microsoft mobile solutions
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An overview of Microsoft's enterprise solutions for smartphones and tablets including email, collaboration and socialTRANSCRIPT
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Microsoft mobile solutions
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Purpose
Provide an overview of Microsoft mobile
solutions including:
– Email (Exchange, Office365) including
both native (via ActiveSync) and web-
based (e.g. Outlook Web Access via
HTTP/HTTPS)
– Collaboration and social (e.g.
SharePoint)
– Documents (e.g. Microsoft Office)
– Unified Communications (e.g. Lync)
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Platform support
Microsoft mobile solutions support the most popular smartphone and tablet platforms
– RIM BlackBerry
– Apple iPhone/iPad
– Goggle Android
– Symbian
– Windows Mobile
– Windows Phone 7
Microsoft’s premier mobile platform is Windows Phone which was introduced in the fall of
2010
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Windows Phone
Value proposition for the enterprise
– Consumer as well as enterprise
capabilities
– Native support for Microsoft Office and
Sharepoint
Cons
– New platform
– 7.5 OS update “Mango” update is catch
up with Apple iOS and Android
– No on device data encryption
– No VPN
– No ability to install applications outside of
the marketplace
– 50K applications compared to 500K
Apple and Android
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ActiveSync
Outlook Web Access
Cloud service: Office 365
Coming soon
– Lotus Traveler support
– Good for Enterprise support
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Documents
Windows Phone has native Microsoft Office
support for Windows Phone 7.
Office Web Apps viewer via web for
iPhone/iPad and Android
Third party solutions (e.g. Documents to Go)
OneNote native iOS application for iPhone
and iPad
SkyDrive native iOS application for iPhone
and iPad
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Sharepoint
Microsoft offers native support for
Sharepoint in Windows Phone
Microsoft doesn’t offer a native Sharepoint
client for other devices
– Third-party solutions
– Web-based access
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Lync
Unified Messaging
Native clients
– Windows Phone in the Marketplace
– Google Android in the Android
Marketplace
– Apple iOS coming soon!
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Mobile Device Management
Basic capabilities provides via ActiveSync
policies today. Can be set and
administered via Outlook Web Access for
Microsoft
Microsoft announced plans to include basic
MDM for iOS, Android and webOS (by
leveraging Exchange Activesync) in System
Center Configuration Manager 2012
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Tablets
Microsoft Windows 7 has tablet/touch
support today but has had limited
success in the marketplace competing
with Apple iPad
However, Microsoft’s strategic solution is
Windows 8 which is not expected to ship
until late 2012
Link to blog with more information from
Microsoft’s Build conference
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IBM mobile solutions
IBM is the leader
in mobile
enterprise
collaboration – Ed
Brill
For more
information:
http://www-
01.ibm.com/softw
are/lotus/category/
mobile-wireless/
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IBM Mobile Enterprise Services
Managed smartphone and tablet services with monthly per-device pricing
Support Procurement, staging/kitting, end-user support
Middleware Secure mobile e-mail/contacts/calendar, mobile device management, mobile enterprise application platform
Consulting Strategy, assessment, planning
Platforms Apple iOS, Google Android, RIM BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, smartphones, tablets and rugged devices
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Where to find IBM Mobile Enterprise Services online
Twitter: @IBMMobility
FaceBook: facebook.com/ibmmobility
YouTube: youtube.com/ibmmobility
Slideshare: slideshare.net/ibmmobility
Blog: ibm.com/connections/blogs/ibmmobility
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Hilton Worldwide:
An IBM Mobility case study
http://bit.ly/tL6Lxs
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Thank you!
Chris Pepin
IBM Mobile Technology Evangelist
chrispepin.com
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