Handheld Devices
Blackberry
The BlackBerry solution consists of smartphones integrated with software that enables access to a variety of data and communication services.
A BlackBerry smartphone allows businesses to keep in touch with everything while on the go. Smartphones normally have e-mail, phone, maps, organiser, applications, games, internet and some even include a media player and camera.
The BlackBerry solution supports leading enterprise email platforms and can be customised to meet the needs of one person or an entire enterprise, to any scale, in any industry.
PDA
A Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) is a hand-held device that incorporates several useful features.
Most PDAs include an address book, calendar, contacts list, memo feature, support internet access and include software you would normally find on an office computer such as word processing and spreadsheet software.
Detailed below are some typical features you may find on a PDA:
- Integrated WLAN adaptors
- Integrated microphone and speaker
- 240x320 screen resolution
- USB ports
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
The operating systems are specifically designed for PDAs, the performance depends on the processor speed and memory, a typical PDA would boast a 300MHz processor and 64MB of ram.
Windows Mobile
Businesses can extend Microsoft Outlook e-mail, familiar Microsoft Office programs and business applications to mobile workers.
Windows Mobile devices allow clients to:
- Send and receive e-mails from Microsoft Outlook
- View and edit your Microsoft Outlook calendar and contacts
- Work on mobile versions of familiar Microsoft Office software, including Work and Excel
- Browse the internet
- Use many more applications such as maps and GPS