Mobile communications firm Orange is planning to offer UK businesses the latest device from HTC, known as Shift, which includes a seven-inch touch screen mobile computer.
Mobile devices such as PDAs and phones could run advanced enterprise software applications within the next five years as data transfer speeds rise, according to experts at this year's Mobile World Congress Show.
Mobile phone users are increasingly worried that PC-based information security risks are threatening their phones, leaving network operators with a choice: protect customers against malware and other threats or lose their business.
Birmingham City Council and housing and development organisation Places for People are seeking to improve the services they offer their customers through mobile services.