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Wednesday, April 30, 2008

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This Just In - Celio REDFLY!

- Sierra Modro

Celio REDFLY I've been waiting impatiently to get my hands on the Celio Corp. Redfly. After seeing this device at CES, I got the opportunity to interview Kirt Bailey, CEO of Celio Corp, and Brad Warnock, VP of Marketing, and learn more about the features of the Windows Mobile companion device. (If you missed the series, you can go back and read the Overview, Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 in the archives.)

While the REDFLY is definitely being marketed as an enterprise device, it should appeal to many users. I covered the hardware basics before, but fundamentally, this is a small clamshell device with an 8-inch screen, touch-typable keyboard, touch pad mouse, Bluetooth, 2 USB ports, and VGA out. No processor, no memory, no hard drive. It connects either via USB or Bluetooth to a Windows Mobile phone and extends the experience of your WinMo phone to a more usable interface then the little 2-3 inch screen provides.

My initial impression - this is a very well made device. It feels solid, much more so than I would expect from something this size and just 2 lbs. Connection with the phone (an AT&T Tilt) was quick and painless and the refresh rate seems quite reasonable. I've only started playing with it so far, but I plan to do some real testing over the next few days.

What do you want to know about this new category of device? I do plan to do an InkShow on this as soon as I'm more familiar with it, but your questions will help to guide me as I look into the Redfly.

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4/30/2008 5:04 PM MST  

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Wednesday, April 30, 2008 8:54:59 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
I had a laptop that looked like that in 1993.
Antimatter
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 9:15:05 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
Address corporate IT security issues relative to Windows Mobile or any other phone platform

I spoke for a long time today to my IT director about replacing 175 laptops deployed in our field organization and while he liked the copncept (and the reduction of license fees necessary to operate a laptop) he was adamant that a mobile phone architecture is not secure enough to meet corporate requirements.

Any thoughts?

Steve
LewisSteve Beller
Thursday, May 01, 2008 10:21:04 AM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
Steve -can you elaborate a bit more on the IT issue? My IT dept doesn't have any problem with Windows Mobile so I'm not sure what the perceived issue is.
Wednesday, May 07, 2008 8:55:48 AM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
Steve,

If your company is running the latest version of Exchange Server and WM6.0 devices there are security features built in that provide 100% protection. I am a consultant and I hear that same statement everyday from IT Directors. They don't really understand Windows Mobile so they immmediately dismiss it as unsecure. I bet if you did a detailed cost analysis comparing the cost of upgrading your Exchange Server, WM devices and adding Redfly's compared to replacing laptops, adding virus protection, broadband cards and service and the cost of maintaining those laptops you would show a huge cost savings. Change is difficult especially when people don't understand the true essence of the technology. I would do a little research on Exchange and WM security. The auto shut off of lost or stolen devices feature might be availabe in older versions as well. Hope this helps.
techgeek32
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