Nemertes Impact Analysis

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IBM Lotus Brings Notes to iPhone 

IBM (NYSE:IBM) introduced iNotes, to allow Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone users
to access their Domino-based mail, calendar, and address book. IBM's
announcement reflects the growing enterprise demand to improve applications for
mobile workers.

IT executives participating in the Nemertes' Unified Communications and
Collaboration benchmark noted the benefits of developing an
organization-wide mobility strategy, with 40% of participants who had a mobility
strategy saying that they had achieved measurable improvements in sales, versus
only 25% of those who lacked such a strategy.

Impacts:

Enterprises: Make sure you have an enterprise-wide mobility strategy to take
advantage of the growth of mobile device options and wider availability of
high-speed data services.

Vendors: Expand your support for mobile devices such as Apple's iPhone and
Research in Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM)'s Blackberry

Investors: Keep your eye on device manufacturers such as Nokia (NYSE:NOK) and
Samsung (KSE:005930) as they deliver mobile-device platforms capable of
supporting advanced enterprise applications.

Irwin Lazar, Principal Research Analyst and Program Director

http://www.nemertes.com/benchmarks/unified_communications_and_collaboration [1]

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Messaging-and-Collaboration/IBM-Lotus-Embraces-Apples-iPhone-With-Free-INotes-Web-Application/ [2]