Fox IT Symposium
Going Mobile and Wireless
They Have Built It But Will Anybody Come?
October 15, 2002
7:30 to 10:00 AM
Fox/Gittis Foyer
Liacouras Center
Temple University Main Campus
Panelists
John SanGiovanni, Microsoft Corporation
James J. Horan, LScan Technologies, Inc.
E. Carey O’Donnell Jr., Mesa Technical Associates, Inc.
Matthew Montgomery, Sprint PCS
Moderator
Francis Rabuck, Rabuck Associates
Goal of Event
The goal is to discuss the variety of mobile and wireless applications that
are available and to help the audience understand the hype and reality of
"M-Commerce". We would like to understand what are the newest applications and
why the ones that have already been tried have not been adopted to the level
initially anticipated.
Summary of event
The topics covered the full range of applications with examples of what the
various panel members viewed as offering very real value for the enterprise
today. The topics ranged from examples of successes and failures in the
wireless/mobile world, definitions and examples of M-Commerce, WAP and future
phone technologies, VoiceXML and SALT as a replacement for proprietary IVR
systems, development tools for multiple platforms, Tablet PC, the Wireless LAN
alphabet of the 802.11 world, bluetooth realities, GPS technology value, Phones
and Fleet tracking, RFID and Barcode technology in the warehouse and supply
chain, and the real speeds and rollout timeframes for 2.5G and 3G wireless data.
Of course, we also discussed security and finally, how these devices will change
our business and personal lifestyles in the future.
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