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Summary of Reports


 Alterian

 Amcat

 Aspect

 BT

 Convergent

 Eyretel

 Navision

 Sage

 SAP



Management Briefings



 Market Overview | Part 2 | Part 3

 Expert Opinion

 Round Table | Part 2 | Part 3

 Mobile Technology: Charles Barratt, Mason Communications | Part 2

 Web-Based CRM: Jeremy Braune, Detica | Part 2

 Multinational Systems: Nick Rhodes, Extraprise | Part 2

 Costs: John Stewart, KPMG Consulting | Part 2

 Market News | Part 2

 Future Trends: Damian Kelly, Kainos | Part 2 | Part 3

Issue Summary

Charles Barratt of consultancy Mason looks at the use of mobile communications technology in the CRM function.

Selling on the spot - Part 2 | Part 1

In terms of data exchange, synchronisation is probably the most common form in m-CRM. This is because every PDA, Pocket PC, etc is pre-configured with synchronisation software: the user commonly performs synchronisation on demand when they require new data.

This form of m-CRM provides an additional overhead on network bandwidth. Just as it is hard to predict the amount of data that will be requested/transmitted at any one time, it is also difficult to administer due to the increase in software used on the mobile device.

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