Comments on: Future Perfect; iPhone Could Rewrite Definition of “Business Smartphone” http://iphonecto.com/2009/07/13/future-perfect-iphone-rewrite-definition-business-smartphone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=future-perfect-iphone-rewrite-definition-business-smartphone iPhoneCTO is the authority on iPhone in the enterprise. You will find enterprise & business application reviews, news, editorial and best practices for deploying and administering iPhones in corporate and small business environments. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:24:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: billfrench http://iphonecto.com/2009/07/13/future-perfect-iphone-rewrite-definition-business-smartphone/comment-page-1/#comment-785 billfrench Tue, 14 Jul 2009 06:45:18 +0000 http://iphonecto.com/?p=2123#comment-785 Dan:<br><br>Great article. The Wake On Lan idea is very cool and very "green". Imagine the energy savings each year that could be achieved by a green-centric iPhone strategy. iPhone could provide sensory indicators that change the dynamics of the office space. Something as simple as presence detection could alter how smart buildings behave, making it possible to adjust temperature, lighting, and even network server and bandwidth requirements. I currently live in a fully X10-enabled house and I control lighting and other living-space elements from iPhone whether I'm home or in Asia.<br><br>Imagine an elastic network cloud that contracts and expands based on data collected from locally detected presence indicators. Imagine a corporate cafeteria that knows you're in the building and likely to order the pot roast special for lunch. Push notifications could be used to streamline your dining requirements as well as conference room services and perhaps many things that relate to ERP.<br><br>None of these ideas are exclusive to iPhone, but I suspect iPhone will likely be the proving ground for these types of apps specificallyf because there's <a href="http://iphonecto.com/2009/07/06/iphone-keyboard-2004/" rel="nofollow">no keyboard</a>. Context and role-specific apps will represent the biggest opportunity for enterprise adoption of iPhone. UI's that are compelling, fast, efficient, and focused on a specific task will provide the greatest ROI, yet another reason that developers will tilt toward the iPhone platform to build highly differentiated applications. Dan:

Great article. The Wake On Lan idea is very cool and very “green”. Imagine the energy savings each year that could be achieved by a green-centric iPhone strategy. iPhone could provide sensory indicators that change the dynamics of the office space. Something as simple as presence detection could alter how smart buildings behave, making it possible to adjust temperature, lighting, and even network server and bandwidth requirements. I currently live in a fully X10-enabled house and I control lighting and other living-space elements from iPhone whether I'm home or in Asia.

Imagine an elastic network cloud that contracts and expands based on data collected from locally detected presence indicators. Imagine a corporate cafeteria that knows you're in the building and likely to order the pot roast special for lunch. Push notifications could be used to streamline your dining requirements as well as conference room services and perhaps many things that relate to ERP.

None of these ideas are exclusive to iPhone, but I suspect iPhone will likely be the proving ground for these types of apps specificallyf because there's no keyboard. Context and role-specific apps will represent the biggest opportunity for enterprise adoption of iPhone. UI's that are compelling, fast, efficient, and focused on a specific task will provide the greatest ROI, yet another reason that developers will tilt toward the iPhone platform to build highly differentiated applications.

]]> By: billfrench http://iphonecto.com/2009/07/13/future-perfect-iphone-rewrite-definition-business-smartphone/comment-page-1/#comment-399 billfrench Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:45:18 +0000 http://iphonecto.com/?p=2123#comment-399 Dan:<br><br>Great article. The Wake On Lan idea is very cool and very "green". Imagine the energy savings each year that could be achieved by a green-centric iPhone strategy. iPhone could provide sensory indicators that change the dynamics of the office space. Something as simple as presence detection could alter how smart buildings behave, making it possible to adjust temperature, lighting, and even network server and bandwidth requirements. I currently live in a fully X10-enabled house and I control lighting and other living-space elements from iPhone whether I'm home or in Asia.<br><br>Imagine an elastic network cloud that contracts and expands based on data collected from locally detected presence indicators. Imagine a corporate cafeteria that knows you're in the building and likely to order the pot roast special for lunch. Push notifications could be used to streamline your dining requirements as well as conference room services and perhaps many things that relate to ERP.<br><br>None of these ideas are exclusive to iPhone, but I suspect iPhone will likely be the proving ground for these types of apps specificallyf because there's <a href="http://iphonecto.com/2009/07/06/iphone-keyboard-2004/" rel="nofollow">no keyboard</a>. Context and role-specific apps will represent the biggest opportunity for enterprise adoption of iPhone. UI's that are compelling, fast, efficient, and focused on a specific task will provide the greatest ROI, yet another reason that developers will tilt toward the iPhone platform to build highly differentiated applications. Dan:

