Mobile Communication Project

Beam me up Scotty. ... IBM implements mobile wearable communicator on a hospital IT project that keeps the healthcare workforce integrated into the communications network. ...

... "It can be difficult for healthcare providers to quickly contact a colleague, who may be anywhere on the floor or in the hospital. The new communications system will allow for instant communication through lightweight, wearable, voice-activated badges. The devices can also relay text messages and alerts. The communicator, developed by Vocera Communications Inc. and implemented by IBM, can increase staff productivity, save time and improve patient care response times. " ...

Via IBM: Sainte-Justine Hospital Mobile Solution

Mobile Innovation Opportunity

Insight into the mobile market ... Mobile software is not fully exploiting hardware capabilities. Usability could stand a boost as well. ...

... "Hardware on mobile phones has been outpacing the software capabilities, Miner declared ... " ...

Via PC World: Android Challenge

Mobile BI on the iPhone

Demo and discussion of mobile business intelligence on the iPhone ...

Print without Ink

Innovative approach to mobile printing ...

... "The PoGo, which stands for Polaroid-on-the-Go, is an inkless printer that churns out 2×3-inch photos sent to it via Bluetooth devices like cellphones or from plugged-in digital cameras. " ...

Via AllThingsDigital: Polaroid Magic

Google Search for iPhone

Google app makes mobile search a snap on the iPhone ...

The World Speeds Up

Robert Scoble reviews new iPhone applications. An interesting side note is: the speed at which new applications are being adopted. If only enterprise business solutions were adopted at this rate. ...

... "To give you some perspective on how much the world has sped up: in 1996 the hottest app was ICQ, an instant messaging client. The guys who started that company defined viral marketing. In the first six weeks that ICQ was out there they had 65,000 downloads. Tapulous saw that many downloads in less than a day. " ...

Via Scobleizer: iPhone Developers

Mobile Computing for Engineering and Construction Projects

Groups partner to accelerate the integration of mobile computing into the engineering and construction industry. Mobility, instant access to information, and fast decision making can improve the efficiency and speed of the construction jobsite. ...

... "FIATECH and COMIT have already been working closely together on the Capital Projects Technology Roadmap Element #8 – Technology and Knowledge Enabled Workforce. COMIT has commissioned academic research into the cultural and human-centered factors related to mobile IT project implementation and will be publishing a final report on these findings in the fall of 2007. " ...

Via FIATech: Mobile IT in Construction

BlackBerry, The Project Manager's Best Friend, Just Got Better

Get this for your project managers ...