With so many mobile devices on the market that support various operating systems, it’s often tough to know which will be the best tool to support you and your team. In series of four posts, we are speaking with Canadian business leaders about how and why they chose not just their device, but the operating system.
As the Executive Vice President for software company Solutions360, John Graham’s path to the iPhone started when he purchased his iPad.
“What struck me was the simplicity of using it, and just how many new ways I was able to expand its use,” says Graham. “It just worked in every new direction that I took it.”
Shortly thereafter he decided to make the switch from his long time commitment to a top competitor to the iPhone 4, and since then, he says he’s never looked back.
“For me, communications with the office, with clients, and my kids for that matter, is critical,” says Graham, who uses his mobile device at work for e-mail and texting colleagues and customers. “What I love about the iPhone and its underlying operating system is primarily that it just works, all the time, and it does so in an intuitive way.”
In addition to a vibrant high-resolution screen, iTunes integration and FaceTime video calling, the iPhone’s iOS4 operating system empowers multitasking, and the ability to create a personal Wi-Fi hotspot to share your data with multiple devices.
Research shows that iPhone 4 is the most popular smartphone in Canada, but Graham doesn’t just love it because it’s so widely used. He says the key aspect of the iPhone operating system that he depends on it for, is its flexibility.
And he’s right: With tens of thousands of applications accessible from the dynamic App Store, and an app for almost anything.
“If I need to accomplish something or find some information, there’s for sure an app for that. It’s a very empowering tool,” he explains.
“I can remote desktop into my office computer, I can keep tabs on colleagues, Tweet, and keep up on my Microsoft Exchange e-mail,” he adds. “Most importantly, I can keep in touch with my family and entertain each of my four kids with a plethora of bird flinging, target practice or parking games.”
Graham is specifically a fan of the iPhone’s mail system, which blends all of his e-mail accounts into one easy-to-read inbox. The iPhone 4 supports multiple Microsoft Exchange and ActiveSync accounts, meaning your business email, calendar, and contacts are always up to date.
“I’m no longer tied to my desk. I can be in the board room or in the kitchen and know what’s happening with my mail,” he says, adding that he also uses many other functions like speech to text functions to help him stay productive when traveling. “Bottom line I am connected and just as informed as I am when I’m sitting in front of my main desktop.”
TELUS offers a range of devices equipped with all the top operating systems, recognizing that there is no one-size-fits-all solution for every business.
