Pete Paxton
05-16-2007, 10:10 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='https://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/business/calculator/default.mspx' target='_blank'>https://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/business/calculator/default.mspx</a><br /><br /></div><i>"The Windows Mobile Business Value Calculator gives you immediate visibility into the impact of deploying mobile business solutions on the Windows Mobile platform. Using a company's unique information, such as number of mobile workers or types of applications to be mobilized, and summary data from IDC, the Business Value Calculator allows you to quantify the benefits and the direct and indirect costs of deploying mobile line-of-business applications, including measurable impact on revenue and income, operating expense savings, productivity enhancements, and other strategic business improvements. The resulting value metrics will help you build the business case for choosing Windows Mobile as the standard platform across your organization. So, just how much of an impact can Windows Mobile have on your business? The answer is just a few clicks away."</i><br /><br /> <img src="http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/images/paxton-20070516-mobilecalc.jpg" alt="User submitted image" title="User submitted image"/><br /><br />So here's the deal. If you have considered deploying a Microsoft Mobile solution to further enhance and expand your business but haven't been quite sure if a mobile solution is financially the best option, the Windows Mobile Business Value Calculator can help. It asks you for type of industry, location, currency, type of work force, and more. As you enter in your data, it calculates your direct benefits, indirect benefits, and your cumulative 3 year benefits. If you hold the cursor over each benefit, you will get a pop up detailed description of that benefit. If that's not enough, you can click the "Detailed Applications" tab to see a complete list of applications that can be mobilized. You can even generate a PDF analysis report. There are even more options so head on over and see if the <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/business/calculator/default.mspx#">Windows Mobile Business Value Calculator</a> can help you decide what is right for your business.