Sentences with phrase «devices business as»

Amazon might want to scoop up RIM's devices business as a way to expand its presence in hardware beyond Kindle tablets.

And we think of our device business as device and accessories.

Not exact matches

Pebble, the smartwatch maker that two years ago launched its business with a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, is making all kinds of waves in the world of connected devices, where brands such as Apple, Google, Samsung and Amazon.com dominate.

With Blackberry mobile device management, a company has better access to mobile platforms and gives company IT departments better control, as well as more business - related features and applications.

As an example, I worked with a small business company years ago that was developing a new solution to help with baby colic; the company spent years trying to work through all the requirements necessary to be classified as a medical device product, which they had not adequately anticipateAs an example, I worked with a small business company years ago that was developing a new solution to help with baby colic; the company spent years trying to work through all the requirements necessary to be classified as a medical device product, which they had not adequately anticipateas a medical device product, which they had not adequately anticipated.

As the business owner, it's your job to carefully manage the inventory of the connected IoT devices.

The first step toward developing discipline is admitting that the devices that masquerade as business tools can be addictive, a crutch and need to be used with caution — just like meetings.

They're about as close to commodities as consumer devices get,» Hal Friedlander, co-founder of the Technology for Education Consortium and former CIO for New York City schools, told Business Insider.

«The industry is adapting,» says Matt Bilbey, vice-president and general manager of EA Sports» soccer business in Burnaby, B.C. «Soon mobile devices will have as good a technology as any of the consoles today, and the skill set of our console developers will be even more relevant.»

The figures include tech startups for software, business services, networking and telecom, but exclude some categories such as biotech, energy, medical devices and retail.

As businesses invest in an increasing number of connected Internet of Things (IoT) devices, security is a greater issue than ever.

So even though these have been proven as life - saving devices, we're sort of at the mercy of local businesses.

New businesses now offer services such as at - home fertility testing, birth - control tracking, and smart - menstruation tracking devices.

The company started as a mobile ad network and collected so much data across so many devices that it began to leverage the insights it had gained by selling them to businesses.

For businesses, the upside of controlling the rollout of wearable devices is there is no need to develop a bring - your - own - device policy, as was the case with smartphones.

Malwarebytes started as an antivirus tool for consumers and now gets about half its revenue, which totals $ 100 million annually, from businesses looking to protect their devices from the persistent threat of infections and malicious websites.

As corporations increasingly rely on contractors for core parts of their business, they are held responsible by ethically minded consumers for actions further back in the supply chain - even the provenance of the mineral tantalum in their electronic devices like smartphones.

As Microsoft's phone sales plunge, Surface tablets are giving some life to the company's devices business.

The market for the iPad and similar devices and, consequently, their ability to reach consumers, seems set for exponential growth, especially as universities, large businesses and government agencies begin figuring out how to use the tablets in their daily routines.

But it is also true that Apple's business model is very different from Facebook's: As Mark Zuckerberg pointed out, Facebook is free to use, unlike Apple, which relies on the sale of relatively expensive devices as its main revenue streaAs Mark Zuckerberg pointed out, Facebook is free to use, unlike Apple, which relies on the sale of relatively expensive devices as its main revenue streaas its main revenue stream.

«Businesses and enterprises are letting employees use the latest smartphones and access things like corporate emails and suddenly the mobile device is as convenient as on working on a larger device,» Vinod Banerjee, partner and data protection specialist at law firm Taylor Wessing, told CNBC by phone.

Schroll recommends that you encrypt your drives, leverage cloud backups, enclose any hardware ports exposed to the public, have old hardware disposed by professionals and use theft recovery software, such as Prey Project, on business devices.

But as the business of search has evolved, the impact of social media, mobile apps, voice - assisted mobile devices, new types of specialized search results and a competitive search atmosphere has led to a blurring of the lines between paid and organic advertisements, the FTC contends.

April 2 - General Electric Co's healthcare unit said on Monday it would sell its information technology business to private equity firm Veritas Capital for $ 1.05 billion in cash as it sharpens its focus on smart diagnostics and connected devices.

And 75 percent of business travelers take at least three devices with them, with their smartphone as the primary device.

