Re: [Fed-Talk] Article: Productivity gains spur Intel to expand BYOD program
Re: [Fed-Talk] Article: Productivity gains spur Intel to expand BYOD program
- Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] Article: Productivity gains spur Intel to expand BYOD program
- From: "Miller, Timothy J." <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:53:02 +0000
- Thread-topic: [Fed-Talk] Article: Productivity gains spur Intel to expand BYOD program
We also have no idea whether Intel bleeds proprietary data like a stuck
pig. But then again, when Intel bleeds data people are much less likely
to die, so they probably don't care quite as much.
-- T
On 3/14/13 6:13 AM, "STEMPNAKOWSKI, DAVID A MSgt USAF AETC AETC/A6CI"
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>Intel doesn¹t have to work with DISA...and Intel has money.
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>MSgt David A. Stempnakowski
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>From: fed-talk-bounces+david.stempnakowski=email@hidden
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>On Behalf Of Edgell, Joe
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>Subject: [Fed-Talk] Article: Productivity gains spur Intel to expand BYOD
>program
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>Not sure if listees saw this article or not on Intel¹s BYOD program.
>Perhaps folks could use this to leverage the idea with their agenciesŠŠ.
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>Productivity gains spur Intel to expand BYOD program
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>by Agam Shah, computerworld.com
>March 5th 2013 11:50 AM
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>IDG News Service - Intel has expanded its bring-your-own-device (BYOD)
>program, which has been a resounding success, providing around 5 million
>hours of annual productivity gains last year, the company said.
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>Intel recorded savings of about 57 minutes per employee workday last year
>with its BYOD program, said Intel's CIO Kim Stevenson, in the company's
>annual IT report published this week. Intel expanded the number of
>devices and cloud services available through its growing BYOD program,
>which has helped improve productivity, but had less of an impact on cost
>savings.
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>Intel had 23,500 mobile devices in its BYOD program by the end of last
>year, an increase of 38 percent from 2011. Intel supported 41 mobile
>applications at the end of last year and added 16 approved applications
>that could be used as part of its BYOD program.
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>Many employees use multiple mobile devices and Intel has built a private
>cloud through which it provides employees access to company services and
>information. The cloud computing model allows Intel to support a range of
>devices, with access provided based on a device's location, preferences
>and capabilities, Stevenson said in the report.
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>The type of applications used by Intel in its BYOD program are fairly
>simple. Employees can easily collaborate through instant messaging or
>other tools, which has helped save time, Intel said. Other tools help
>employees access internal information or quickly approve purchase
>requests.
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>Intel is also experimenting with new applications such as an "instant
>conferencing application," which makes it easier to join audio or video
>conferences. A locator application guides Intel employees through
>unfamiliar campuses and also makes it easier to find empty conference
>rooms.
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>Smartphones are a majority of the 23,500 devices used in Intel's BYOD
>program, followed by a small number of tablets and laptops. A breakdown
>was not available on the types of smartphones and tablets being used.
>However, the company internally issued 500 smartphones using its
>processors, which are just making their way to handsets. Most smartphones
>and tablets today have ARM processors, but Intel Inside smartphones just
>started shipping last year, with the number of available handsets growing.
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>Intel also counts thin-and-light laptops called ultrabooks as part of its
>BYOD program. The laptops are used for applications that require more
>processing power and secure access to specific tools. PCs have a larger
>screen and are capable of running cloud-based engineering applications,
>which require more client-side horsepower and are often used by chip
>design firms like Intel. Intel refreshes PCs every two to four years,
>Stevenson said.
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>Ultrabooks also have Intel's security feature called VPro, a
>hardware-and-software package that helps remotely manage and secure PCs.
>System administrators can shut down VPro equipped ultrabooks remotely in
>case a system is compromised or stolen.
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>Original Page:
>http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9237340/Productivity_gains_spur_Int
>el_to_expand_BYOD_program?source=CTWNLE_nlt_pm_2013-03-05
><http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9237340/Productivity_gains_spur_In
>tel_to_expand_BYOD_program?source=CTWNLE_nlt_pm_2013-03-05>
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