Smartphones and the enterprise: Special report
Published: 27 May 2009 14:16 BST
There's never been a better time to work smarter using a smartphone. But businesses are famously cool about consumer technology, while smartphones aren't always built with the enterprise in mind.
ZDNet UK has conducted a survey of nearly 400 people at all levels of IT, to find out who's using what and why — and what's not on the menu. Together with more coverage on the ins and outs of business smartphones, this is the ideal introduction to the state of play in enterprise mobile technology.
Synchronica offers push email for low-end phones
The mobile-device management firm has released a tool to let enterprises roll out push email for low-end handsets [10 Jun 2009]
Study: Mobile-broadband speeds are below 1Mbps
Subscribers in the UK are getting mobile-broadband download speeds that are just a quarter of those advertised, according to a new report [10 Jun 2009]
iPhone OS 3.0: screenshots
Version 3.0 of the iPhone OS will be available on 17 June. Here's a tour of the main enhancements. [10 Jun 2009]
New iPhones will cost up to 87pc more
While prices for the new iPhone 3G S models in the US match those of the previous versions on launch, O2 is charging UK buyers a lot more [09 Jun 2009]
Apple launches summer product push
Apple fulfilled rumours in the WWDC keynote with major upgrades to its portable computers and operating system. Oh, and a new iPhone [09 Jun 2009]
Apple reveals updates to iPhone, MacBook, OS X
At WWDC, the company showed off a faster version of the iPhone, faster notebooks, plus the upcoming Snow Leopard software, iPhone OS 3.0 and more [09 Jun 2009]
The future of enterprise smartphones
Our survey shows huge interest in smartphones, and huge gaps in what's needed. If the big players can't do the job, others are queuing up to take their place [27 May 2009]
Can Windows Mobile square up to smartphone rivals?
A war is being waged in the smartphone market and, unless Microsoft can create the sexy device of buyers' dreams, Windows Mobile could be relegated to the 'also ran' category [27 May 2009]
Secrets of the enterprise smartphone
Strong feelings and mixed results are revealed in our survey of smartphones in the enterprise — with the iPhone receiving special attention [27 May 2009]
Acer X960
Acer's X960 provides plenty of features, including a VGA-resolution screen. However, this Windows Mobile smartphone's build quality and desk-metaphor UI overlay could be classier. [27 May 2009]
Symbian sees smartphone sales growing 12-15pc
Lee Williams, chief of the Symbian Foundation, says consumers are realising the advantages of the smartphone's advanced capabilities such as email and internet access [20 May 2009]
HTC S740 on Orange
This is a well-featured Windows Mobile smartphone with a good mini-QWERTY keyboard and impressive battery life. Shame about the backplate though. [18 May 2009]
Acer DX900
If you want a Windows Mobile device with dual SIM support, then Acer's DX900 is the only available option in the UK. It does its job of handling two SIMs well, providing usable tweaks in the provided applications. [05 May 2009]
Nokia E63
Although it's missing some features (chiefly HSDPA and GPS), Nokia's E63 is a well-thought-out, ergonomic and affordable smartphone. [02 Apr 2009]
- Secrets of the enterprise smartphone
- Acer X960 review
- Symbian sees smartphone sales growing 12-15pc
- HTC S740 on Orange review
- Can Windows Mobile square up to smartphone rivals?
- Nokia E63 review
- Comment: The future of enterprise smartphones
- Acer DX900 review
- Updated Unisys mainframes connect with iPhones
- iPhone apps will challenge Google's mobile search
- Which is the best smartphone for business?
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