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Is the iPhone Boom a Business Boon?
We all know how the iPhone frenzy has grabbed popular imagination since it was first announced in Jan 2007. With its cool feature set, slick appearance, powerful computing capabilities, beautiful display and intuitive touch navigation, this poster boy of the mobile generation has captured the imagination of gizmo freaks and tech phobics alike. To get some measure of iPhone’s success, one only needs refer to Tim Cook’s (Apple’s COO) recent statement at a conference - he said that the company had “really good confidence” the company would hit 10 million iPhones sold by the end of 2008.
According to a research from IDC, 70 percent of those polled who own, or plan to purchase an iPhone in the next year, consider it to be for both personal and business use.
Considering the vast proliferation of iPhones in such a short span, it is natural that all those who own a iPhone would want to extend its use to business as well. And it is no joy carrying around a Blackberry and iPhone in either pocket. All that does is to exert extra downward pressure on the belt. It is no wonder then, that iPhone’s usability in a business context is a raging debate nowadays. That is still a secondary question, because the fact remains that present and future end users of iPhone see is as something they want to use for business.
The Bad News
Unfortunately for corporates, iPhone was created mainly for the meatier consumer market, and never really meant to be a business tool.
What Obstructs “iPhone for Business”
- It’s mainly a PIM
- Third party applications not supported
- Lack of Exchange Support
Mainly a PIM – iPhone mainly has PIM(personal information manager) capabilities (email, contacts, calendars, calendars, notes) and not meant to be used for team collaboration, which requires the ability to share and work togather on information.
Sorry Third Party Developers – iPhone runs on a custom built operating system called the “iPhone OS”, and at this point does not allow third party applications to be built & installed on this native OS. Users are restricted to applications prebuilt into the system (mail, sms, calendar, photos, etc). This meant no special business centric applications could be created to make use of iPhone’s computing & display capabilities and internet-ability.
No Exchange Support - The gravest ommision was a lack of support for MS Exchange, which meant that users could not view even the most most elementary business information - business mail, contacts, tasks, and calendars, on their iPhones, what to speak of advanced collaboration. The only way to achieve this was complicated and unreliable workarounds.
The Good News
iPhone’s Business Friendly Features
- Rich Safari Browser
- Web 2.0 Applications Allowed
- Internet Friendly
- Recent Apple Announcements
Hurray for Web 2.0 - The good news is that they allowed a small window, through which an elephant could be pushed. Soon after its launch, Apple announced that it would allow third party web applications supporting web 2.0 standards, to run on iPhone though its rich Safari browser. This effectively meant that iPhone could be part of the web 2.0 revolution, and access all the rich applications therein.
The Safari Browser – iPhones web browser Safari, is a full web browser with the works. It is light years ahead of the custom made web browsers of traditional corporate handhelds like Palm’s Blazer browser, Blackberry browser, etc. It is not just comparable to a desktop browser, but is a desktop browser. This allows iPhone to ride high on the current web 2.0 wave, rather than just being a bystander.
According to AT&T and Google, iPhone generated 50 times more search requests than any other mobile handset.
Internet-ability- iPhone allows internet access through wi-fi or wide area EDGE networks. One important prerequisite for a mobile to be an effective remote collaboration tool is the willingness and comfort level of users to use the device for web access. With no little thanks to the large display & the safari browser, the iPhone has been a huge success as a device for web access. The iPhone increased the average wireless data usage as much as 30 times higher than on other phones.
Apple finally Awakens from its Slumber – Only lately has Apple has woken up to the previously ignored aspect of business usage. This was largely caused by the hue and cry raised by the media and users over its frustrating lack of business friendlyness. Even as I write, there is news of iPhone finally offering Exchange support, and an iPhone SDK (software development kit) which will allow programmers to develop applications specifically to be installed on the iPhone.
But these new developments are not just in their infancy, but even foetal stage. It will be some time before these new applications find their feet, an truly provide trouble free functionality to businesses.
Exchange support at this time is issue riddled and works only for companies that support Exchange 2007 or Direct Push on Exchange 2003. Moreover, this and the launch of installed applications for iPhone wont take place until a firmware update slated for June 2008.
Webapps to the Rescue : HyperOffice as a case in study
Amongst the first companies to regonise the oppurtunity presented by iPhone for rich business applications was HyperOffice. Already well experienced in the web based business collaboration domain, they developed HyperOffice for iPhone, an iPhone specific version of their flagship product, HyperOffice.
This allowed business users to use almost the entire feature set HyperOffice right from their iPhones. Rather than an isolated personal information manager, HyperOffice allowed iPhone to be used as a dynamic collaboration tool through which users could access the company intranet, share contacts and calendars, plan projects, share and edit documents, schedule meetings, & many other things.
