300 millones de dólares de los 13.000 millones que obtuvo la compañía en total. En comparación con Google, los beneficios de Apple superaron en 2.400 millones de dólares los ingresos del gigante buscador en los tres últimos meses del año.
Por su parte, Google ingresó 37.905 millones de dólares en 2011, frente a los 29.300 de 2010. De esos casi 38.000 millones un 96% provienen de la publicidad gracias al sistema Google AdWords. La plataforma publicitaria ingresó en 2011 4 millones de dólares solamente por las empresas de seguros y finanzas que se anunciaron en su web, y no es de extrañar. Las palabras seguro, préstamo, abogado, hipoteca y crédito son las palabras más caras que vende Google, que puede llegar a cobrar hasta 50 dólares por click en uno de estos anuncios.
La suma de ingresos de Apple y Google (146,154 millones de dólares), supera el PIB de países como Croacia, Nueva Zelanda, Eslovaquia, Túnez o Marruecos y es superior a la suma del PIB de los 40 países con menos renta per cápita del mundo.
El androide que quiere comerse la manzana
Si por alguna partida de su lucha con Google debe preocuparse Apple, es por el meteórico ascenso de Android. El sistema operativo del gigante buscador se utilizaba a finales de 2011 en más del 50% de los smartphones en el mundo, el doble que en 2010. Por su parte, Apple, que había visto reducido su mercado a lo largo de 2011, ha sufrido una importante remontada en el último trimestre con 37 millones de iPhones vendidos y un 23,8% de cuota de mercado gracias al lanzamiento del iPhone 4S.
Con vistas a 2012, según un estudio de Digitimes este año se venderán 386 millones de terminales Android, lo que supone una cuota de mercado del 57,6% mientras que la compañía de la manzana llegaría a los 121 millones de dispositivos vendidos, con una cuota del 18,1%.
En el sector de las tabletas la lucha está más clara. La llegada del iPad 3 no haría más que aumentar la diferencia entre las dos compañías y el predominio de Apple. Según la consultora Strategy Analytics, el iPad acaparó 58% del mercado de las tabletas en último tirmestre de 2011. Apple vendió 15,4 millones de iPads en los últimos tres meses del año frente a los 10,5 millones que se vendieron con S.O. Android.
Los dos gigantes de la tecnología son claros competidores cada vez en más frentes. Mientras se rumorea que Apple pretende lanzar su propia televisión este año para competir con las nuevas televisiones inteligentes equipadas con el sistema operativo de Google, el buscador podría estar a punto de entrar en el negocio del hardware. Además de la reciente compra de Motorola, la semana pasada el diario Wall Street Journal anunciaba la posibilidad de que Google esté trabajando en un dispositivo doméstico propio para la reproducción de música y otros contenidos digitales. Esta incursión podría suponer el primer paso para que Google comenzara a fabricar hardware y software propio en toda su gama de productos creando un ecosistema como el que actualmente tiene Apple y avivando la rivalidad entre las dos compañías.
Expansion
HP lanza ePrint, su nueva aplicación de impresión móvil
HP ha aprovechado la celebración del Mobile World Congress 2012 para presentar ePrint, su nueva aplicación de impresión móvil que permite imprimir desde dispositivos móviles como BlackBerry, iOS y Android.
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jueves, 1 de marzo de 2012
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