Hardware and Software

With the advances in the telecommunications sector over the last few decades it is becoming exponentially important that business utilize these new technologies as much as possible. Staying current in the mobile world is critical in keeping up with the competition and is an opportunity to gain a competitive advantage. There is an ever growing number of products and services on the market business can utilize in the mobile regime of work.

A cell phone is a critical piece of hardware that can help even the smallest business go mobile. A cell phone contains a mobile operating system which is core system software that gives it a user friendly interfaced focused on usability. This operating system is displayed on the cell phones display monitor, which is hardware that makes digital content visible. Recently the emergence of touch-sensitive displayshas made this piece of hardware even more user friendly, which increases productivity. Cell phones also can take advantage of speech-recognition technology, pen input devices, and also many often contain built-in digital cameras.

A common but critical piece of software a small business can use to advance its mobile productivity is e-mail management software such as Microsoft Outlook. This software is primarily used on the windows operating system, and its purpose is to making sending, receiving, and managing emails easier than other methods.

Cloud storage is yet another highly valuable technology that a small business can take advantage of. Having company data and documents on not only an external storage device, but one that is part of a cloud that everyone in the organization can access on a variety of devices, makes mobility considerably easier.