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Smarter Business Solutions Through Dynamic Infrastructure
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Vol: 1 Iss: 7 |
 In the aftermath of the horrific events of September 11, 2001, the entire nation came together to mourn the loss of those who died and suffered, and to plan a way to recover as a society as best we could. No words that I could write here would be adequate to convey how awful the atroci...Jan. 1, 2002 Reads: 11,695 |
From improving dispatch to avoiding traffic to locating on-road services to improving customer service, wireless solutions are enabling even small trucking companies to compete efficiently. While the media is rife with articles about how wireless technology will impact consumers, littl... Jan. 1, 2000 Reads: 8,908 |
Cryptography is a wonderful thing. Long keys and well-designed algorithms mean that even the most determined government is unlikely to be able to break your encrypted messages. However, every encryption system has one weak point: Where and how do you store your keys? Most encryption so... Jan. 1, 2000 Reads: 11,557 |
WAP was first launched commercially in the UK during late 1999, by Orange. Since then, all the other UK MNOs have followed suit with their support, and despite the widespread panning WAP has taken in the press, there are now in the realm of 1-million WAP subscribers in the UK - not too... Jan. 1, 2000 Reads: 7,639 |
In trying to define multiple portals, the question is: How 'multi' is a multiplatform? Is it mobile information (WAP), Voice (IVR), WEB, SMS, and D-iTV? If so, then there are very few about. The areas of concentration today are the first few; the true multiplatform portal has yet to ev... Jan. 1, 2000 Reads: 6,952 |
In an industry that's always been known for being conservative, a bold move to adopt state-of-the-art technology has resulted in one company projecting an overall 17-21% increase in annual revenue as a result of its m-business initiative. Conventional wisdom holds that you can't teach ... Jan. 1, 2000 Reads: 6,126 |
What do former Baywatch star Pamela Anderson, Toronto Blue Jays' first baseman Carlos Delgado, and radio personality Howard Stern have in common? They're all addicted to their PDAs. The ever-growing need to manage more and more information in less and less time, both workwise and socia... Jan. 1, 2000 Reads: 9,674 |
E-mail has become such an absolute necessity for conducting business that it's almost impossible for the modern road warrior to work without it. In fact, the problem with e-mail is that you need access to your inbox throughout the day - not just when you have a convenient network conne... Jan. 1, 2000 Reads: 12,023 Replies: 2 |
The newest type of road rage is one that doesn't involve cars. It's the aggravating World Wide Wait now moving onto the wireless devices of road warriors traveling the information superhighway. Within three years, about 1.3-billion people worldwide are expected to access the Internet v... Jan. 1, 2000 Reads: 6,200 |
Anticipation is a key factor in figuring out what will happen in the wireless industry over the next couple of years. As entertainment migrates to the handset, it's predicted that revenues from games on mobile phones will reach $6 billion by 2005. How? Many questions remain, but there ... Jan. 1, 2000 Reads: 10,939 Replies: 1 |
Despite some of the lowest pricing in the world, only about 25% of Canadians own mobile phones. Perhaps it's this very fact that has been driving Canada's rise to its present position as what many would argue is North America's wireless leader - measured by the availability of applicat... Jan. 1, 2000 Reads: 7,891 |
There is simply no such thing, says Russell Glass, as a 'mobile and wireless problem.' There are only business problems - to which wireless apps may indeed be a powerful and effective solution. If yet another sales rep walks into your office and says, 'I have the answer to your mobile ... Jan. 1, 2000 Reads: 6,995 |
Will WAP and m-services really matter in, say, two years? Will the many billions of dollars spent on getting UMTS licenses in auctions around Europe actually pay off, or will 802.11b (wireless Ethernet) cut a corner, like it already seems to have done with Bluetooth - after that disast... Jan. 1, 2000 Reads: 6,860 |
Throughout the year 2000, I actually enjoyed the stacks of e-business and other new media publications that showed up in my mailbox, even if some of them were 600-pages thick. Yes, they could be burdensome at times, but I always enjoyed (and still do, though not as often) stories about... Jan. 1, 2000 Reads: 9,030 |
If you're planning a wireless initiative, but are confused by the alphabet soup of acronyms such as WML, PQA, RIM, EPOC, CDMA, GPRS, and countless others, this article will help clear things up with a discussion of five key points to understand now, as well as what to look for in the f... Jan. 1, 2000 Reads: 8,472 |
Trying to find the right wireless e-mail service is confusing. With so many options and features, how do you make the right choice? Messaging, broadly defined, includes SMS, instant messaging, paging, e-mail, voice mail, and faxes. They are essentially communications between people on ... Jan. 1, 2000 Reads: 7,664 |
As mobile-communications markets mature, the nature of competition between mobile operators is changing from a focus on attracting new customers at any cost, to competing for the same customers. This calls for an investment in customer education and support. Operators in many Western m... Jan. 1, 2000 Reads: 7,578 |
It's interesting to see that Europe is ahead of the United States in at least one technology area - mobile telephones. Not only are they ahead, but I feel that the lead is by a few light years, although in reality it's closer to 18 months (and hopefully shrinking). Back in the autumn o... Jan. 1, 2000 Reads: 12,283 |
Does the much-heralded 'End of Distance' necessarily mean the end of geography? Many leading wireless analysts think not. In many ways, geography is coming to mean more, not less. Stagnation in one part of the wireless world can well be matched by remarkable growth in another. Cultu... Jan. 1, 2000 Reads: 7,601 |
The early days of NTT DoCoMo's pioneering third-generation mobile phone service are proving to be a trial in more than one sense of the word. The 3G WCDMA (wideband CDMA) service, called FOMA, was supposed to offer a dramatic leap in technology and 'stress-free communications,' as the ... Jan. 1, 2000 Reads: 7,437 |
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