Mobile Computing in the Enterprise

Dr. Harold Webb | Associate Professor of Information Technology Management at UT

The discussion centers on the increasing 
importance of mobile computing for businesses and organizations and the increasing need for obtaining skills in these emerging IT areas.  Four key areas are covered:

1. Trends in mobile device usage and back-end IT architectures, special focus on the approach implemented by SAP
2. The capability of mobile platforms to access secure data from a wide variety of sources
3. In-memory computing technology and its potential to provide near real time data to mobile devices for use by decision makers
4. New opportunities for knowledgeable IT professionals and 
   students in IT related programs (MIS, FES, & IT)