January 8, 2004
Emerging Business Applications in the Japanese Mobile Internet
The mobile Internet may have gained popularity in Japan because of cool ring tones and text messaging, but now businesses are finding that using cell phones to track information increases productivity -- and saves money, according to Japan Media Review via Smart Mobs.
"It is estimated there were between 100,000 and 200,000 business people accessing information in corporate databases from their mobile phones as of April 2003.
"The reason for this unexpected turn of events is that screen savers and ring tones -- and the micro-payment services that support these contents -- created a critical mass of users in Japan, which in turn has driven innovation in the market. Improvements in displays, camera phones, application processors, memory and software are improving the performance-cost ratios of business applications "
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