For Business Process & Applications Professionals (Length: 13 pages)

November 12, 2008 (updated December 5, 2008)

Which Mobile Middleware Solution Will Boost Your Sales Team's Effectiveness?

A Mobile Middleware Comparison

by Pete Marston

with Sharyn Leaver, Andrew Magarie


Executive Summary (This is a document excerpt)

Organizations are investing more resources in mobilizing their sales functions. The benefits of mobile sales tools can lead to increased productivity and generate higher levels of customer satisfaction. But sorting through the solutions in the market can be difficult and not knowing which CRM solutions the middleware apps integrate with or handheld devices they support could result in higher costs for your sales organization. Forrester researched seven mobile middleware products that offer thick handheld software apps used to mobilize sales teams. We learned that although the applications do share some similarities for device support and CRM application integration capabilities, there are also key differences. If your organization is looking to mobilize its sales capabilities through mobile middleware apps, Forrester suggests that you define your mobile needs upfront, inventory your current tools used to support sales, and approach the implementation with a cross-functional approach.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTES & RESOURCES

itemFirms are Enamored With Mobile Sales Apps' Business Benefits

itemBuyers Must Wrestle Through The Choices

itemMobile Middleware Is The Future, But Choosing The Right One Can Be Complicated

itemThree Prime Criteria Can Spotlight Mobile Middleware App Differences

itemVendor Profiles

recommendations

itemSort Through The Solutions By Stacking Them Against Your Existing Assets

itemSupplemental Material

Forrester conducted a dozen interviews with mobile middleware vendors and their customers about their mobile middleware solutions including Antenna Software, Dexterra, iEnterprises, Pyxis Mobile, Sybase, Vaultus Mobile Technologies, and Vettro.

Related Research Documents

itemThe Mobile Architecture Imperative

August 1, 2008

itemMobilizing Sales To Handheld Devices

May 9, 2008

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