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They are done. They STILL have no clue they aren't the center of the universe. Who knows (or cares) what this sentence means: "We’re serious about multi-plat

They are done. They STILL have no clue they aren't the center of the universe. Who knows (or cares) what this sentence means: "We’re serious about multi-platform MDM and even more serious about multi-platform EMM"

cones688 13y ago
> or cares Go tell CISO/CIO (or Auditor) of a fortune 500 that they don't need to care what company data/emails are on peoples phones/tablets or whether its under the companies control. Your lack of interest shows that this isn't relevant to you, it would be arrogant to assume the rest of the world doesn't care about it - in the same way lots of people don't care about how lean your startup is or what VC drinks social you went to the other night.
- asmithmd1 13y ago
  I am an interested person who is reasonably schooled in the art. You are absolutely right that many people need to care about controlling data/email on peoples devices - and your sentence does a much better job explaining the issue than their letter does.
peeters 13y ago
People that administer enterprise network and security infrastructure, for starters. Who are the target audience of this letter. This letter is not directed towards consumers.
HillRat 13y ago
It's one thing to know and care, but another thing to pull it off. I dealt with RIM/BB not all that long ago on behalf of an M2M prospect and was thoroughly underwhelmed; the QNX team we dealt with was sharp and fully on-point, but I got the sense that RIM was holding them back. In the end, using BB would have increased our hardware BOM by an order of magnitude (literally, they suggested we buy smartphones and use them as the basis of the hardware), so it made zero sense versus a more traditional route. It's a shame, really. QNX is a fantastic solution supported by a brilliant team, but one that's hobbled to a hardware vendor with zero vision and even less ability to execute.
smoyer 13y ago
Enterprises lost the BYOD war ... if you offer SMTPS, POPS and IMAPS as a way for an employee's clients to connect to your infrastructure, you've already decided to allow a connection from their personal devices. Smart enterprises have recognized this, hardened their core network and then taken advantage of the cost reductions offered by BYOD.

cones688 13y ago

> or cares Go tell CISO/CIO (or Auditor) of a fortune 500 that they don't need to care what company data/emails are on peoples phones/tablets or whether its under the companies control. Your lack of interest shows that this isn't relevant to you, it would be arrogant to assume the rest of the world doesn't care about it - in the same way lots of people don't care about how lean your startup is or what VC drinks social you went to the other night.

asmithmd1 13y ago
I am an interested person who is reasonably schooled in the art. You are absolutely right that many people need to care about controlling data/email on peoples devices - and your sentence does a much better job explaining the issue than their letter does.

peeters 13y ago

People that administer enterprise network and security infrastructure, for starters. Who are the target audience of this letter. This letter is not directed towards consumers.

HillRat 13y ago

It's one thing to know and care, but another thing to pull it off. I dealt with RIM/BB not all that long ago on behalf of an M2M prospect and was thoroughly underwhelmed; the QNX team we dealt with was sharp and fully on-point, but I got the sense that RIM was holding them back. In the end, using BB would have increased our hardware BOM by an order of magnitude (literally, they suggested we buy smartphones and use them as the basis of the hardware), so it made zero sense versus a more traditional route. It's a shame, really. QNX is a fantastic solution supported by a brilliant team, but one that's hobbled to a hardware vendor with zero vision and even less ability to execute.

smoyer 13y ago

Enterprises lost the BYOD war ... if you offer SMTPS, POPS and IMAPS as a way for an employee's clients to connect to your infrastructure, you've already decided to allow a connection from their personal devices. Smart enterprises have recognized this, hardened their core network and then taken advantage of the cost reductions offered by BYOD.