Wednesday, September 18, 2002
The "Killer App" for Pocket PC Phone Edition?
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "SOFTWARE" @ 10:00 AM
http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/02/09/18/020918hnmsdemo.xml?s=IDGNS
It's comming folks. Location based services. "At the DemoMobile show taking place this week in La Jolla, Calif., [Microsoft] will be demonstrating the Microsoft Enterprise Location Server, server software that allows enterprise customers to build applications for mobile devices that make use of location-based services. Customers that purchase Microsoft's server are expected to be able to build applications that let Pocket PC Phone Edition devices get maps that identify where the user is at any given time, where other users are, and nearby points of interest."
Imagine the possibilities in the enterprise. UPS, FedEx, cable and phone repairmen. Based on where they are the software could dynamically update their route based on new information from the home base simply using cell phone networks. Ultimately, this would filter down to consumers, in fact it could be as early as 2003 for AT&T Wireless customers. While I can see great benefits to this for the consumer, I hope it isn't paid for by drive by advertising.
It's comming folks. Location based services. "At the DemoMobile show taking place this week in La Jolla, Calif., [Microsoft] will be demonstrating the Microsoft Enterprise Location Server, server software that allows enterprise customers to build applications for mobile devices that make use of location-based services. Customers that purchase Microsoft's server are expected to be able to build applications that let Pocket PC Phone Edition devices get maps that identify where the user is at any given time, where other users are, and nearby points of interest."
Imagine the possibilities in the enterprise. UPS, FedEx, cable and phone repairmen. Based on where they are the software could dynamically update their route based on new information from the home base simply using cell phone networks. Ultimately, this would filter down to consumers, in fact it could be as early as 2003 for AT&T Wireless customers. While I can see great benefits to this for the consumer, I hope it isn't paid for by drive by advertising.
