Good Mobile Messaging 5 is coming !

News from our friends at Good technology ( or should we call them Motorola Good or Good Motorola?)
Good Gets A Little Web 2.0 With Latest Upgrade
Posted by Stephen Wellman, Jun 25, 2007 05:18 PM

Mobile e-mail solution maker Good Technology today announced the latest version of its mobile business solution, Good Messaging 5. I was able to get a sneak peak of Good 5 a few weeks ago and it looks like Good is ready for Web 2.0. Or at least moving in that direction.
The first thing that struck me about Good 5 is that it offers a lot more personalization than most push e-mail clients. The latest upgrade gives more than a nod to Web 2.0 (or is that Enterprise 2.0) with new tools such as an RSS reader and prioritized contacts.
On the messaging front, users can now sort and find e-mail threads by conversation (similar to the way Gmail works) or by sender. This looked cool when I saw it, but I couldn't tell if this newest feature also works with text messages.
You can now edit and send Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe PDF documents through Good Mobile Intranet. This upgrade allows users to also e-mail these edited documents back out.
The latest version of Good also beefs up the calendar, letting users invite attendees to meetings and even book conference rooms.
From the IT point of view, Good's biggest improvement is with device management -- an area that has quickly emerged as the new battleground for mobile business vendors. Here is a look at Good's enhanced device management system:
Mandatory applications: helps set and enforce the installation of mandatory applications like anti-virus checkers to ensure that users have what they need—both to do their jobs and to comply with corporate security policies Application lockdown: blacklists and prevents the launch of unapproved applications Device lockdown: locks down the camera, infra-red (IR), WiFi and/or Bluetooth wireless technology ports; enforces SD card encryption Advanced password management: enables administrators to set granular criteria for password characteristics, restrictions, and expirations Advanced encryption management: provides rules-based enforcement of SD card and database encryption policies Simplified load balancing: enables IT to move users across servers to facilitate load balancing—without the need to re-provision.
This all looked really impressive when the Good guys showed it to me.

More Wi-Max users coming - and mobile ones too!

WiMax has the potential to effectively compete against LTE but its success rests on emerging market maturity and the roll out of mobile services.

WiMax's ability to garner a loyal fan base in emerging markets is a critical success factor as to whether the technology thrives, dies or just stays alive in the long term, according to research published this week.

Mobile operators are continuing to edge towards long term evolution (LTE), meaning there is a great deal of current uncertainty, but if players get it right with emerging audiences, WiMax has the potential to establish itself as a mature technology that can effectively compete, claims Senza Fili Consulting's report entitled 'WiMax: Ambitions and Reality.'

The wireless consultancy firm predicts that there will be 54 million WiMax subscribers by 2012, driven primarily by emerging marketing and the roll out of mobile services.

"The recent inclusion of WiMax as an IMT-2000 technology will enable mobile operators to deploy it more widely, but the mobile market will take longer than the fixed one to grow, because most mobile operators do not yet need a data-only wireless network to complement their 3G networks", said Monica Paolini, the report's author.

Almost two-thirds (61 per cent) of WiMax subscribers will make use of the technology for mobile access, according to the report, which clearly demonstrates that the demand for mobile connectivity exists plentifully. A third of users will also embrace fixed-access WiMax offerings.

However, despite WiMax's potential in helping to make mobile broadband truly pervasive, device availability remains a challenge.

"To motivate subscribers to sign up for service, operators need compelling devices with new form factors, ranging from CE devices for developed markets to basic portable-data devices for emerging markets," added Paolini.

"But so far vendors are still searching for an innovative vision for the development of WiMax devices", she added.

Secure Wi-Fi ID not RFID , or any other ID

Here's a note from Will Newman on WiFi ID - sounds good to me! (what's an AP??)

RFID is a system which works for the market it was developed for. However RFID or WiFiID is a different concept

In the case you quoted, there is nor problem as they have big batteries. Our solar powered units run off a single car battery all night, quite challenging in winter. You could mount an AP in client mode in the vehicle, which was switched off by a relay when the ignition is turned on so by definition the wireless device is only on when the vehicle is stationary and parked up.

You would need a WiFi zone around the compound to ensure line of sight to a number of cells, but then it could all work for vehicles.

Will

Crimson Tide goes wireless

Hot off the press is the news that Crimson Tide has signed a strategic business partnership with Wireless Broadband supplier Newman Concepts Limited. This is a really exciting development. Here's the press release.

Crimson Tide announces new strategic business partnership

Crimson Tide plc (AIM:TIDE), the provider of mobile data solutions, today announces that it has signed a strategic business partnership with Newman Concepts Limited, a provider of wireless broadband internet services based in Norfolk, UK. Crimson Tide will offer Newman’s patented “Digital Bridge” technology to a broad range of potential customers on a revenue sharing basis which will enable both companies to benefit from the flow of recurring revenues.

The Digital Bridge technology allows users to obtain wireless broadband with download speeds of up to 20 Mps, with similar upload speeds. It can enable individual premises, large sites as well as non-metropolitan towns and communities. The key to the technology is its simplicity, ease of installation and cost-effectiveness. The technology has been in use in rural Norfolk for a number of years and is currently being implemented in Kings Lynn.

Crimson Tide aims to integrate the Digital Bridge technology into its range of wireless and mobile data solutions, using Crimson Tide’s increasing routes to market and its growing brand awareness to promote and deliver the technology to its customers. The market for the technology is potentially worldwide and Crimson Tide sees this as an ideal opportunity to expand its geographic footprint.

Barrie Whipp, Executive Chairman of Crimson Tide, commented:

“The Digital Bridge technology is a very exciting development in the wireless broadband sector. Its speed is impressive, both in terms of wireless internet and hotspot delivery. I believe that Crimson Tide can incorporate it into its range of solutions, giving fast, secure wireless connectivity where current solutions are either unavailable or prohibitively expensive.

Initially Crimson Tide will be marketing the technology in the UK and Ireland. Once it is firmly established we will be looking for international partners to develop sales on a worldwide basis.”

Will Newman, founder and CEO of Newman Concepts, added:

“Crimson Tide offers an exciting route to market for the Digital Bridge technology, together with their range of wireless and mobile data solutions. We see this as an exciting partnership, giving us access to a number of areas that we have not yet explored.”