MobileMike @ Microsoft : Windows Mobile

Porting the Amplitude Application from the iPhone to a Windows Mobile Device – a Case Study

mjimenez — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:54:00 GMT

This case study documents the efforts and experiences of an iPhone application developer in porting the iPhone application Amplitude to a phone running Windows Mobile 6.5. Definitely worth the read!

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee355030.aspx

Introducing Bing & Bing for Mobile

mjimenez — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 06:48:00 GMT

In case you've been living under a rock, we have released a new search engine called Bing. Bing is a search engine that finds and organizes the answers you need so you can make faster, more informed decisions. Bing is very cool and not only will find the info that you are looking for but Bing will also do things such as provide video previews from other videos sites, show relevant search results, to name a few.

This post would not be complete if we didn't mention Bing for mobile. With Bing for Mobile you can:

Quickly find great local shops and restaurants, complete with ratings, reviews, hours, and directions.

See movie show times and call to buy your ticket.

Get the latest local weather forecasts.

Shopping? Do a product search to see if you’re getting a fair price.

Get interactive maps with turn-by-turn driving directions.

Help save time with maps that show current traffic conditions.

On foot? Get point-to-point walking directions.

Get quick, relevant answers to your questions about local listings, celebrities, and weather.

Create a mobile dashboard with stocks, traffic, weather, and movies.

Remember to ask your friends and family if they "Bing" yet :)

Checking SCMDM/Windows Mobile Policies with GPMC

mjimenez — Fri, 29 May 2009 17:04:00 GMT

Question from a customer: We want to verify if all the policies are applied to a device. Is there any way to check policy-application state of each device with SCMDM?

Answer: Yes, you can run the Resultant Set of Policy (RSOP) from within the Group Policy Managment Console.

Creating a Group Policy Report for a Device

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd261937.aspx

Upcoming Microsoft Management Summit 2009 SCMDM Presentations

mjimenez — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:43:00 GMT

http://www.mms-2009.com/default.aspx

The Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) is the premier event of the year for IT Professionals seeking deep technical information and training on the latest IT Management solutions from Microsoft, Partners and Industry Experts.

MMS 2009

Dates: Monday, April 27 – Friday, May 1

Location: The Venetian Resort – Las Vegas, NV

Agenda: The current agenda is available on the MMS website at

http://www.mms-2009.com/public/agendast.aspx

This year I will be presenting/co-presenting three SCMDM related sessions, come and check them out:

The Road to Successful System Center Deployments: Lessons from Microsoft Consulting Services, 4/27/2009 1:30PM-2:45PM, Bellini 2105

Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 SP1: Overview, 4/29/2009 10:15AM-11:30AM , San Polo 3401A

System Center Mobile Device Manager Best Practices & Deployment Lessons Learned, 4/30/2009 11:45AM-1:00PM, San Polo 3401A

System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 Service Pack 1 Features

mjimenez — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 22:41:00 GMT

The Mobile Information Worker Product team within Microsoft have posted information detailing the new features of SCMDM SP1 on their blog. At a high level the new features are as follows:

– Multiple-instance: allows large organizations with distributed IT control points to independently manage devices within the area of their control. This applies to instances within a single forest. Today when SCMDM is deployed at a company, that deployment will manage all devices in an organization; there is no ability to have multiple SCMDM installation. With SP1, if your company has offices or divisions that have their own IT departments, these offices will be able to install an instance of MDM that does allows devices to managed separately from other offices in the company.

– PIN reset. This feature is the same as what is currently available with Exchange 2007. It will allow device PIN reset either by the SCMDM administrator for a specific device or self-service via the MDM Self-Service portal. This feature requires an update to the client as well. Consequently, client support for this feature will be made available as a downloadable CAB file for WM 6.1 phones.

– Windows Server 2008 support. Support for Windows Server 2008 including Domain functional mode, Forest functional mode. If you are running AD with functional levels raised to WinServer 2008, MDM SP1 will support that architecture. In addition, Hyper-V (virtualization) will be supported for using hosted Windows Server 2003 for testing purposes.

– Performance and scalability enhancement. The release criteria for SP1 is to increase system coverage to 40,000 users in a single instance versus the 30,000 user single instance limitation in MDM 2008. If you require large scale, but want to keep your deployment within a single instance without acquiring additional hardware, this will be very helpful.