Halliburton to ditch BlackBerrys in corporate transition to Apple's iOS platform
- Halliburton to ditch BlackBerrys in corporate transition to Apple's iOS platform
Title says it all. So much for corporate lock in.02-06-12 03:10 PMLike 0 - 02-06-12 03:26 PMLike 3
- Halliburton to ditch BlackBerrys in corporate transition to Apple's iOS platform
Title says it all. So much for corporate lock in.cntrydncr223 and sk8er_tor like this.02-06-12 03:33 PMLike 2 - So what? How does that change the nature of the story? It is Apple news as well since the company is going iOS. It is BB news because it is often believed that enterprise is still a RIM stronghold. That has been less and less true for some time, now. Each passing day brings us more news about how iOS is ascending in enterprise while RIM is descending. That might be important, don't you think?02-06-12 03:38 PMLike 4
- Here's one, a tone that doesn't favor a particular manufacturer:
Ricoh Gives Some Employees More Mobile Freedom
Excerpt:
"At the more liberal end of the spectrum, the copier maker provides its salespeople with a stipend they can use to purchase any brand of device. Administrative personnel can also choose their own devices, but have to purchase it themselves. At the most restrictive end of the spectrum, the company still assigns mobile devices to field service personnel, but even here, has plans to expand its fleet of devices to include more popular devices like iPhones and Google Android-based phones."02-06-12 03:58 PMLike 0 -
- The article states that they were satisfied with Apple's security. Really ?????
I really hope some sort of security breach happens to some enterprise user with an iPhone to prove Thor right that when that happens, corporations will come back to BB in full force.02-06-12 04:03 PMLike 4 - 02-06-12 04:04 PMLike 2
- I LOL'd at this part
"As such, Halliburton is looking to iOS devices to provide employees with secure access to many of its internal applications from outside the company's network, exclusively through their iPhones."02-06-12 04:05 PMLike 0 - This reminds of an old saying about Elvis fans who think he's still alive. As the saying goes, they won't believe he's dead until he tells them himself.
Ultimately, if the story is untrue, then Halliburton and/or RIM will deny it. At this point, neither has occurred.02-06-12 04:09 PMLike 0 - From the TFTS article:
Naturally this is a huge blow to RIM, who might well see other enterprise users follow suit, and considering that Blackberry’s biggest presence is among corporate users, poses a serious problem to RIM’s long-term health as an organization.
Read: Halliburton Dumps Blackberry For Apple | TFTS
Since this is not of interest to anyone, however, we can all just stick our fingers in our ears and repeat the mantra of how much we love our BB/PB.02-06-12 04:15 PMLike 0 - From the TFTS article:
I mistakenly thought this might be of interest as it seems to represent a trend rather than an isolated event. I also thought the timing of the story was interesting since we are all anticipating the advent of 2.0 and BB10. It seems the enterprise sector is not as interested in waiting for the new hotness from RIM. I would expect RIM to be proactively selling RIM strongholds on the upcoming products. Either they are and it just doesn't matter, or they aren't and need to get on the ball.
Since this is not of interest to anyone, however, we can all just stick our fingers in our ears and repeat the mantra of how much we love our BB/PB.02-06-12 04:21 PMLike 0 - Halliburton dumping BlackBerry, switching to iOS | TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog
"Over the next year, we will begin expanding the use of our mobile technology by transitioning from the BlackBerry (RIM) platform that we currently use to smartphone technology via the iPhone," the company said. Halliburton representatives confirmed to AppleInsider that only 4500 of the company's 70,000 employees still use BlackBerry devices, so the transition probably won't take as long as it might have a few years ago.
According to AppleInsider's sources, Halliburton actively engaged with Apple in its transition. Halliburton is far from the first company to do so; Clorox ditched the BlackBerry last year, and 92 percent of its employees replaced it with an iPhone.02-06-12 04:24 PMLike 0 - So what? How does that change the nature of the story? It is Apple news as well since the company is going iOS. It is BB news because it is often believed that enterprise is still a RIM stronghold. That has been less and less true for some time, now. Each passing day brings us more news about how iOS is ascending in enterprise while RIM is descending. That might be important, don't you think?02-06-12 04:31 PMLike 0
- Hello, old friend. I am frankly surprised to be the first to mention this. I expected to see Kevin write about it with a bit of CB spin/perspective. It is news, and it is important. Why leave it to the likes of me to frame the issue? Like it or not, this is what people see and know about RIM. If the supporters have nothing to say about it, this is how the conversation will go. Don't shoot the messenger.Mikey_T likes this.02-06-12 04:32 PMLike 1
- Don't LOL too hard. There are some very impressive niche market apps (with prices to match) on iOS that no one is porting to other platforms. Particularly in the medical field.02-06-12 04:36 PMLike 0
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When you compare iOS, there's a whole different picture. Each iteration of the OS is backward compatible several generations of hardware. Most of the apps don't lose compatibility. Security is improving for iOS. There are more heavy duty niche market developers for iOS -- if you want specialized apps, that's more likely on iOS than the other platforms.
Corporate users will be happier. There's greater familiarity, via friends, family or personal use. The corporate bean counters will be happier. No need to replace phones every time there's a new OS.
Having said all that, I still don't believe the sky is falling....yet. But the new management at RIM needs to get its act together.02-06-12 05:02 PMLike 0 -
So, whenever the sky does completely fall, the fan base still will not admit it or recognize the event. They will step over fallen pieces of sky while blaming the litter on media bias.JBenn911 likes this.02-06-12 05:16 PMLike 1 - kbz1960Doesn't MatterI have no idea what the signs are that the sky is falling. Not so long ago, I would have said it was when the enterprise started dumping BB for another platform, or when all competitors produced a tablet with better email and PIM than RIM, or when countries like Indonesia prefer Android. Who knows? But it does concern me that, as we see these things cold-day-in-He!! type events happening one by one, the RIM fan community manages to convince itself that none of these things are important.
So, whenever the sky does completely fall, the fan base still will not admit it or recognize the event. They will step over fallen pieces of sky while blaming the litter on media bias.02-06-12 05:19 PMLike 0
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