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Smartphone Buyer's Guide

By , October 30, 2006

Smartphones are building a loyal fan base and connecting to company networks. Here's our indepth investigation into the top smartphone vendors' strategies, strengths, and weaknesses.
ANOTHER OPTION: WAIT

The smartphone experience is far from perfect. Wireless carriers must improve the speed and reach of their networks, and device makers are working to develop faster mobile processors. Then there's the battery. "Battery life is a major issue with our technicians who are constantly on the road," says Joseph Puglisi, VP and CIO of Emcor Group, a 26,000-employee construction company, lamenting that smartphones have to be recharged every few hours to handle the application load. Battery power is so important to the smartphone industry that the pace of battery improvement--or lack of it--will be the single biggest factor influencing how rapidly the use of advanced smartphone features grows among mobile users, Current Analysis says. There are legitimate concerns about costs, productivity gains, and security when it comes to smartphones.

But don't bank on being able to wait on a major smartphone rollout at your company. From sales reps to field technicians to executive types, your colleagues are ready to take what they can get. In the smartphone society, IT had better be ready to give them the best option they can.

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