More than half the people surveyed in a recent poll by Norwalk, Conn.-based Yankelovich Partners said, if given the choice, they would carry more than one wireless device. And attorneys increasingly are relying on technology. For example, the American Bar Association TechShow, held in March 2001, featured sections on being a mobile lawyer, supporting remote users, sharing work electronically and making money with technology. Not only do they see the value of it, but they're willing to spend the money to get what lawyers need. It's not inexpensive to do that.
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In addition to accessing email, some Motorola pagers allow users to surf the Internet, Spiro notes. And service fees should not dissuade attorneys from investing in the technology, he says. What we find with larger companies is that the MIS departments tend to make the decision on deploying Blackberries in an aggregate manner. What we see in smaller companies is a much more entrepreneurial approach to the decision. Smaller organizations far more quickly understand the competitive advantages of adopting wireless technology.