Great article. The Wake On Lan idea is very cool and very “green”. Imagine the energy savings each year that could be achieved by a green-centric iPhone strategy. iPhone could provide sensory indicators that change the dynamics of the office space. Something as simple as presence detection could alter how smart buildings behave, making it possible to adjust temperature, lighting, and even network server and bandwidth requirements. I currently live in a fully X10-enabled house and I control lighting and other living-space elements from iPhone whether I'm home or in Asia.

Imagine an elastic network cloud that contracts and expands based on data collected from locally detected presence indicators. Imagine a corporate cafeteria that knows you're in the building and likely to order the pot roast special for lunch. Push notifications could be used to streamline your dining requirements as well as conference room services and perhaps many things that relate to ERP.

None of these ideas are exclusive to iPhone, but I suspect iPhone will likely be the proving ground for these types of apps specificallyf because there's no keyboard. Context and role-specific apps will represent the biggest opportunity for enterprise adoption of iPhone. UI's that are compelling, fast, efficient, and focused on a specific task will provide the greatest ROI, yet another reason that developers will tilt toward the iPhone platform to build highly differentiated applications.

]]> By: billfrench http://iphonecto.com/2009/07/13/future-perfect-iphone-rewrite-definition-business-smartphone/comment-page-1/#comment-392 billfrench Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:45:18 +0000 http://iphonecto.com/?p=2123#comment-392 Dan:<br><br>Great article. The Wake On Lan idea is very cool and very "green". Imagine the energy savings each year that could be achieved by a green-centric iPhone strategy. iPhone could provide sensory indicators that change the dynamics of the office space. Something as simple as presence detection could alter how smart buildings behave, making it possible to adjust temperature, lighting, and even network server and bandwidth requirements. I currently live in a fully X10-enabled house and I control lighting and other living-space elements from iPhone whether I'm home or in Asia.<br><br>Imagine an elastic network cloud that contracts and expands based on data collected from locally detected presence indicators. Imagine a corporate cafeteria that knows you're in the building and likely to order the pot roast special for lunch. Push notifications could be used to streamline your dining requirements as well as conference room services and perhaps many things that relate to ERP.<br><br>None of these ideas are exclusive to iPhone, but I suspect iPhone will likely be the proving ground for these types of apps specificallyf because there's <a href="http://iphonecto.com/2009/07/06/iphone-keyboard-2004/" rel="nofollow">no keyboard</a>. Context and role-specific apps will represent the biggest opportunity for enterprise adoption of iPhone. UI's that are compelling, fast, efficient, and focused on a specific task will provide the greatest ROI, yet another reason that developers will tilt toward the iPhone platform to build highly differentiated applications. Dan:

Great article. The Wake On Lan idea is very cool and very “green”. Imagine the energy savings each year that could be achieved by a green-centric iPhone strategy. iPhone could provide sensory indicators that change the dynamics of the office space. Something as simple as presence detection could alter how smart buildings behave, making it possible to adjust temperature, lighting, and even network server and bandwidth requirements. I currently live in a fully X10-enabled house and I control lighting and other living-space elements from iPhone whether I'm home or in Asia.

Imagine an elastic network cloud that contracts and expands based on data collected from locally detected presence indicators. Imagine a corporate cafeteria that knows you're in the building and likely to order the pot roast special for lunch. Push notifications could be used to streamline your dining requirements as well as conference room services and perhaps many things that relate to ERP.

None of these ideas are exclusive to iPhone, but I suspect iPhone will likely be the proving ground for these types of apps specificallyf because there's no keyboard. Context and role-specific apps will represent the biggest opportunity for enterprise adoption of iPhone. UI's that are compelling, fast, efficient, and focused on a specific task will provide the greatest ROI, yet another reason that developers will tilt toward the iPhone platform to build highly differentiated applications.

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