Cell phones have been steadily morphing into portable computers that busy executives are using to keep in touch with clients, suppliers and co-workers while on the go. Now, after passively watching this market take hold, Microsoft has decided that it wants to become a key player, an attainable but not an inevitable goal. The company has been lured by the growing importance and increased use of wireless e-mail. “Businesses are using technology to provide their employees with more mobility because it makes them more productive,” notes Monica Basso, research vice president at market research firm Gartner.
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Microsoft Eyes Mobile Messaging Market
Posted by: Paul Korzeniowski July 11, 2006 05:00 AMCell phones have been steadily morphing into portable computers that busy executives are using to keep in touch with clients, suppliers and co-workers while on the go. Now, after passively watching this market take hold, Microsoft has decided that it wants to become a key player, an attainable but not an inevitable goal. The company has been lured by the growing importance and increased use of wireless e-mail. “Businesses are using technology to provide their employees with more mobility because it makes them more productive,” notes Monica Basso, research vice president at market research firm Gartner.