Smart Phones are Changing the Way Businesses Operate

Dec 13
08:38

2012

David Frankk

David Frankk

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Smart phones are assisting and taking part in smoothening the business operations of organizations with the release of a variety of business-oriented applications. These apps helps in taking decisions with a hand held device, anytime and from any place.

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Mobile technology is serving as a helping hand for business owners and its workforce by delivering more business related mobile apps. With the introduction of smart phone technology,Smart Phones are Changing the Way Businesses Operate Articles the scope of utilizing applications have incremented. Third-party application development has contributed with a considerable impact due to their cost-effective and more consumer oriented feature. The period of the availability of generic apps have ended with this concept and more customizable apps are becoming available for business users; improved technology being one of the several reasons.

This change from B2B(or business to business) to B2C (or business to consumer) approach of the software service industry has enabled different organizations to include smart phone apps in their working operations, due to their handy and specific tasks based nature.

Variety of apps, either free or on-demand, are available which cater to and take care of each business operation to facilitate and improve business practices. Applications related to

  • management support
  • core operations
  • assisting operations such as marketing, sales, manufacturing, inventory etc.
  • other processes like accounting, recruiting, IT support etc.

are available for different industry types, which can be developed either by hiring a company developing software or by purchasing licenses from a vendor for a particular software.

Main reason for the popularity of smart phone apps in business is their ease of use. Since these are accommodated on hand held devices, they provide the ease of access from any location and anytime for business professionals. With advancing network technologies like 4G and Wi-Max apps can also be used to work with data, while being connected to the company's network securely from a remote location.

Companies like,

  • salesforce.com
  • Amazon
  • Microsoft
  • and nowadays, even Apple.

are supporting business through a wide range of business applications they provide to support different operation and activities. However, other medium and large software companies are also there in the market to provide customized mobile software development services for companies.

Document handling, being one of the crucial element of any business, is also made easy with smart phone apps and software technology. Users can create a document and store it directly to the database of the company, making it easier for a manager to effectively make use of the document for future purpose. It's the effect of smart phone technology that newer concepts like bring-your-own-device or BYOD, enterprise mobility etc. are practiced successfully, allowing the employee to access and work upon the company data and network while staying outside the boundaries of the organization.