In recent weeks, our roundup of hot tech projects has yielded two notable trends: multiple instances of organizations activating bring-your-own-device policies; and a growing number of companies piloting or deploying iPad, iPhone and even iPod. Information for this feature is provided exclusively to CIO Insight by the researchers at DiscoverOrg, which provides a constantly updated database of IT prjects in Fortune-ranked and
mid-market companies.
In fact, out of the 52 hot tech projects reported between Oct. 12-Oct. 27, 10 of them involved some form of BYOD or iPhone/iPad initiatives.
The trends are consistent with the findings of our 2011 Emerging Technology Adoption Trends Study, which reveals that nine out of every 10 organizations surveyed in North America are in some stage of adopting tablets for employee use.
In fact, these dual trends are so notable, that we have decided to spotlight these 10 projects separately from our broad roundup of IT Projects: The Inside Scoop.
For more on these topics, check out the following CIO Insight features:
Social Media, Mobility Worth More Than Money for Young Workers
iPhone 4S, 4 or 3G: Which Should You Choose?
Android, iOS More Popular in the Enterprise Than BlackBerry
IT Projects: Spotlight on Mobility, BYOD (Oct. 12-Nov. 2, 2011)
|
Organization |
Location |
Project/s |
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Air Force |
Scott AFB, IL |
Space Command, has made 63 iPads available for Air Mobility Command to test. |
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Citrix |
Fort Lauderdale, FL |
1,000 employees are given stipends to purchase their own laptops. Nearly half purchase Mac. |
|
Department of Justice |
Denver, CO |
Federal Marshals Service is piloting iPads & iPhones. |
|
Department of Veterans Affairs |
Washington, DC |
Has connected 1,000 iPads to its network. |
|
Dominos Pizza |
Ann Arbor, MI |
Achieves $1M in weekly sales from iPhone ordering app. |
|
JetBlue Airways |
Forest Hills, NY |
Issues BlackBerry smartphones to employees, but allows personal iPhones and Android devices to be connected through VPN. |
|
Kraft |
Northfield, IL |
IT gives 800 employees a stipend to buy either a Windows or Mac computer. |
|
Marine Corps |
Washington, DC |
Using iPad to replace flight documents during missions. |
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Sears Holdings |
Hoffman Estates, IL |
Has begun a staged rollout of Apple iPads and Apple iPod Touch devices |
|
Whirlpool Corporation |
Benton Harbor, MI |
Rolling out a "bring your own technology" program to the whole company in waves over the next 18 months. |
Source: CIO Insight / DiscoverOrg, Oct. 12-Nov. 2, 2011.
