Tuesday, June 18, 2002
Synchcrologic Handheld Trends Survey Results
Posted by Brad Adrian in "ARTICLE" @ 06:28 PM
http://www.synchrologic.com/readersurvey/surveyresults.html
Synchrologic has released the results of their survey of 156 IT managers about their enterprises' support of PDA and wireless connectivity. This article provides an interesting perspective of how the adoption of mobile devices is proceding throughout corporate America. Some of the highlights are:
• Within a year the majority of handhelds will be centrally managed.
• Mobilizing enterprise applications is starting to gain momentum.
• Email is the most likely application to be mobilized.
• Wireless is the preferred method of connectivity, despite the challenges.
Data is also presented that says that, while 31% of the respondents' organizations currently support Palm devices, a full 21% support Pocket PC devices. That's encouraging news for any Pocket PC enthusiast.
I would note one thing, however. While I am sure that the survey methodology and analysis are beyond reproach, the reader needs to remember that Synchrologic is in the business of providing mobile solutions. As a result, I think some of the comments are a bit more "bullish" on wireless than I would be, particularly when intimating that proving ROI is not as important for organizations as formerly thought.
What do YOU think about these survey results?
Synchrologic has released the results of their survey of 156 IT managers about their enterprises' support of PDA and wireless connectivity. This article provides an interesting perspective of how the adoption of mobile devices is proceding throughout corporate America. Some of the highlights are:
• Within a year the majority of handhelds will be centrally managed.
• Mobilizing enterprise applications is starting to gain momentum.
• Email is the most likely application to be mobilized.
• Wireless is the preferred method of connectivity, despite the challenges.
Data is also presented that says that, while 31% of the respondents' organizations currently support Palm devices, a full 21% support Pocket PC devices. That's encouraging news for any Pocket PC enthusiast.
I would note one thing, however. While I am sure that the survey methodology and analysis are beyond reproach, the reader needs to remember that Synchrologic is in the business of providing mobile solutions. As a result, I think some of the comments are a bit more "bullish" on wireless than I would be, particularly when intimating that proving ROI is not as important for organizations as formerly thought.
What do YOU think about these survey results?
