mobile working in case studies
Thin clients switch on digitally excluded
Case Study As many of the homes involved in the project don't have landlines installed - instead relying on mobile phones only - Aimes decided to use wireless mesh network technology for last mile connectivity. It's the brainchild of the Advanced Internet... [17 Jun 2008]
Carphone Warehouse's 'bumpy road' to outsourcing success
Case Study The mobile phone retailer has come a long way since 2003 when it first laid out a few hundred thousand to outsource its software development. By increasing its service level agreements, working more closely with providers and introducing strong... [28 May 2008]
BlackBerrys juicing up work/life balance
Case Study Standard Life has increased productivity and improved its staff's work/life balance by embracing home and mobile working. Billy Campbell, manager desktop services at Standard Life, told silicon.com: "Mobile working has enabled Standard Life to... [13 Jul 2007]
Connecting to the world when disaster strikes
Case Study Oisin Walton, information and communications co-ordinator for TSF, said: "Without mobile comms and satellite mobiles, TSF would never have been created. Inmarsat's mobile satellite phones when they become available because the rates are cheaper... [11 Jun 2007]
BlackBerrys set legal beagles free
Case Study Law firm MacRoberts has never looked back after dishing out BlackBerrys to its staff - because of the improved productivity and client retention they've seen since encouraging mobile working with the devices. [15 Feb 2007]
Cornish brewery drinks to mobile working
Case Study St Austell Brewery is speeding up decision-making and getting information to its sales team on the road by using mobile technologies. The brewery is looking to develop mobile computing further, with plans to roll out a handheld application for... [06 Sep 2006]
Hospital puts wireless at heart of tech plans
Case Study The trust is also looking at trimming time - and thus cost - out of the dispensing of drugs, and has reduced it from a 32-step process down to 10 by using - among other things - mobile devices to check the levels of drugs held on wards. [17 Aug 2006]
What's the deal with BlackBerry-flavoured Coke?
Case Study For example, BlackBerry security applications for "execs [who] lose them like candy" and mobile server administration were among the first to get pushed out to users. Morning revealed the company has encountered mobile operators which can be... [17 May 2006]
Centrica unties top execs with wireless
Case Study Utility giant Centrica has cut the wires binding its executives to their desks by rolling out mobile technology to 100 of its top managers. The company hoped that giving mobile devices to management would save time and help it respond to challenges... [22 Jun 2005]
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