The question is hardly academic in my business; publications are scratching their heads as to how many readers will be using devices to access publications in the future, and how much resources they should devote to meet that demand.

Businesses are confronted by changing healthcare laws, the need for SEO that's constantly updated, as well as a need to present themselves on evolving mobile devices of all kinds.

Such devices overlay images as holograms onto a user's real - life field of vision, with the goal of improving efficiency at businesses ranging from doctors» offices to factory floors.

The $ 199 device, which comes with built - in earbuds, is primarily sold as a way to watch videos in private but Omana thinks it has big potential with business travelers.

Although Microsoft already had a version of Skype for Business available for Apple's mobile devices, Tuesday's announcement shows that the company believes it is worth making its products compatible with Apple as Apple continues to move into the enterprise.

If Apple succeeds in popularizing its iPhones and iPads as business tools, more outside developers will make business software for the devices.

The company is piloting the updated checkout system for both desktops and mobile devices, and predicts it will be available for large merchants sometime during the first half of this year, with plans to eventually offer the new system to small and medium - sized businesses as well.

But even if the decision stands, it's more likely that Samsung and all Android device makers will keep doing business mainly as usual.

The company's operational and business support systems offers services such as cataloguing, service provisioning and device management, and has been installed at more than 80 organizations in 40 countries.

Fourteen months ago, when Canadian Business first took a look at Kobo, the company was partnering with booksellers and device - makers in North America and abroad; its platform would power their e-book stores and it would become, as one observer put it, the «Intel inside» for the e-reading sector.

Fifty - three percent of companies surveyed by internet security provider Check Point Software Technologies store sensitive customer information on mobile devices, and that percentage is expected to skyrocket as business continues to migrate from the desktop to phones and tablets.

But as LEDs become connected devices, GE says the business makes sense in an industrial infrastructure portfolio.

Anytime you can get automated, autopilot access to OPC or fast access to OPC in groups rather than one by one, you want to put it into your business and be cheerfully willing to pay at least as much to the OPC provider as it costs you to get a new customer by your own devices.

As we use mobile devices in new ways and for more purposes, the risks to sensitive business data, professional productivity and to personal privacy are increasing.

IBM operates a sizable consulting and services business, and it also will optimize its cloud computing services, such as device management, security and analytics, for Apple's iOS mobile operating system.

The three months ending with March were Apple's first full quarter selling its new flagship phone, the iPhone X. Analysts had pointed to signs, including the financial results of Apple's suppliers, that the device and its sister iPhone 8 and 8 Plus had not revitalized Apple's iPhone business as the company had hoped.

How Alexa and Echo are doing as a business is impossible to pin down precisely: Amazon, which is famously reticent to specify sales in units, has not disclosed how many Echo devices it's sold or how many users Alexa has.

It also connects to various peripheral devices that brick - and - mortar businesses need, such as barcode scanners and receipt printers.

As tech companies push their businesses into making wearable devices like fitness bands, eyeglasses and smart watches, the limitations of battery technology have become the biggest obstacle to sales and greater profits.

As more and more information surfaces about Google's latest switch to preference sites with a mobile - friendly design and a good user experience (UX) across all devices, we take a look at what this means for restaurateurs and others looking to market their businesses.

The pinnacle of the trend seemed to be the iPhone: designed unabashedly as a consumer device, Apple's product was so superior to what was on the market that employees clamored to use it for company business; surprisingly, Apple helped out, adding significant enterprise - focused features to the iPhone.

Criminals can also attack business - critical devices connected to the Internet such as the monitoring systems on gas pumps.

Indeed, the rise of the browser explains AWS as well: any new business application is built for the web (including apps that run on web - based APIs) and it is accessible on any device.

By the start of this decade, however, the company's business started on a steep decline as the PlayStation 3 initially failed to gain traction, the Walkman was a distant memory, and everything from digital cameras to mobile devices were getting hit hard by competitors.

J&J generates billions of dollars in annual sales from selling consumer goods, such as Band - Aid products, and medical devices used in surgeries, but it's the company's pharmaceuticals business that determines whether the company's results are better or worse than anticipated.