July 31st, 2008
Today REDFLY was named a Silver Medal winner of the “2008 Editor’s Best Awards” in the Mobile & Wireless category by Penton Media’s Windows IT Pro magazine.
The other two winners in the Mobile & Wireless category were Zenprise (Gold medal) and Amazon’s Kindle (Bronze medal).
The 2008 Editor’s Best Awards appear in the August 2008 issue of Windows IT Pro magazine available now.
The magazine’s editors talked to hundreds of vendors, attended dozens of product demos, and tried out and reviewed products in the Windows market to find the best offerings of the past year in 15 categories naming all winners as products that can help you do your job faster, more efficiently, or more economically.
From the article…
“The cost-effective REDFLY Mobile Companion lets mobile IT pros use smartphones as their primary computing devices while on the go, saving both time and money in a market where both are tight.”
It’s a great honor to be held in such high regards by a publication like Windows IT Pro and its editors.
This is what the magazine’s Publisher, Jeff Lewis said about the awards program…
“The 2008 Editor’s Best Awards utilize our editors’ product knowledge and subject matter expertise to identify exceptional products that benefit the Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine reader communities. Our editors selected winners based on the product’s strategic importance to the market, its competitive advantages and its value to the customer. Our editors are tough, in-the-trenches critics. They demand solid value and performance from the products they select. Editor’s Best Award winners can feel proud that the products and services they developed have earned the respect and recognition of the Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine editorial staff.”
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July 16th, 2008
We’ve received many inquiries regarding future REDFLY support of other mobile OS’s.
For a number of reasons we chose to target Windows Mobile first, but WM isn’t the only OS on our radar.
We are well aware of the demand for REDFLY to support Blackberry, Android, Symbian and iPhone operating systems.
While I can’t say much for now, we certainly are working towards supporting other operating systems.
Monitor this blog’s RSS feed and you’ll be amongst the first to know when we announce additional device or OS compatibility.
Kirt Bailey
President and CEO
Celio Corp
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July 16th, 2008
Computerworld recently cited a Ponemon Institute study indicating 637,000 laptops each year are lost at U.S. airports. Of those roughly 12,000 lost laptops per week, only about 30% to 35% are ever reclaimed. 53% of people surveyed for the study, say they keep confidential company information on their laptops and 65% admit they do nothing to secure that information.
Data loss protection is one area where REDFLY really shines. Since no data or settings are stored on REDFLY (everything stays on your smartphone), if you lose or damage REDFLY no data is lost or compromised. Just get another REDFLY, connect it to your smartphone and it’s like nothing ever happened. Since REDFLY is less expensive than most laptops or UMPCs, replacing one is also easier on your budget.
As I was writing this post, I noticed one of our first customers, Robert (who now has the fine distinction of being the first person ever to actually lose a REDFLY), just left a comment on my first blog post. Since all of his data is stored on his Treo, he didn’t compromise important or sensitive information when his REDFLY disappeared.
Of course people lose their phones too, but thanks to Windows Mobile’s remote wipe capability, if you lose your phone your data isn’t at risk for long. Since smartphones are persistently connected to the network, your IT staff can quickly send a remote wipe command. Even if you’re lucky enough to have a laptop with remote wipe functionality, it usually can’t be wiped until someone actually connects it to the Internet.
Kirt Bailey
President and CEO
Celio Corp
Tags: DLP, TCO
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July 3rd, 2008
Welcome to the Flyspots blog where we discuss everything related to the REDFLY Mobile Companion. Check back often or subscribe to the RSS feed and stay in the loop on product info, firmware updates, news, announcements, industry insight, and general musings from the REDFLY team on mobile enterprise computing.
This is an exciting time for me personally at Celio Corp. In the short time since we officially released REDFLY, enterprise orders for evaluation units and REDFLY pilot programs have far surpassed expectations. We’re currently ramping up production to meet REDFLY demand.
I’m particularly grateful for the entire REDFLY team and all of the long hours and hard work that went into getting REDFLY to market. Not content to just sit and savor our accomplishment, we’re now hard at work testing REDFLY compatible smartphones and applications; improving drivers and firmware; and adding functionality.
We truly believe the smartphone will one day be your only computing device. We’re working towards that day knowing there’ll be a need to access your smartphone at home, at work and on the road with larger screens and keyboards in an inexpensive, secure and efficient fashion.
We’ve got some really great stuff in the works and I can’t wait to share the news with you through this blog as we progress.
We’re just getting the Flyspots blog started and would appreciate any input or feedback you may have for us. Feel free to post questions in the comments or drop us a line using the main contact form located here.
Kirt Bailey
President and CEO
Celio Corp
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