Abstract
Smartphones offer users immediate access to both published information and also to enterprise systems such as intranets. The global availability of broadband mobile networks and the power of software-enabled applications are likely to transform the delivery of information to the business, legal and research communities. Despite the technical advances that smartphones have made, there are still user-interface limitations that need to be addressed. Apple, Google, Microsoft and Nokia are just a few of the companies targeting a global market for location-independent access. In the near term publishers and users are going to have to support multiple software platforms and a range of business models, and work out how best to capitalize on the capability to provide location-specific information.
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