Microsoft MDM agnostic to Android and iOS - Android General

I just want to gauge the interest of developers on the subject of enterprise security and mobile device management.
I had an interesting talk with Jason Leznek who heads product marketing for Microsoft's server group who described Microsoft's mobile platform agnostic approach to MDM.
I wrote about it in Network World. It covers both market, strategy and an overview of the technology. How Microsoft's MDM strategy embraced Android and iOS
Here is the summary paragraph
"If the rich feature set and polices of System Center are integrated across Android, iOS and Windows 8.1 mobile platforms, Microsoft will have an MDM offering that meets most enterprise compliance requirements. Managing personally owned and enterprise-owned mobile devices and PCs from one Configuration Manager console based on the user’s Active Directory identity is very compelling because it eliminates the need to increase system administrative staff, user identity management and policy management."
I would love to write a follow-up story about how hard or easy the development will be and would appreciate your sharing your thoughts.
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Is this good news for our XDAs?

REDMOND, Wash. — Feb. 21, 2008 — Microsoft Corp. today announced a set of broad-reaching changes to its technology and business practices to increase the openness of its products and drive greater interoperability, opportunity and choice for developers, partners, customers and competitors.
Specifically, Microsoft is implementing four new interoperability principles and corresponding actions across its high-volume business products: (1) ensuring open connections; (2) promoting data portability; (3) enhancing support for industry standards; and (4) fostering more open engagement with customers and the industry, including open source communities.
"Ensuring open connections to Microsoft’s high-volume products. To enhance connections with third-party products, Microsoft will publish on its Web site documentation for all application programming interfaces (APIs) and communications protocols in its high-volume products that are used by other Microsoft products. Developers do not need to take a license or pay a royalty or other fee to access this information. Open access to this documentation will ensure that third-party developers can connect to Microsoft’s high-volume products just as Microsoft’s other products do. "
"Microsoft is providing a covenant not to sue open source developers for development or non-commercial distribution of implementations of these protocols. These developers will be able to use the documentation for free to develop products."
More after the jump, direct from Microsoft:
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/feb08/02-21ExpandInteroperabilityPR.mspx?rss_fdn=Press%20Releases
Thank you to anyone who takes the time to read this and explain if it means any positive news for our Windows Mobile devices. They aren't high-volume devices according to the press release, and they didn't specifically mention them, but they are opening up the APIs for Exchange Server. Will that help in making apps for our XDAs? Interesting read anyways.
Here's my take.
There are two reasons for doing this.
First, as the world business climate changes and MS grows, antitrust issues are not going away. With a high probability of a democratic presidency, you can pretty well plan on more probes into MS business practices. EU regulators have already stated that they are going to be watching this one closely. Open architecture would place MS in a better position to defend themselves.
Second, "open" increases dependency. If you are a developer and you build your tools around the "open" MS architecture, where are you going to send your customers to buy base applications? In theory this would increase the number of units sold (breadth) but not increase the number of functions provided (depth). The net impact would be a much more stable revenue base for MS and not an "all or nothing" approach. Remember, Microsoft does not do ANYTHING that they do not believe contributes to their long term viability or profitability.

