In today’s global economy, one major measuring stick of a business’ success is how efficiently it can expand, or in other words, how effectively a company can reach out to new clients all over the world. Seeing that businesses are relying more and more heavily on digital media and computer technology, perhaps the major driving force behind expansion today is having a strong and secure network. Your company’s network is vital to your business’ bottom line in a number of ways. Not only does having a secure network allow you to reach out to new business partners through innovative communication tools such as video conferencing, but it enables you to protect the digital data you have already worked so hard to accumulate. Additionally, a secure network entails consolidating your company’s overall resources. Innovation, protection, and consolidation: each a precursor to increased revenue, all enabled by a secure computer network.
Is your company looking to increase its revenue by expanding to other clients? If so, ACS is the company you need to call to help you establish a secure network. ACS’s skilled technicians work around the clock to meet any and all of your network needs. The tremendous praise we have received from our partners is an ongoing testament to our proficiency and professionalism in assisting the growth of businesses by setting up and maintaining their networks. Michael Canina, the vice president of our five year partner Brockton Rox Professional Baseball Team went so far as to say that partnering with ACS is “…one of the smartest business decisions I’ve made, and I can’t imagine another way of moving forward with our business. They help us make money.” We are eager to make our partnership with your company the smartest business decision you have ever made. Let ACS help your business make money by helping you set up and maintain a network that enables you to expand your company today.
Wikipedia defines cloud computing as: Internet-based computing, whereby shared resources, software and information are provided to computers and other devices on-demand. Basically, “Cloud” is a metaphor for the internet.
It allows you to store, access and share all kinds of information from anywhere at any time. Cloud Computing is broken down into 3 categories.
1. Software as a Service(SAAS) – customers save on cost, space, power consumption and facility. You pay a flat fee for the functionality. You are not required to purchase hardware, software or management of those applications.
2. Infrastructure as a Service – this is total outsourcing. Everything is handled by the provider.
3. Platform as a Service
Small businesses are look at the harsh truth: there are technology applications that can improve their business but the cost of the hardware, software and maintenance stands in their way. The cloud gives small companies the flexibility to grow. These businesses can get top of the line technologies as a subscription service just by shifting the IT infrastructure and management to a Cloud Provider.
These are some of the benefits:
- Flexibility
- Improved Performance
- Sold on Demand
- Use as much or a little as you need
- Service is managed by the Provider
- Reduced Hardware equipment
- Lower Maintenance
- Instant Software updates
Technology is starting to see some big changes when it comes to how companies access information, share content and communicate. Google, Amazon and Microsoft are the leaders in Cloud Providers.
Cloud Providers offer compelling options for saving money, while staying ahead of the innovation curve.
So come on, get your head in the “clouds”.
A Motorola product, ‘The Motorola Droid’, is a smart phone enabled with Internet and Multimedia powered with Google’s Android Operating System. The Droid phone is the result of a three-way partnership. Motorola, the well respected brand, is responsible for the manufacture of hardware. The software is handled by Google and the network is provided by Verizon Wireless. This Smartphone is a direct competition for the Apple iPhone released in 2007. Television commercials and advertisements claim that there are several features available on Motorola that are not available on the iPhone.
The phone runs Android version 2.0.1 and has the following features:
• 5 mega-pixel low light capable digital camera.
• Wi-Fi networking
• Interchangeable battery
• 3.7-inch 854 X 480 touch screen
• Standard 35 mm headphone jack
• Google Maps navigation
• Micro SDHC support with 16 GB Card
• Sliding QWERTY keyboard
• Texas Instruments OMAP 3430 processor
• Hearing aid compatibility (HAC) rating of M3/T3
Google’s Android Operating System has several features that make the Motorola Droid Smartphone better than Apple iPhone. Following are some of the features of Android 2.0:
• Quick Contact: Android 2.0 includes a feature called “Quick Contact” which simplifies communication. You can get detailed information about a contact. The menu bar with easy icons will provide e-mail, physical address, instant messaging and all other details that you have saved for that person.
• Multiple Account Support: With this feature you can create a combined inbox and all the messages from all your accounts will be displayed in a single page. It will also let you to keep your contacts together.
• Improved Camera: Android 2.0’s camera controls digital zoom and support flash. It has many options for scene mode, macro focus, color effects, white balance, etc.
• Better Bluetooth: The Bluetooth 2.1 is fully supported and developers will be able to integrate Bluetooth functionality in a more improved way.
• Better Browser: The browser supports HTML5 standards, including the usage of the geo location API and video tag. A new address bar supports for instant tap-driven searching and navigation, and double-tap zoom is supported throughout the browsing experience.
• Other: Android 2.0 provides graphics architecture with better performance and improved hardware acceleration. It also brings SMS/MMS search and a handful of calendar improvements into the Operating System.
To summarize all the features of Motorola Droid and Android 2.0, let us point out some of the pros and cons of this Smartphone.
Pros:
• Attractive touch-screen display
• Improved web browsing
• Google maps navigation
• Multiple account support
Cons:
• All camera images are not clear
• Flat keyboard makes it uncomfortable to type on
Both Apple iPhone and Motorola Droid has gained remarkable market popularity. They have managed to make an impact on the industry. However, with the increase in the number of complaints by AT&T users regarding poor network and coverage, Verizon has gained market share and can be a major selling point. Customers find Verizon more reliable and hence are switching from AT&T. Now this is a positive sign for the developers of the Smartphone Motorola Droid.
Let us discuss some major features and how they differ in both mobile phones:
Apple iPhone Vs Motorola Droid
• Hardware: Motorola Droid runs on the TI OMAP 3430 processor, one of the top processors in the market, which is also used in the Palm Pre. In addition to its application-switching capabilities, the TI OMAP 3430 is also a very fast processor. In fact, Droid is regarded as “the fastest Android device till date”.
iPhone 3GS uses Samsung S5PC100 processor which also runs at 600MHz and includes a CPU, a graphics processing and a memory controller all on one chip. Even the iPhone’s processor is capable of application switching functionality, but Apple hasn’t utilized the feature as yet.
• Operating Systems (OS): iPhone’s OS is highly reliable and easy to use. Whereas Android OS is being tested and used by different devices and manufactures but its utility is still unknown. We will have to wait and watch whether Android OS matches up with iPhone’s OS.
• Keyboard and Display Screen: iPhone’s biggest drawback is that it lacks a QWERTY keyboard and Motorola Droid has taken full advantage of this. It also provides an attractive touch-screen which can display videos at 854 X 480 pixels, higher than the 640 X 450 pixel display of Apple iPhone.
• Camera: iPhone has a 3 mega-pixel camera with video recording and editing features. On the other hand, Motorola Droid has a 5 mega-pixel camera and has video recording capabilities but with no editing features as yet.
• Talk time and Battery Life: iPhone 3GS is powered by lithium-ion battery. On a 2G network, it can provide a talk time of upto 8 hours, while on a 3G network, it provides 5 hours of talk time.
On the other hand, Motorola Droid is also powered by a built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery, but Verizon claims that on its 2G network, it can provide talk time of upto 12 hours and on 3G a network, talk time of upto 6.4 hours.
Sources of information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_Droid
http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/product/324707/review/droid.html
http://www.androidcentral.com/total-cost-ownership-motorola-droid-verizon
- Brian Kingsley, Director of Technical Services, ACS Services, Boston
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