IT Management
Information Week, 1/6/03: Outlook 2003
As optimism inches up but risk tolerance declines, quick-change strategies are the rule of the day
By Marianne Kolbasuk McGee
Is it time to cut, freeze, or increase the budget? Disagreement is pervasive this year as to what the correct strategy is for business-technology spending.
That's according to Outlook 2003, this year's edition of the start-of-the-year survey of technology investing that InformationWeek Research has taken since 1998. Though the trend is more positive than negative this year-40% of 300 business-technology managers polled expect budget increases, while a quarter intend to cut-that's a far cry from the consensus of 2001, when 72% of managers planned to up spending. Even among those planning to increase or maintain their budgets, there's considerable caution, since many started last year expecting better times to be here by now.
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Mobile
Computerworld, 1/3/03: The Truth About Mobile and Wireless Computing
By Rob Veitch
There is a lot of talk today about the potential of mobile and wireless technology. Somewhere between the hype and the naysaying lies the truth. While you cannot watch a movie on your mobile phone today, many companies are harnessing the power of mobile technology to reap significant rewards. You probably never believed the hype to begin with, but a realistic appraisal of the strengths of mobile technology will likely surprise even a skeptic. And once the limitations are honestly addressed, the real possibilities of mobile technology are more apparent.
The question is not whether mobile and wireless technology can increase worker productivity, but rather how to design and implement the right solution for your organization. The optimal combination of device, network and application design will make or break your mobile implementation. Following are four critical issues that your organization must consider when developing and deploying successful mobile and wireless solutions.
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Infoworld, 1/6/03: HuneTec to rival BlackBerry
By Joris Evers
HUNETEC, A SMALL South Korean company, has licensed the Palm OS operating system for use in messaging devices that will work on a wireless network used primarily by pagers, PalmSource said Monday.
The personal communicators will offer always-on access to e-mail and other information, PalmSource said in a statement.
HuneTec plans to start selling its ReFlex Two-way Personal Communicator, an oversized pager with a small keyboard, in the U.S. in September, a HuneTec spokesman said.
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