Filed Under (Mobile Technology) by robin on May-16-2009

Mobile technology is exactly what the name implies – technology that is portable. Examples of mobile IT devices include:

1. laptop computers
2. palmtop computers or personal digital assistants
3. mobile phones and ’smart phones’ – high-end phones with more advanced capabilities
4. global positioning system (GPS) devices
5. wireless debit/credit card payment terminals

Mobile devices can be enabled to use a variety of communications technologies such as:

1. wireless fidelity (WiFi) – a type of wireless local area network technology
2. Bluetooth – connects mobile devices wirelessly
3. ‘third generation’ (3G), global system for mobile communications (GSM) and general packet radio service (GPRS) data services – data networking services for mobile phones
1. dial-up services – data networking services using modems and telephone lines
2. virtual private networks – secure access to a private network

It is therefore possible to network the mobile device to a home office or the internet while travelling.
Benefits

Mobile computing can improve the service you offer your customers. For example, you could use your laptop computer to give a presentation. You could then transfer PDFs of your product literature to your client’s computer. Or you could connect remotely to your diary to arrange a follow-up appointment. Alternatively, you can enable customers to pay for services or goods without having to go to the till. For example, by using a wireless payment terminal diners can pay for their meal without leaving their table.

More powerful solutions can link you directly into the office network while working off site, for instance to access your company’s database or accounting systems. For example, you could:

1. set up a new customer’s account
2. check prices and stock availability
3. place an order online

This leads to great flexibility in working – for example, enabling home working, or working while travelling. Increasingly, networking ‘hot spots’ are being provided in public areas that allow connection back to the office network or the internet.

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Comments
carte memoire on December 5th, 2009 at 5:23 am #

In this free guide, we look at the business benefits of mobile technology from a variety of angles. I can say that the benefits of using mobile technology to perform a variety of business tasks are endless. Many applications can save time therefore leading to cost efficiency and increased performance.

montana fly fishing on June 3rd, 2010 at 1:59 am #

These are some of the benefits of the mobile technology that is provided to us for our comfortability and let us not face any problems when we are in the midst of any type of work.

Mobile Broadband on June 11th, 2010 at 5:44 am #

Its always good to have mobile device for any purpose It includes all latest features due to tremendous advancement of technology. I am sure that this will still go further.

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All the work done easily due to this mobile technology. According to me Speed,Mobility,wireless,significance are best benefits of mobile technology.

Dallas Marketing Video on July 29th, 2010 at 2:46 am #

Now a days the craze of mobiles increase. Due to this Mobile technology we have lots of advantages like faster communication,and working flexibility in real time. some of the biggest benefits for the organization are those that lie beneath the surface

Print Solutions on July 30th, 2010 at 3:57 am #

I read the article that you have giver.Ya its true that Mobile technology has made a wide change in communication of all over the world.Mobile technology offers a variety of services and benefits to its users, whose summit is that the person is no longer limited to a particular place to do business.

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