Nabisco is a global enterprise, and the BlackBerry-Mobitex option isn't available in many regions of the world. Fiume's group maintains a matrix that matches the requirements of Nabisco's local workforces and the capabilities of various gadgets to the types of wireless services in each area. Fiume says this global effort to integrate wireless remote access is giving Nabisco a competitive advantage. Our behaviors are different. The wireless handhelds convey a lot more immediacy and freedom than cell phones.
Planning horizons can become much shorter.
Darrell Walery, director of technology for Consolidated High School District 230 in Orland Park, Ill., packs a Palm VII that's equipped with word-processing and spreadsheet applications and contains his entire IT budget. I'd much rather carry something around that can fit in my pocket. And Internet access was more important to us than interactive E-mail. Walery got his Palm VII early this year as part of a push to put inexpensive computers into the hands of students and teachers. With more than 2,200 users, Consolidated has the largest K-12 implementation of Palm devices in the country.