beacons

Imagine meandering through a vast shopping mall looking for that perfect gift for someone special. So many stores, so little time. Bet there’s an app for that, you think. And sure enough the mall provides an app to help navigate the shopping experience maze. After logging into the mall’s Wi-Fi netwo…

CES and NRF kicked off 2015 with a bang, and as usual, showed us that there is no shortage of gadgets and dashboards to help businesses solve their every need. From an IT perspective, choosing the right tools to solve each technology challenge should involve a full evaluation the merits of feature s…

Technology is a funny thing: it enthralls some, mystifies others. As evidenced by CES and NRF, there is no shortage of gadgets and dashboards these days to help businesses solve their every need. And it just keeps coming. From an IT perspective, choosing the right tools to solve each technology chal…

The Cisco Enterprise Mobility group uses this mobility blog as a platform to provide you the most up-to-date information about our products and solutions, showcasing our thought-leadership in the mobility industry and innovative and comprehensive portfolio.  So let’s revisit some of those topics we…

It’s NRF time again! NRF, the retail industry’s biggest conference, is back in NYC this week. Big data and analytics are still top of mind this year in retail, but the hot topic added to the mix is the use of beacons powered by Bluetooth low energy (BLE), enriching your engagement with customers and…

As a shopper enters a store, the retailer uses Wi-Fi to track her movements, interests, and shopping habits, providing a treasure trove of insight valuable to merchandising and product development alike. And as advances in Wi-Fi promise increasing location precision and beacons promise pinpoint loca…