Replacing Laptops with Mobile Pocket Devices

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Many users in organizations have a laptop computer for the sole purpose of checking emails, contacts, and calendars; however, they find it time-consuming to turn on the computer, wait for it to boot up, and then launch Outlook to finally check their calendar. Although a laptop is relatively easy to set up and provides full mobile access to information, laptops are rarely connected on a full-time basis. Users still need to plug in to a phone line to dial up and synchronize their system, or find a high-speed Ethernet or wireless LAN connection to link to their network.

Technologies Used for Mobile Laptop Users

Pocket PC devices with mobile LAN or WAN connections can provide these types of users with access to their email, calendar, contacts, and other business-critical information with a much smaller device to carry around and at a fraction of the cost. With the instant-on capabilities of the Pocet PC devices and the ability to connect to a public wireless network similar to those used by mobile phones, a Pocet PC device can provide even better access and connectivity to information.

Of course, every organization still has its power users who want or need a full laptop computer with their files and other information. With the ability to read emails, use Word documents, easily make minor edits to documents, view or play PowerPoint presentations, watch or display videos , listen to MP3 files, and other tasks on a Pocet PC device, however, the small instant-on wireless connected devices might be a perfect replacement for many laptop users.

Achieved Benefits by Mobile Laptop Users

Users who find the functionality of the Pocet PC device meets their needs can frequently eliminate their need for a laptop computer, pager, PDA, cell phone, and wireless email device ”such as a Blackberry ”and consolidate all the tasks into a simple Pocet PC-enabled mobile phone.

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Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Unleashed
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Unleashed (2nd Edition)
ISBN: 0672328070
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 393
Authors: Rand Morimoto

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