Wireless Management Software

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What is the Difference Between Mobile Expense Management and Mobile Device Management (MDM)?

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What is the Difference Between Mobile Expense Management and Mobile Device Management (MDM)?

If your company isn't tracking all mobile devices, you may be overcharged by your providers. When employees leave, devices should be accounted for and the lines and devices reassigned or canceled. That way, you don't get charged for services you aren't using. Unfortunately, it doesn't take long for these bills to get out of hand. Luckily, there's a category of software that can help your IT staff manage the process easily.

So, what’s the difference between mobile expense management (MEM) and mobile device management (MDM)?

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To give or not to give your field managers company smartphones?

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To give or not to give your field managers company smartphones?

Modern businesses rely heavily on the use of mobile technology, especially smartphones. From staying in contact with clients to capturing leads and creating on-the-spot invoices, smartphones have revolutionized the way we do business.

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Tips for Choosing Connectivity Infrastructure

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Tips for Choosing Connectivity Infrastructure

No matter what kind of business you run, networking now lies at the heart of your success. From processing payments to securing world-changing research, there is no component of modern work that works independently of computers. That is exactly why it’s so important to build the right networking infrastructure from the outset. Under committing can push you into expensive upgrades while over committing is an obvious waste of money.

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Living In the Past: Part 2 – No more spreadsheets

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Living In the Past: Part 2 – No more spreadsheets

As we discussed in Part One of “Living in the Past”, businesses should strive to keep an eye out for new tools and technology that can make their jobs easier.  And I don’t mean easier as in “I get to leave for the golf course half an hour early”, I mean easier like “We saved 30% of our telecom spend over last year, because now we can actually SEE what we’re doing”. 

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New Wireless Data Pooling Demands Strong Mobile Optimization

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New Wireless Data Pooling Demands Strong Mobile Optimization

As they say, “You can’t manage what you can’t measure”, and many firms are finding that they don’t have reliable data on what their current wireless plans are costing, let alone the assurance that they have optimized as much as possible.   Thus, making the decision as to whether Data Pooling will save any money is difficult, if not impossible.

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White Paper: Telecom & Wireless Cost Control: What Pros Need to Know

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White Paper: Telecom & Wireless Cost Control: What Pros Need to Know

Valicom, a twenty-one year veteran of telecom expense management (TEM), today published a new white paper entitled “Telecom & Wireless Cost Control: What You Need to Know” covering best practices in managing telecom, wireless and mobility costs. The white paper is a good introduction to the elements of a strong telecom and wireless management program.  The paper also showcases how modern web-based telecom expense management software tools support the use of these best practices.

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Shared Mobile Data Plans – Savings Opportunities at A Cost

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Shared Mobile Data Plans – Savings Opportunities at A Cost

Telecom Expense Management, TEM and Wireless Expense Management just got more interesting with Verizon Wireless announcing its Share Everything Plans for pooling of mobile data plans. These plans offer potential savings, but subscribers will need to do some analysis to determine if it is worth giving up their unlimited data plan.

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Verizon Announces Data Pooling for Consumers

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Verizon Announces Data Pooling for Consumers

Compliments of the New York Times tech blog – data pooling is here.  We had heard rumbles in the industry that this was coming, and we await with baited breath the future consequences for business data plans.  But for now, it is just being rolled out for consumer plans.   On the surface, it sounds like a good idea, but it could also be a closet price hike.   Check it out – what do you think?

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Healthcare Sector a Top Adopter of iPad Use: Good or Bad for Telecom Costs?

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Healthcare Sector a Top Adopter of iPad Use: Good or Bad for Telecom Costs?

The healthcare sector is among the top three industries seeing the heaviest adoption of the iPad for business use, according to data from Good Technology, a Redwood City-based provider of multiplatform enterprise mobility.

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Smartphones Make Old Ideas Seeem New: Managing User App Purchases

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Smartphones Make Old Ideas Seeem New: Managing User App Purchases

Who would have thought a flashlight could be so cool?Well, as long as it is an app that runs on a smart phone, the flashlight all of a sudden becomes current again.  This seems to be the case with so many smart phone apps, that when looked at carefully, really just accomplish some traditional function using your phone.

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When Implementing Home Offices Don’t Forget About Upload Speed

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When Implementing Home Offices Don’t Forget About Upload Speed

In these modern days of telecommuting, employees are increasingly performing business tasks remotely from their homes.  Some of the activities can be significantly impeded by the lack of adequate upload speed.

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The curse of smart devices

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The curse of smart devices

Ever heard the phrase, “just because you can, doesn’t mean you should?” Technology changes so fast in telecommunications world, and ever since the introduction of smart devices that could browse the Internet, read and send emails, edit spreadsheets and so on, people have been tending towards using these devices for more and more functions.