Calling all devs - Microsoft Details How to Port IPhone Apps to Windows Mobile

Hi All, Just thought i would share this here in a new thread. I posted it elsewhere in another thread but i thought it should receive more recognition. As iPhone does have a myriad of apps already that we could definitely use. If the developers here could read this and possibly help start porting some apps it would push our phones in the right direction and is the next necessary step in moving forward.
www.pcworld.com said:
Microsoft Details How to Port IPhone Apps to Windows Mobile
By Elizabeth Montalbano, IDG News Service
Microsoft has published a CASE STUDY detailing how to port an iPhone application to its Windows Mobile platform as it prepares to launch an online store for mobile applications to compete with Apple.
A post on The Windows Blog highlights a case study published on Microsoft's Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) site containing a detailed technical blueprint that describes the porting of the iPhone application Amplitude to Windows Mobile 6.5. The report was created by a third-party consulting group, Crimson Consulting, and is meant to be a helpful document for developers as they build Windows Mobile applications for Microsoft's Windows Marketplace.
Amplitude is an iPhone app that picks up any sound in a user's immediate surroundings through a microphone, amplifies it and renders it on the device in a graphical representation. In particular, it can amplify sounds not normally picked up by the human ear, such as heartbeats.
According to the blog post by Constanze Roman, a Windows Mobile Community team project manager, Amplitude is well-suited for a porting project because it is difficult to port in a way that will provide a good learning experience for Windows Mobile developers.
"It combines a rich user interface with features such as alpha blending and transparency with specific audio and sound requirements, which makes it challenging to port the app but, at the same time, provides a number of helpful learning experiences," he wrote.
Microsoft plans to launch the Windows Marketplace for mobile applications in the fall, which in the U.S. means the late-September to late-December time frame. Last week Microsoft began accepting submissions of mobile-phone software applications for the site from registered developers in 29 countries. As an incentive, the company is offering prizes for the most popular applications as judged by downloads, revenue, usefulness and more. Apple already has a thriving marketplace for developers that build iPhone applications.
Microsoft President of Entertainment and Devices Robbie Bach acknowledged last week at the company's annual meeting of financial analysts that Microsoft's mobile business, centered around its Windows Mobile OS and development platform, did not perform well in the last fiscal year, losing market share while making modest gains in unit volume.
Apple's iPhone continues to leave most other competitors in the dust in the mobile space, and Microsoft has been struggling for some time to compete in this market. In fact, while Microsoft and most other tech companies continue to report declines across their business due to the recession, Apple is doing well financially, mainly because of its booming iPhone business.
In addition to the apps marketplace, Bach said Microsoft has a few ideas to improve its mobile business, including adding talent to the team and continuing to innovate on the platform without building its own hardware to compete with the iPhone, which analysts have suggested it should do.
Analysts agree that Microsoft needs more than an online store to boost its mobile business. Matt Rosoff, an analyst with Directions on Microsoft, said recently that Microsoft would serve itself well by making an acquisition in the mobile space, which is not completely unlikely given the company has been hoarding cash instead of buying back a lot of its stock, going against what analysts have expected.
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This kind of thread have been discussed many times & turn out to be a flaming thread instead.
There're many haters when you just mention the "iPhxne" in this forum, but too immature for their behavior.
Having great apps in any platform device have no wrong or restriction,
it's either users can accept it or not, like accepting another race in your own community.
But then let us see how many will these haters download the ported apps if was really done.
*Cheers*
Join me in here, so that there wont be any more flames.
This topic is currently being discussed in other threads. So... thread closed. Sorry.

Raptr App

raptr wants to make an app for the Android but currently does not have any engineers.
Mobile Application Engineer
Raptr– Posted by raptr– Mountain View, California, United States
Job Description
Mobile Application Engineer
We are looking for experienced mobile application engineers to help bring Raptr into the mobile world, on both iOS and Android platforms. Raptr currently has a popular iOS application; come join our mobile team to further extend that app as well as create a new Android version.
Responsibilities:
◦Build the next generation of Raptr mobile apps, on both iOS and Android.
◦Create technical specifications and schedule estimates for new products, then execute from start to finish.
◦Convert wireframes and/or high fidelity mockups to simple, efficient and functional code.
◦Maintain and improve existing mobile applications.
◦Recognize innovation opportunities unique to mobile and bring them to life.
◦Break down and solve complex interaction and technical problems.
◦Create reusable components and application development blueprints for partners.
Requirements:
◦Strong working knowledge of at least one object-oriented application development language, such as Java, C/C++, etc.
◦Experience developing for Android OS and iOS. You must have taken an app on both Android and iOS from inception to release.
◦B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, or equivalent
◦Good sense of usability and design in consumer applications.
◦Track record of full life-cycle development responsibility.
◦Clear communication and writing skills.
◦Passion for quality.
◦A strong interest in all things gaming!!
How to Apply
If you’re interested in any of these positions, please submit your cover letter and resume to [email protected]. Please be sure to paste a copy of your resume directly in the body of the email.
Sorry if I posted this in the wrong place
I hope they can get a good team behind this. I always use Raptr, and complain about it when they make FaceBook post in their comments.
Apparently 2 years is not enough for an Android app to build.

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