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The consumer PC market will implode quicker than anybody thinks

How Google Apps let this parking lot company double in size overnight | Every hospital needs these easy-to-build mobile apps for patients

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BY IDG ENTERPRISE
August 22, 2013
InCITE Your twice weekly digest of the most important developments in the consumerization of IT

The consumer PC market will implode quicker than anybody thinks

HP's latest earnings report makes it clearer than ever. Forget netbooks, which are already dead. The mid-range consumer notebook is going away, too.

How Google Apps let this parking lot company double in size overnight

Standard Parking announced a merger with then-competitor Central Parking, giving Executive VP of Strategy & Process Keith Evans an eight-month window to prepare for the enterprise's size to effectively double in size. Here's how Google Apps helped meet that challenge.

Every hospital needs these easy-to-build mobile apps for patients

Some hospitals have created incredibly expansive mobile apps for patients and their families, but most haven't even begun to tackle the challenge. A solid mobile offering can be done quickly and without breaking the bank if you focus on these key requirements.

Stop hiding broken old processes behind a mobile facade

Simply replacing the existing process with same process done via a mobile device usually yields no benefit. Enterprises must take the time to look at the end objective.

Five Android apps you should sneak into work

Android may not be the mobile OS of choice for most IT professionals, but many enterprise users don't really care what IT thinks about their mobile platform. For those employees, here are five Android apps that will make your work life easier.

How to build a Windows Phone app in less than 10 minutes

Microsoft's new Windows Phone App Studio takes you from nothing to a working app in four steps. It took Simon Bisson less than 10 minutes to build a basic CITEworld app from the site's RSS feed using one of the standard templates.

The automated office gets one step closer with SmartThings store

We've been hearing about office automation forever. SmartThings, the company that makes sensors that can be remotely controlled by smartphone, just launched an online store that, while focused on home automation products and services, shows what's possible in an office.

Microsoft's QR code clone gets a new life with Google-backed company

Microsoft plans to shut down its Microsoft Tag system in two years but has licensed the technology to Scanbuy, a player in the QR Code market, backed by Motorola Mobility and Google.

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