Will Mobile Phones Take Over In the Office?

Iria · May 28, 2007, 06:45 AM

Source: PC World
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Enterprise desktop phones face growing competition from wireless handsets, but they aren't going the way of the typewriter just yet.

Cell phones, already ubiquitous, are now being joined by Wi-Fi handsets and dual-mode devices as popular tools for workers to stay connected. Features that consumers take for granted on their mobile phones, such as call history, text messaging and a wide variety of ringtones, frequently are missing or harder to find on a desktop set. Softphone clients on PCs, another alternative to desk phones, are gaining more capabilities and generally can work more easily with applications than a desk phone. But as enterprises embrace a new generation of telephony based on IP (Internet Protocol), they're still buying desktop phones, users and analysts say.

May 28, 2007, 06:45 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Will Mobile Phones Take Over In the Office? Source: PC World ________ Enterprise desktop phones face growing competition from wireless handsets, but they aren't going the way of the typewriter just yet. Cell phones, already ubiquitous, are now being joined by Wi-Fi handsets and dual-mode devices as popular tools for workers to stay connected. Features that consumers take for granted on their mobile phones, such as call history, text messaging and a wide variety of ringtones, frequently are missing or harder to find on a desktop set. Softphone clients on PCs, another alternative to desk phones, are gaining more capabilities and generally can work more easily with applications than a desk phone. But as enterprises embrace a new generation of telephony based on IP (Internet Protocol), they're still buying desktop phones, users and analysts say.