Both Kno and Inkling have built businesses on textbook to device services.
Mobile device services like geo-location allow marketers to capture not only Web history but current location to further segment audiences in ways that were never before imaginable.
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For their device and services strategy to succeed for example, they will have to support Google Android and Apple iOS device interfaces capable of integrating with SQL Server, at a minimum.
OpenPeak's Device Management Services allow providers to provision and manage customer devices remotely.
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For the cloud, device and services strategy to succeed Microsoft must also succeed in convincing enterprise accounts to migrate their applications to Windows Azure.
It's not simply that the older device lacks the services of the newer.
Orange has installed systems to record BlackBerry, which is the most popular device in financial services because the communications go through a BlackBerry server which offers enterprise controls and security.
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Unlike Gaikai, Playcast isn't geared towards getting you to buy games, nor is it selling its services to device manufacturers.
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It is really a hodgepodge of different products including server software, Visual Studio, Windows Embedded device platforms and consulting services.
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With the GALAXY Camera (Wi-Fi), users can use the dual-band Wi-Fi technology embedded in the device to share photos with family and friends through email, social networks or mobile communication services like Samsung ChatON right from the device, as well as enjoy the luxury of backing-up pictures instantly to cloud services when connected.
Instead, Microsoft could be making it possible to use Windows services on any device you have, regardless of platform.
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You can enable a personal device to access networks and services with security and full control of the IT department.
With IBM MobileFirst, the company can provide businesses with everything from the mobile device management through tools and services to help companies create mobile applications.
Only companies whose products pass certification testing will be able to display the N-Mark, the universal symbol for NFC, which tells consumers where to touch to initiate NFC services on a device.
The OpenTablet 10 integrates easily with OpenServices, OpenPeak's cloud services platform and device management system, to allow comprehensive device management to service providers, including the ability to push applications, perform firmware updates and lock devices.
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Invested in by Storm Ventures, DFJ, NEA, and SAP Ventures, Splashtop is leading the wave of mobility and cloud computing - delivering enhanced productivity and collaboration by bridging users to apps, data and services on any device.
Offering a range of entertainment services has become a negative differentiator for home electronics: if your device doesn't offer access to the services which a given audience knows and loves then it will count against you because your competitors will.
Google released technical specifications for its forthcoming Glass product Monday, aimed at anyone who wants to develop third-party services for the wearable device.
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Through the combination of compelling applications, Sony's network services, and cross device connectivity, VAIO is leading the way in developing a new Touchworld experience.
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If picked up as a standard, it would let you automatically launch these streaming services on a mobile device, and make them start playing on compatible TVs without having to launch the app on the TV first.
The HTC One is designed to be a more social media friendly device and includes a feature called Blinkfeed that lets people view content from their accounts on Facebook, Twitter Inc. and other services directly on the device's home screen, without having to open the apps separately.
Apple mobile devices that you understand to be device data requiring prior consent from the user to be collected. (c) Please describe all services or functions for which user or device data is directly relevant to the use of your application.
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"The announcement is definitely more about the holy trinity of device, software and applications, and services to which iCloud adds a completely new dimension, " he said.
The great migration to the Cloud and the virtualization movement will only create more of a need to monitor device performance and more need for his services.
The device, initially built to support data services on basic 2G phone networks, will be "relevant to 80% of the world, particularly in the emerging markets, " he said.
To help cushion the slowdown, and have customers come back for upgrades, many device makers are diversifying into content and services, such as offering music, games, Internet access, and applications.
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Security and safety can also be improved, and information can flow to and from the device using the full breadth of internet services, opening up possibilities for support services and remote diagnoses as well as useful and timely notifications.
However, as your mobile device becomes more capable we can deliver enhanced services.
Hawkers of market-timing services claim to have such a device and they will sell you their predictions for a fee.
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