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Windows Mobile: Quantifying the Return on Investment - IDC Study

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Overview You know that Windows Mobile has the potential to boost your business but how do you sell it to your boss? Analyst firm IDC conducted in-depth interviews with executives at 15 companies in order to quantify the business benefits for companies with 50 to 1,000 employees.

Download this white paper and get insight into the ROI, payback period, and benefits--like increased user productivity and customer satisfaction--these companies achieved through implementing Windows Mobile solutions.

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Publisher	Microsoft	File Format	HTML & PDF
Date Published	September 2006
Format	White Papers
Topics	PDA, Portable Computers, ROI - TCO, Mobile - Wireless Communications, Tablets

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