Safeguarding competency standards

The key to protecting staff and safeguarding against liability is actually quite simple. Implementing a managed workflow using mobile technology is a proven method of minimising the risk of non-compliance. Role-specific workflows can be followed via a user-friendly enterprise mobile application, which also frees people from the burden of paperwork. Not only can this reduce the risk of non-compliance, but it also provides a greater level of traceability with real-time information to demonstrate works have been carried out correctly. 

Internet of Things and Asset Monitoring: The unrealised potential

Gartner predicts that there will be 2.32 billion connected devices this year, and 31 billion by 2020.  The exponential rise of internet connected devices such as switches and sensors, known as the Internet of Things (IoT), creates an exciting opportunity to achieve a new level of business insight and perform predictive analytics by harnessing new data feeds.

The Changing Tide: Mobile devices for all in Utilities

Today’s mobile technology landscape is laying the groundwork for utilities companies to empower fieldworkers in ways never thought possible. The proliferation of smartphones and tablets has seen rapid innovation from OEMs seeking to secure market share, leading to the availability of high specification devices at very low cost. Now that a large proportion of us are well accustomed to using mobile technology- 70 per cent of UK adults own a smartphone (Deloitte) – conditions are ideal for a rise in adoption by utilities.  

What does 2015 promise for mobile technology?

2014 has been an interesting year for the Smartphone, as despite nearly 1.94 billion devices being sold worldwide, this only represents an annual growth of 10%.  However the majority of new sales have been in emerging markets with a growth of around 30%.  Potentially, this creates a challenge for the handset manufacturers to find the “next big thing”.   So what’s in store for mobile technology in 2015?  Here’s what we think what will be hot and what will not, in 2015.

Changing Times: The Samsung Gear S Smartwatch

During just a few of years we have witnessed a number of wearable devices hitting the high street. The health and fitness market has enjoyed the most success so far, with devices such as the Fitbit, Nike’s FuelBand and Garmin’s Vivofit, used on a daily basis by around two million fitness focused individuals in the UK.  In 2013, the smartwatch began to gather momentum with Samsung, Sony and Qualcomm all launching multifunction watches as complementary devices to their smartphones aimed at the high-end consumer market.

Future social homes

Social housing providers are facing reductions in their budgets while demand for accommodation rises, but changes to the benefits system threaten to undermine their flow of rental income. When Universal Credit is fully rolled-out by 2017, all benefits claimants will get a lump sum of all their entitlements directly into their bank account, rather than a proportion (formerly called housing benefit) being paid directly to the landlord - increasing the likelihood of arrears building up. 

Mobile technology will ‘transform fleets in 2014

Here is a recent article published in Fleet news with content from me

Fleets are expected to take advantage of low-cost mobile technology in an effort to achieve further efficiencies.

That’s the view of Steve Reynolds, managing director of TBS Enterprise Mobility. He told Fleet News: “2014 will be the year of smartphones and tablets for fleet management.

Mobile Predictions for 2014

2013 was a bumper year here in the UK for mobile technology. Not just for smartphones, with 61 per cent of adults now owning them, or even tablet computers, which sold close to a staggering 13 million in the UK, but we’ve been a part of a fundamental change – entering a new paradigm in the way that we live, work and play, all because of mobile technology.  

 

Workforce Enablement Event for the Oil & Gas Sector

Steve Reynolds, will be speaking at Microsoft’s ‘Driving Workforce Enablement Through IT Innovation Summit’; an exclusive event for the Oil & Gas industry.

Changing gear with vehicle technology

Google’s driverless car took to the streets of America back in May 2012, first permitted in the state of Nevada, followed by Florida and then California. The UK is following suit, with the Government recently announcing that self-driving vehicles will be tested on public roads later this year. 

 

Group Hudl

It’s that time of year again - the countdown to Christmas is on for the supermarkets. The big four have started vying for our custom this festive season with deals and offers galore on all manner of goods – from the food variety right through to toys and technology.  And we’re certainly no strangers to supermarkets expanding beyond groceries and provisions, to introduce fashion lines, home ware, white goods and financial services to their stores. But this year, Tesco has become the first supermarket to launch an own-brand tablet computer.

 

NFC at your service

Achieving greater efficiency is the perpetual aim of businesses in today’s challenging economic landscape. Efficiency in the workplace can be directly improved though the deployment of technology, but such is the pace of change that it is easy to miss when something with genuinely transformative potential emerges. 

HTML5 or Native, that is the question

It’s difficult to miss the current media fanfare surrounding HTML5 - it promises to be the write-once-run-anywhere way to develop mobile apps.  Cheaper and  faster to develop than native, HTML5 is a tempting proposition for today’s fiscally pressurised corporate sector. However, look beyond the hype, and you may find HTML5 does not live up to expectations.

Driving the Fleet Industry Forward: Mobile Applications

The ever increasing sophistication of mobile technology is driving a revolution across the entire global workforce, with a third now thought to be on the road. Our smartphone or tablet acts as our mobile office, keeping us constantly connected not only with our colleagues, but also integrated in real-time with all of our businesses management systems; offering us a more flexible working environment.

Why Mobile is Driving BI

In February joined the NeutrinoBI contingent and jetted off to sunny Spain to speak at Gartner’s Business Intelligence (BI) & Analytics Summit in Barcelona. The NeutrinoBI team had invited me to speak at the event, and it was an opportunity not to be missed.

Mobile marches on into 2013 - the predictions

So, the global economy has once again failed to live up to our hopes for modest growth in 2012, and this year the threat of a triple dip recession looms large. By contrast, the world's appetite for Smartphones and Tablets is insatiable, driving forward innovation in mobile technology at an unstoppable pace.

Is Windows Phone 8 poised and ready for business?

After being an avid iPhone fan for the past four years, last week I bid farewell to my 4GS and said hello to my Windows Phone 8 powered Nokia Lumia 920. But in under four days of becoming acquainted with my new device, I realised I could never go back to an iOS 6 powered iPhone.

Survival of the Innovators: The next generation of plant hire company

Nobody wants to be reminded about the bleak 2013 growth forecast in the plant and construction industries. But with yet another year of gruelling economic challenges lying ahead; plant hire businesses are compelled to rigorously scrutinise their strategies or face the very real possibility of going to the wall.

London 2012 kick-starts a high speed media revolution

London 2012 surpassed all expectations, from the success of Team GB to the spirit generated throughout the United Kingdom and beyond. As the dust settles and legacy debate begins, let us take a look at how a mobile technology critical to the success of the Games is starting to undergo a revolution of its own.

Which are the best cross-platform tools for developing line of business enterprise mobility apps?

A report about cross platform developer tools makes a number of strong points and raises key questions to consider when choosing cross platform development tools.