This year the Intranet Innovation Awards are five years old. The global competition, run by Step Two Designs, has uncovered another set of great examples of innovative work from intranet teams worldwide. Collectively they give us a compelling glimpse of where intranets are at this moment in time, as well ...
Articles tagged: mobile
Mobile intranets have come of age
[caption id="attachment_4846" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Screenshot courtesy of UK Parliament"][/caption] Mobile devices become ubiquitous in the consumer space, with “there’s an app for that” reshaping how people get access to information on the move. Up to now, however, the situation within organisations has lagged ...
Presentation: Delivering a mobile enterprise
Yesterday I was honoured to give a presentation at the monthly meeting of intranet managers organised by NetJMC. These were some of the world's largest organisations, across a range of industries. There ...
Four types of enterprise mobility
Mobile functionality is a mega-trend that has already had a huge impact on the day-to-day life of consumers around the globe. For organisations of all types, it is clear that similar changes will occur within the enterprise. While there has been quite a lot said about mobile enterprises, and how to ...
Executive presentation on delivering a mobile enterprise
I've been writing a lot on delivering a mobile enterprise since late last year. I've also been presenting on how to deliver a mobile enterprise, most recently in Sydney, and soon as part of my next European trip. My presentation covers: Demand for enterprise mobile functionality Six principles of delivering mobile solutions Real-world ...
Don’t rely on vendors to meet your mobile enterprise needs
Mobile is hot, increasingly so within enterprises. This has been picked up by the major technology vendors, who are all scrambling to deliver mobile functionality, from mobile-friendly web interfaces to iPhone apps that connect to their systems. Despite their enthusiasm, I say: Don't rely on vendors to meet your mobile enterprise needs. Let's ...
The appetite for enterprise mobile functionality
I've been in New Zealand this week doing client work, and one of the client sessions that I facilitated highlighted the very real appetite and demand for enterprise mobile functionality. The client in question has a pretty typical intranet: well-structured and content-rich. Future visions might be expected to include further upgrades ...
Mobile devices are personal devices (and what this means for enterprise apps)
People consider their mobile phone to be one of their key personal possessions, never far from their body. Psychologically, they are personal devices, in a way that is very different from desktop computers or other home electronics. This is shown in the way that the current crop of mobile applications are ...
What six things do staff want on their mobile devices?
The adoption of internet- and web-enabled mobile devices is one of the 'mega trends' that will reshape many of our day-to-day tasks. Not just a consumer phenomenon, mobile devices will also have a big impact inside enterprises. As discussed in the article Elements of a mobile enterprise strategy, there are ...
Elements of a mobile enterprise strategy
The new generation of mobile devices are radically changing the way we access and use information. Location-aware, always-on and highly interactive, these devices are on track to replace the desktop as the default information source. While currently lagging somewhat behind the consumer world, enterprise solutions will not be exempt from these ...
Four stages of enterprise mobile adoption
Mobile devices are currently transforming how we live our lives, again. Having taken for granted the ability to make calls when away from the home or office, mobile data access and always-on devices (such as iPhone, Android, etc) are ushering in a new age. Lagging somewhat behind, enterprises delivering services to ...
Gold winner: ChTPZ (Russia)
[caption id="attachment_3888" align="alignnone" width="600" caption="ChTPZ's 'Mobile Employee' service is an easy-to-use, custom-designed SMS system that's housed on the intranet and tightly integrated with the organisation's corporate directory."] Post 10 of 10 in a series of blog posts giving more insight into ...
Enterprise 2.0 vendors need to get more serious about mobile
Jevon MacDonald writes that enterprise 2.0 vendors need to get more serious about mobile. To quote: The truth is that the most successful Enterprise 2.0 applications will focus heavily on mobile and will take in to consideration the considerably different use cases related to how different functions use mobile devices.
