Salesforce announces Epson, Jawbone, Oculus to join Salesforce Wear

Salesforce has announced a bunch of new stuff on its Salesforce Wear wearable tech platform, with an array of new hardware manufacturers on board alongside more ISVs and partnerships aiming to create killer enterprise applications.

Five new device manufacturers – Epson, Jawbone, Meta, Oculus and Vuzix – have lent their support to building apps on the platform, joining the likes of Google Glass, Samsung Gear and Pebble.

"The explosive growth of Salesforce Wear has validated the need for a...

By James Bourne, 04 September 2014, 0 comments. Categories: Applications, Data & Analytics, Enterprise, Regulation, Workplace.

Wearable Intelligence puts $8m aside for Google Glass in hospitals

Wearable tech startup Wearable Intelligence has shovelled $8m in the direction of bringing Google Glass to the enterprise after the latest round of venture funding.

The latest round, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, has been documented in this filing to the US SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission).

The California-based company, led by CEO Yan-David Erlich and president Ryan Junee, is squarely focused on utilising...

By James Bourne, 21 August 2014, 0 comments. Categories: Devices, Enterprise, Eyewear, Health & Wellness, Workplace.

The potential for Google Glass in the workplace: Opportunities and obstacles

Bank branches, desktop computers, landline phones and bus tickets all have something in common: the next generation of children may never experience any of them first hand. Technology consumerisation and the digitisation of services have changed how we live, work and interact, at a pace that continues to accelerate. The next logical step in this transformation is the sensor economy.  It promises to create an entirely new overlay of information, semantics, analytics and, obviously,...

By Ved Sen, 19 August 2014, 0 comments. Categories: Enterprise, Eyewear, Workplace.

HP report highlights security vulnerabilities in IoT-enabled devices

Research from HP of 10 Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled devices has found on average 25 security flaws per unit, including denial of service and Heartbleed.

The research, alongside Symantec’s study of wearable devices last week, pours cold water on widespread usage of wearables in the enterprise markets.

“A couple of security concerns on a single device such as a mobile phone...

By James Bourne, 11 August 2014, 0 comments. Categories: IoT, Research, Workplace.

Wearable technology in the enterprise: The IT vendor's perspective

In a BYOD-friendly office, the IT department has plenty on its plate with fragmentation, security policies and device management. With wearable devices threatening to push into the mainstream and enter the workplace, will it push the admin over the edge? Or will security not be as much of an issue?

Stephen Brown is director of product management at IT management provider LANDesk. He sees the easiest way of protecting wearable devices in the enterprise as segmenting the network. “Untrusted, or unmanaged...

By James Bourne, 11 August 2014, 0 comments. Categories: Enterprise, Interview, Workplace.