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Volume 2, Issue 4
The Perfect Device For You We're asked all the time what device we recommend. Our old answer didn't satisfy anyone: "whatever you already have." In this newsletter
There are more than 300 mobile phones alone on the market today. The chart below clearly isn't exhaustive but it's a starting point. Our advice: try multiple devices. You'll be happier with what you end up with if you do. We can't possibly evaluate every device out there but we can highlight key trends and comment on the pros and cons of a few broad device categories. Here's what you need to know:
Aeroprise CEO Dan Turchin will address this and other topics in a presentation entitled "Developing and Implementing Your Mobile Strategy" at the Borgata Casino in Atlantic City on May 13. The event is co-hosted by Column Technologies and Remedy. Click here to register for free. We hope to see you there! Aeroprise Index of Wireless Activity IOWA increased a scant 0.11% in April to 184.73. The industry is still digesting news about the pending acquisition of AT&T Wireless by Cingular. This comes as Cingular contemplates regurgitating the nation's second-largest wireless carrier after disappointing quarterly results revealed greater-than-expected subscriber losses. Aeroprise in the News SourceUK: "Mobile Workflow Management: Salvation For The Mobile Enterprise" Upcoming Events Helpdesk & IT Support Show 2004 London, England April 27-29, 2004 Developing and Implementing Your Mobile Strategy Hosted with Column Technologies and Remedy Borgata Casino Atlantic City, NJ May 13, 2004 Industry Buzz "Wireless is huge," says Mattel CIO Joseph Eckroth. "I'm not talking about cell phones, but about wireless access to data..." Tip of the Month: Go Ahead, Try a Different Device A part of your Mobile Gateway you may not know about is the database of device profiles that stores information about a wide variety of devices, platforms, and carriers. When your users log in to Aeroprise, the Mobile Gateway automatically recognizes the device they're using and modifies their application accordingly to adjust for properties like bandwidth, screen size, and alerting capabilities. You can view all of the devices that have logged into Aeroprise from your Administration Console. Just click 'Device Profiles' in your 'Reports' tab. From there, you can also add or modify profiles to take advantage of your business rules or unique mix of devices. Trivia Question: Phones Getting Smarter Question: Relative to ordinary PDAs, how many smartphones (phones with PDA functionality) do analysts expect will be sold in 2004? (a) Twice as many (b) Half as many (c) One-third as many (d) Five times as many source: IDC [answer in next month's newsletter] Last month's question: Of the following mobile data solutions, which one do corporate users want most? (a) Browsing and Web services (b) Specific corporate data or applications (c) Wireless email and calendar (d) Customer facing applications Last month's answer: According to the Yankee Group, 91% of corporate users list access to (b) specific corporate data or applications as their number one wireless demand. That was followed by wireless email (80%), calendar (63%), workforce automation (56%), web browsing (44%), and customer-facing applications (43%). Resources Aeroprise Newsletter Archives Aeroprise Newsletter Signup Mobilizing Your Applications: A Primer Aeroprise online demo Aeroprise customer case study Aeroprise Partner Portal Questions o: +1(866)809-9102 f: +1(650)404-1185 information@aeroprise.com If you'd prefer not to receive future Aeroprise updates please click here. We never share subscriber information with anyone. |
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