The "Open" World of Mobile Devices: Trends in Mobile Computing

This iDRD (Insight-based Data-Rich Deliverable) is part of the Business Applications, Business Telecom and Business Wireless subscriptions. This 14-page report takes a look at the merging mobile business devices and applications market including discussion of trends, some of the key players and their offerings in this arena as well as other related insights of this exciting market. Included in this report is a view of 2007-2012 expenditures on business wireless equipment and business wireless data services. Mobile Applications consists of business expenditures on mobile and wireless-based custom-coded and packaged applications, including productivity, Enterprise Resource Planning, Email, CRM and security applications. Hosted or rented applications do not fall in this category of IT spending, but are considered "Outsourcing & 3rd Party Services. The Expert Guide for this insight is Kneko Burney.

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Sources: Compass Intelligence’s segment and market forecasts, which include business expenditures, market demographics, and usage and adoption statistics are built using multiple sources, including proprietary Compass Intelligence research. These sources include, but are not limited to, secondary research, government data and statistics (e.g. Department of Commerce, Federal Communication Commission, Bureau of Labor Statistics and US Census Bureau), primary research, vendor-based research and in-depth interviews with key decision-makers, where relevant. Compass Intelligence selects data sources to provide greatest degree of perspective on each market or segment, in addition to the highest level of data accuracy, stability, and consistency over time.