They also realised early on that a major pain point for users looking to use iPhone for business was a lack of Exchange support. HyperOffice allows users to get past this hurdle easily by acting as a bridge between Exchange and iPhone. It allows users to receive information directly from Exchange, or access Outlook information (mail, contacts, calendars, tasks) right on iPhone, with or without Exchange. No matter where users access mail and other information – Outlook, iPhone’s email client or on any other web device, information is automatically synched. Users always get updated information.
If you can speak and write good English, an ESL job is right for you. You can take your pick of countries all over the world. There are websites on the Internet that can help you launch your ESL career. ESL job seekers and schools hiring English teachers as a second language can visit the sites for reliable ESL jobs sources.
Getting to reputable sites can help English teachers secure positions in schools and companies in Asian countries and in other exotic non-English speaking communities world wide. ESL jobs offer top-notch English teachers good pay and premium positions.
Through these sites, schools can select the right candidates without having to sort through a pile of applications. Applicants seeking ESL jobs will be confident that they get the right jobs immediately without spending so much time seeking the right placements. Both sides get the needed advantage.
Finding ESL jobs through networking is faster than looking up newspaper classified ads. You get immediate results, the right posting, and the location where you want to work! You can choose exotic Middle East countries, European settings, or Asian communities.
Wherever you wish to go, you can have the best of everything, a good job and the opportunity to see the world is at your fingertips when you course your application through creditable ESL jobs sites in the Internet.
It is an advantage to have a resume ready. Once a school needs to hire a new ESL teacher, they inform the sites. Your resume is immediately sent to the right school authority and does not have to pass through endless channels or bureaucratic red tape. Referrals for ESL jobs through the reputable sites will eliminate the thousands of dollars that will cost you in relocation.
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English Grammar ESL Checker enables us to check various text blocks and other digital writing content for any grammatical errors, so that they transform correct, readable and professional. Many of us consider writing as an important tool that helps us on achieving our goals such as: applying for a job or closing a deal. Want to know more about “personal” proofreading tools? Read the following review.
Getting some basics
English Grammar ESL Checker is an artificial writing checker that helps us to identify common writing errors such as punctuation, grammar and correct spelling. Up to several years ago grammar checking technology was very basic, but today it provides better performance based on advanced language processing algorithms. Sophisticated language processing solutions usually offer the following: text editing and proofreading, correct grammar and punctuation analysis, and automatic spell checking.
Important benefits
Let’s quickly see what is in it for us:
Automatically identify sentences construction problems that may have been missed during a manual proofreading. Analyzing our sentence structure for correct punctuation, thus transforming our writing more comprehendible. Improving our writing style.
Looking closer on this technology, we could easily find other advantages that aren’t described in this article, as this innovative technology constantly changes, bringing us new improvements and ideas that help us on improving our English writing and editing skills.
Conclusion
English Grammar ESL Checker transforms our writing assignments better and effective. No Natural Language Processing technology can get that perfect, but it can definitely help us cover most of our common writing errors. Undoubtedly we can expect this unique system to further develop itself, simply because writing is one of the most important tools that help us with almost any aspect in life.
Have you imagined yourself as one of the ESL teachers in another country and being well paid for it? The jobs in ESL offer you the chance of getting good compensation as well as residing for a spell in another country. So you get two birds with just a stone. You need not have teaching experience, but you need a Bachelors degree to qualify for a teaching post. But of course, you must have loads of patience and determination to succeed.
To get going, seek a reputable site like esljob.org to post your teaching resume. You must have TEFL certificates to back you up. Chances are you will get immediate responses. Soon you will be on your way to the place of your dreams. It is easy and convenient to post your resumes on the site. Prospective employers all over the world have posted their announcements for jobs in ESL.
To register for jobs in ESL online, you will complete a form and fill up all the required fields. Your information will be publicly displayed for potential employers. You will also have to provide a brief description about yourself. Provide the necessary information that you believe will give you an edge. You will also be required to fill up your highest academic degree and identify your teaching certificate and your other qualifications.
ESL employers will also have to register on the same site. This will be convenient because they can immediately access resumes of applications. When an ESL employer in Japan wants to check out applications, he can get a filtered list. Only applications for ESL teachers in Japan will be reviewed by the employer, so he saves time too.
When ESL employers register online, they also have to fill up the required fields for the name of their school or company. They have to provide a description of the schools too. Both applicants and employers have to agree to the terms stipulated in the site.
To find more information about jobs in ESL, you can visit http://www.esljob.org. For resumes of ESL teachers go directly to http://www.esljob.org/esl-teachers.php.
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