| | March 20148CIOReviewPCs, laptops and desktops today are limiting in terms of their function as they are basically computers. On the other hand, smartphones and tablets can be all kinds of different things based on the context of who you are, where you are, what you are doing and so on. There are a lot of interesting applications as context-aware mobile in the consumer space with social media, wearable computing, and some location-based services like mobile coupons, but still in early stages in the enterprise and in the public sector space. In the next twelve to eighteen months, applications such as mobile apps and services would transform healthcare, retail, banking and financial, higher education, technology and other industries enabling them to do everything from dynamically "Context-Aware" Mobile is Revolutionizing the IndustryCEO SpotlightCleve Adams, CEO & Board Director, AirPatrolCleve AdamsMaple Lawn, MD based AirPatrol develops location-based security and services solutions that identify, monitor and manage mobile devices on wireless and cellular networks.change security policies, to proving specific content or information delivery based on who the device's user is and where, when and why he or she is in a particular location without any intervention on the user's part. Mobile Phone: The Wonder Gadget Five years ago, "smartphone" was something a few lucky executives own while everyone else was still tapping away on their company-issued computer. Today, almost everyone own Android or iPhone and PCs are gathering dust because work goes wherever they do. This is a mixed bag for both the employer and the employee. While Companies adore the increased productivity of bring your own device (BYOD) offers, but their IT staffs cringe at the added support and security issues. Employees, on the other hand, may enjoy the added freedom and flexibility that comes with the personal device, but may resist the constraints his or her company place on it. As a result, you will see organizations shift from the old PC-style device and policy management systems to a new generation developed specifically for mobile. Systems that can differentiate between personal life and work, and dynamically modify device behavior or information access based on the nature of the activity, and the whereabouts of the user are the future of not just this industry, but mostly all mobile technologies. A Challenging and Exciting Time for Entrepreneurs On the one hand the transition from Web 2.0 to the mobile/3D printing/Internet of Everything has pretty much made technology, both hardware and software, the Wild West once again. Anything is possible right now. On the other hand, the dotcom phase of the late 90's did not have the kind of global competition from today's monster markets such as China and India. As such, it is more difficult to make a product or service stand out and get the attention from customers and investors.((As told to Joe Philip)Organizations are shift from the old PC-style device and policy management systems to a new generation developed specifically for mobile
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