From phones to people

There's something odd about the latest development in mobile phones--technology that helps people find people. Phones have always been the "next best thing to being there," but new developments in mobile technology promise to help people get together face-to-face as well voice-to-voice. These new products and services bring GPS, SMS, and voice technologies together to facilitate meetings. Wireless communications proponents have long spoken of smart phones changing the way that companies work, and handheld devices have done just that. The changes to this point are likely to pale in comparison to the shift that will occur as all the communications types--including face-to-face--come together to build and strengthen enterprise teams. The brave new world is finally here--now, we will see what that means for business. -Curtis