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Sun's solution for the mobile workforce facilitates mobile connectivity and communications supporting plant maintenance as well as sales, transportation and delivery, and traveling professional services staffs. The software applications provided by Sun technology partners integrate industry and expert knowledge tailored to users, by industry. As a result, mobile workforce solutions can have a dramatic impact on productivity. Sun's solutions are supported by open standards operating systems and robust, scalable architecture and are designed to grow and easily adapt to upswings in usage, as well as introductions of new devices and technologies.

As content delivery over wireless devices becomes faster and more secure and scalable, mobile commerce will become more and more popular. Consumers will benefit from cashless payments, bill consolidation and increased access to their online accounts, as well as mobile purchases from retailers and services providers while traveling or out of the office. To provide these benefits, mobile applications must be easy to use and secure, and provide a high level of personalization and localization.

Messaging and Personal Information Management (PIM) functions, such as calendars, address books or memos, are productivity tools that enable workers to be more effective by converting down time, such as time spent traveling or waiting for appointments, into productive time. Messaging and PIM are usually the initial wireless applications that enterprises roll out to employees. These simple capabilities can have an enormous impact on productivity.