Mobile Productivity Blog

Multitude of Devices Breeds Indecision

The phone wars are here. Within the past few months we’ve seen the release and/or rumors of so many new phones with capabilities running from media players, mobile tv, video, GPS, push-to-talk, web browsing, picture and video capture, 3G, Wi-Fi, and just about anything else you can imagine. There is even Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc., which has been successful turning phones into debit-cards for small purchases, that has plans to turn their devices into “electronic wallets” that can serve as full-fledged credit cards. Phones can literally do anything.

Managing Mobile Technology Securely and Effectively

Mobile devices provide a tremendous productivity growth to businesses of all sizes. We know of productivity gains of up to 1 to 2 hours per day. Businesses are taking notice. Analysts are forecasting increasing mobile spending in the years to come. And add the hype and the excitement around devices such as the Apple iPhone and BlackBerry Bold, I see steady uptake of mobility by business users as well.