It is just starting to distribute hardware and service packages to large enterprises.
Antenna does this by selling a mobile service and platform to enterprises called Antenna Mobility Platform (AMP) that runs mobile devices such as the Apple iPhone, RIM (RIMM) BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, Windows, Symbian and Google (GOOG) Android.
"Powered by VMware Horizon Mobile, Telefonica Dual Persona service will enable enterprises to securely customize and manage an employee's corporate mobile workspace in isolation from their personal smartphone environment, " said Brian Byun, vice president and general manager, End-User Computing, Mobile for VMware.
Herrod then announced the availability of vCloud Director, a highly automated, self-service, pay-as you go engine that allows enterprises and service providers alike to extend this functionality to their users.
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As Sun's size lends legitimacy and the guarantee of long-term service to MySQL, the acquisition will likely convince more and larger enterprises to sign on to MySQL's cut-rate database systems, Yuhanna says.
As Sun's (nasdaq: JAVA - news - people ) size lends legitimacy and the guarantee of long-term service to MySQL, the acquisition will likely convince more and larger enterprises to sign on to MySQL's cut-rate database systems, Yuhanna says.
When it comes to the cloud, authentication and access controls for service providers and enterprises can ensure that only authorized users gain access to cloud-based resources.
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And a lot of big enterprises want to become service providers to their internal users.
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As IT budgets continue to face pressure in 2012, enterprises will focus more on leveraging external service providers and cloud computing to save capital expenditure.
The strong data demand means that enterprises and service providers will not be able to hold off spending on network upgrades for much longer.
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Enterprises can deploy M2M technology now to reduce the cost of field service management through remote maintenance, they can optimize fleet scheduling with real-time location and traffic data and they can tap into new business models such as usage-based (or pay-as-you) go billing.
Retirees who take part in the service might be expected to volunteer, or work part-time in so-called social enterprises.
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The model that Nick and I sketched out said that service platforms (often allied to physical product) and external ecosystems, were vastly different from enterprises that tried to collate all their resources internally.
The second reason for building the open cloud centers around the same motivators that bring enterprises to the cloud in the first place: cost efficiency, range of service delivery options, reduced overhead and better asset utilization.
With private clouds, enterprises maintain all the equipment and software, while seeking to offer resources through a virtualized service layer.
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Using a Web-based cloud infrastructure analogous to the one designed for consumers, enterprises can manage their workflows, assemble their print jobs, and ship them electronically to a local service provider, which delivers the final product.
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