Organizations will be affected by smartphone dock technology and need to determine how to interact with customers and partners using the technology. Software companies will also be directly impacted and must decide whether to support or ignore docking capabilities. There are risks to both supporting the new technology or ignoring it. Potential winners include Verizon Wireless and Android OS, while losers could be Comcast and those with separate devices. Corporations may benefit through reduced costs, but must adapt security and access to systems for the new technology.

1. Smartphone docks Disruptive Technology By: Brad Chenowith, Josh Michael, Daniel Sapunar & Lindsay Stuchinsky

2. Organizations In order to prepare for the upcoming technological changes, organizations need to figure out how they specifically will be effected. For example, if a computer engineering company uses multiple databases, and they know that these databases will not run on a Smartphone dock, then they know they cannot adopt this technology; however, that does not mean that they will not have to support/work with other who use this technology.

3. Organizations Continued Organizations may choose to avoid the Smartphone dock technology altogether, but that would be difficult considering how popular it is likely to become. The best decision, even if the company chooses not to use the technology, is to find ways to interact, internally and externally, with customers and business partners who do use the Smartphone technology.

4. Impact on Software Software like Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, Pearson, McGraw-Hill, games, etc. are popular in the home, education and corporate settings. These software companies will be directly effected by the popularity of dock technology, and need to decide whether they are going to support these changes or ignore them.

5. Support If the software companies decide to take advantage of the opportunity presented in Smartphone dock technology, then they can rewrite their software for the Android Operating System and even try to partner with Motorola to become the “exclusive” provider for their specified software. Risks There will of course be costs and effort put into rewriting the software, and even if the software works on a Smartphone/dock, there is still a risk that this technology will not take off as planned.

7. Losers Comcast- They currently offer television, internet, and home phone technology. But with the use of the smart phone and pad there will be no use for their internet services anymore. Separate technology users- Anybody who goes out and buys a separate laptop and phone, and pays bills for each will be over paying for products and services.

8. Impacts on Networking Networking in general will take a turn in the internet service industry. Internet providers such as Comcast will be taking a hit with the introduction of the pad. Where as phone service providers such as Verizon and AT&T will be the leaders of the networking industry.

9. Corporations would have to pay less money with this new technology Supply their employees with the dock and the phone or make it a requirement for the employees to buy their own phone Would not have to check for as many viruses phones do not get as many viruses as computers do What are the benefits to corporations and other organizations?

10. Benefits Continued Use the dock on the go People would just have to plug the phone into their small dock weighs 2.4 pounds a bit more than the average MacAir The dock is just the shell that uses the phone as a CPU and battery life Corporations would save a big budget with this new technology

11. How will corporations need to change in how they view security and access to systems? Corporations will need to adapt to the security of the Smartphone The companies would have to supply their own phones as a security measure To make sure that the employee would not be divulging sensitive hidden information from the company Pay less money for the security of the company with this Smartphone dock

12. More Change The company would need to reassess the way it would share information from person to person Look that Bluetooth was not hooked up onto an unauthorized source Cost the company less money in security because they would not have to constantly check for viruses, hackers and the enemy within, but they would have to make sure common phone problems would not apply as often to the phone.

13. Disadvantages Internet Policies Different companies allow and deny certain internet sites Storage Average Smartphone has 16GB SD card No storage device located in the keyboard dock Battery Life Relies on phone battery life No external battery power on dock Unable to Print

14. Disruptive Change Within the Next 5 Years? American Consumer Habits Most people do not research before a purchase Everyone wants to have the next best thing Want it before everyone else Parents Most don’t understand the technology Will purchase this technology thinking it will be good for their new college child

15. Disruptive Change Continued College Students Trying to impress their peers with new technology Don’t fully understand the technology Young Business Owners Want employees to have the newest technology Think they will “one up” their competitors