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Microsoft’s Surface Pro tablet has had a rocky start, with the International Data Center (IDC) pegging Q1 2013 estimates at just 900,000 (compare to Apple iPad’s 19.5 million!), causing IDC analyst Tom Mainelli to slam it with: “It’s just not there yet.”

Ovum’s multi-market BYOD survey gathered responses from 4,038 full-time employees across 18 countries. It aimed to uncover the extent of BYO PC activity, what was driving it, and to arrive at an understanding of the correlation between BYOD and BYO PC activity – if someone uses their own smartphone or tablet at work, what is the likelihood of them wanting to use their own PC?

This is Part 1 of a two-part blog series recapping Mobile World Congress 2013 by guest blogger, Stuart Newstead. What did Barcelona was tell us about different parts of the mobile ecosystem?

The answer as to how RIM have survived so far, to me, lies very simply in their customer base. RIM and their solid devices have been the main stay of the vast majority of enterprises for quite some time now. Let’s face it any of us working in large enterprises have at some point relied on a Blackberry for our emails and contact with the office.

A new report from Accenture has focused sharply on the consumerisation of IT and has revealed that employees who use their device in the workplace experience productivity gains for doing so.

Connected BYOD devices are like water to an enterprise IT network, they'll find their way in somehow. As modern organisations and their workers embrace mobile as the default way of working, what are the steadfast security principles you should recognise to prevent disaster.

Small businesses have been quick to embrace mobility, but lack of SME relevance has stunted uptake of the technology. Adrian Kelly, Products and Services Director, at Sage UK and Ireland explains how putting the needs of small business owners at the centre of the development process delivers business insight when and where it's needed.

It is time once again to announce the winners of Ovum’s annual Wireless Turkey Awards. During the year, Ovum tracked, reported on, and analyzed thousands of innovations within the mobile telecoms industry.