Ian Thain

Today I noticed two very separate articles, though to me they are both interrelated and on a subject that I feel very strongly about: Tablet Devices and Mobile App Development. It is no secret that I am a total iOS convert in my personal life, living with my iPhone and iPad, but as a Businessman and Technologist I am just as much of a convert to Enterprise Mobility and Development, so much so that I have predicted that 2012 will be the year of the Mobile Developer, Enterprise Business App and Tablet Device… more than 2011. So it was NO surprise to me that… Firstly PRWeb.com had picked up on analysis from Jobs Tractor that Objective-C is in the top three skills required. Check out http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/1/prweb9075749.htm .I have been suggesting investing in Company Development Teams for Mobility as something employers should do for a while. Then second... (more)

Tablet Computing in Education?

I am already an avid believer of Mobility and Tablet computing in the Enterprise, so this week I decided to think about what could be achieved within Education. For the rest of my thoughts I will use my Converged Mobile Device of choice … the iPad. There is already a student web page on the Apple website saying why the iPad is ready for college/university. It obviously states its great features, the generally available apps and novel books but I think the next step will be beyond that and will leave us asking ourselves 'Why didn't we think of that already?'. It will be so obvious... (more)

Latest Mobility Tweets

For you guys not following me on Twitter and how could you not … I thought I would keep you up to date with a few more of my Mobility Tweets and thoughts… High adoption of #Mobile #Devices is driving #Mobile #App #Development & vice versa. In #Enterprise via #Prosumers #Tablet #Consumerisation #Enterprise #Mobility embraces #Communication [...] ... (more)

SAP and Sybase Announces Next Wave of Mobile Apps

November 9, was an exciting day in Mobility as SAP and Sybase at SAPPHIRE and TechEd in Madrid announced a New Wave of SAP Mobile Apps built on SUP, that will be available on iOS, Blackberry, Android and Windows Mobile... SAP Electronic Medical Record SAP Citizen Connect SAP Strategy Management SAP BusinessObjects Mobile SAP Transport Notification & Status SAP Transport Tendering SAP GRC Access Approver SAP GRC Policy Survey “SAP’s strong momentum in bringing to market waves of mobile apps is driven by tremendous customer demand to unwire their enterprise,” said Dr. Raj Nathan, ex... (more)

Join the Wolf Pack in Vegas Baby!

Sybase TechWave is back in Vegas Baby!.. The glowing light in the hot Mojave Desert, Las Vegas, is this week the location for the hottest & brightest technologies in the IT industry… presented by Sybase & SAP. Check out the TechWave Website For me I have been involved in the preparation and planning of the Mobility Track which is key to Sybase's 'Enterprise UnWired' vision, but there are more... TechWave features four conference tracks: Data Management, Application Development Tools, Analytics, and Enterprise Mobility. Products covered include Sybase ASE, Replication Server, SQL... (more)