Windows Mobile vs. RIM: Platform experiences compared

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For IT professionals, deciding which mobile platform to use is a complicated process and involves many important steps -- from the initial decision making process to final deployment. And often the most difficult part is deciding on what platform will work best for the diverse majority of an enterprise's workers.

Currently leading the mobile platform arena, many enterprises select either Research In Motion (RIM) or Microsoft's Windows Mobile platforms to keep their workforce mobile. But what are the advantages and disadvantages of each platform?

To clear the fog around these platforms and facilitate this initial decision processing -- or the initial stage of a vast equipment change -- the editors at SearchMobileComputing.com have created an inclusive checklist that documents the level of support each platforms offers for a wide range of services, features and applications.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
  Administrator experience

• Features and applications
• Support
• Security

•  User experience

• Features and applications
• Support
• Security

ADMINISTRATOR EXPERIENCE

Designed to provide IT administrators with the information they need to make the best decision, this section documents each service offered by the Windows Mobile platform and RIM's platform. It offers input on each platform's support for an individual service, better preparing the IT administrator to develop and maintain a mobile deployment.

USER EXPERIENCE

In this section, services pertaining to the user's experience for both the Windows Mobile and the RIM platforms are detailed and labeled according to how much each platform can support the service. It is designed to provide both the IT administrator and the user with a better understanding of which platform best meshes with the mobile worker's specific needs.

Mobile managers face a tough choice when weighing which mobile platform or operating system to deploy to mobilize the workforce. To continue finding out more about the wide range of mobile operating systems out there, check out SearchMobileComputing.com's special report Mobile operating systems: Which mobile device platform fits your strategy? which features a panel of experts and their advice on the major mobile OS available.