Proof Point for Information Worker Vision

More users are shifting their computing workload to their mobile devices instead of their laptops

Nov. 12, 2009 12:05 PM

At the start of October I wrote a 'story of problems overcome', which set the case for a field worker and how Converged Mobile Devices or Smartphones could be used to solve problems in productivity and much more.

This was my vision of the Information Worker and I was happy to see an interesting article from Ryan Kim at the SF Chronicle on how more users are shifting their computing workload to their mobile devices instead of their laptops.

iPhone Information Worker Of course, this doesn’t mean they ditch their computers entirely, but the rise of smartphone usage is drastically changing the way people tackle daily tasks. Kim also cites a lot of recent research including:

In-Stat survey found that 35% of smartphone users turn to mobile devices rather than booting up their desktop/laptop.
IDC analyst Richard Shim notes that PC sales have remained steady, however smartphones are growing at a faster pace with IDC predicting sales to go from 151.6 million in 2008 to 334.2 million units in 2013.

It’s a perfect proof point for my vision of the new Information Worker.

Great minds etc :-D

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About Ian Thain
As one of the Sybase Technical Evangelists, Ian regularly addresses technical audiences all over the world and his sessions are always very well attended. He also writes education classes, whitepapers, demos and articles for various Sybase products and publishes regularly in Journals such as SYS-CON's PBDJ and International Developer Magazine. He is also the Sybase Unwired Platform & PocketBuilder Evangelist and works closely with the team in Dublin, CA and Concord, MA on new features and demonstrations for the products. He is also Tech Chair of iPhone Development Summit 2009 - New York (June) and San Francisco (November). In his customer-facing Evangelist role, Ian is very involved with the design, production and testing of Enterprise class Unwired Solutions, that have been implemented using Sybase's Unwired tools for Sybase customers around the globe. In addition, Ian is a dedicated technical expert continually working with Sybase's key partners and clients to enhance the capabilities of the Unwired solutions that Sybase can offer to its customers. Ian can also be found on Twitter @ithain

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