P.
Hayes
- July
27, 2000
Event
Summary
Efinity Inc. (www.efinity.com), the leading provider of SWiM (Supply-Web
information Management) solutions, announced the release of the latest
version of their Internet-hosted application.
Market
Impact
Efinity's release 2.5 allows WAP access (Wireless Application Protocol)
maximizing remote access functionality. Due to the nature of the application,
a user's only requirement is either a WAP enabled phone or a computer
with a browser and Internet connection. Efinity is attempting to simplify
access to applications through enhancing remote access through WAP and
enhancing browser access, which requires no action on the end-user's side
to run the latest version or software. Not only is this pleasant for the
end user but it also reduces overhead for internal and external support
personnel.
User
Recommendations
This is another example of how the Wild Wild WAP is impacting our daily
lives. WAP is no longer just for e-mail and stock prices. More and more
companies are providing wireless access, refined for business use, for
such utilitarian purposes as corporate database access.
Those
companies who lag behind and take few or no steps towards wireless access
will most certainly experience severe difficulties within the next three
years. Prior to the end of 2003 we expect close to 1 Billion wireless
access phone users globally (Probability 75%), simply put, that's a lot
of people. Companies must be prepared for the rapid onslaught of wireless
demand, as is Efinity.
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