Cognito, the managed mobile data provider that two years
ago migrated its entire customer base to an advanced GPRS-based
solution, has rolled out its 10,000th active
subscriber.
This figure represents a doubling of the Cognito subscriber base
since January 2003, reflecting the growing market trend in uptake
of mobile data services.
Gartner predicts that by 2010, 80% of key business processes
will involve the exchange of real-time information involving mobile
workers.
Steve Alderson, managing director, said, “Our belief is that
implementing effective mobile workflow solutions offers enormous
potential for organisations, not just to maintain their position,
but to accelerate growth and take their business to another
level.”
This view is supported by Gartner research which indicates that
enterprises already basing key processes on a rich IT
infrastructure can reap the highest ROI though mobile extensions of
these applications.
“Furthermore, traditional markets for mobile data services such
as facilities and service management, are now being joined by other
market sectors which recognise the real business opportunities that
effectively deployed and managed solutions can deliver,” Alderson
said.
In the past six months Cognito has secured contracts within many
new sectors including Highways contractor Siemens Traffic Controls,
Blick, the Stanley Security Solutions company, local government
organisations such as Peterborough City Council as well as courier
companies such as CitySprint.