Task management software: Blackberry vs. iPhone

Competition between Blackberry and iPhone re-creates the long-running battle between PC and Mac. It is hard to make an adequate estimation of these two handheld mini-computers and to compare Blackberry solutions with iPhone apps, because each gadget has a set of powerful tools to use software applications. Blackberry users find their devices perfect and they think their devides are quite sufficient. iPhone users will tell you that it is easy and efficient, so it is the best. The more users you ask, the more confused you feel. Nevertheless, below you can find some information about task management software solutions for both handheld devices. A quick outlook won't give you a detailed analysis, but it will let you better understand some features of the gadgets.

Here are several features that make Blackberry solutions advantageous:

• Because developers of Blackberry tried to satisfy needs of corporate buyers, any task management software for Blackberry has powerful functionality for text messaging and emailing giving more options for user collaboration.
• Those mobile packages can be easily linked to Microsoft Exchange, so business on Blackberry becomes faster. Even though Apple takes steps to link its best iPhone apps to MS Exchange, it seems iPhone still requires some de-bugging.
• Blackberry solutions have optimized synchronization capabilities.

Here are several features that make iPhone solutions advantageous:

• Apple has a democratic approach to application development encouraging iPhone users to develop their own applications, including those solutions. iPhone users are empowered to do almost everything with task management apps for iPhone.
• A combination of touch screen and motion sensors gives a richer experience to users to manage tasks on iPhone by means of the solutions.
• Apple's solutions clearly dominate in small business software and personal consumer electronics markets, so its solutions will be best applied to managing tasks on iPhone by small companies and teams within companies.

Handheld mini-computers are convenient for those people who need to manage tasks remotely. For example, while being in a business strip, a manager can use his MS Outlook solution to keep track of his subordinates' duties, manage tasks iPhone calendars, and communicate with assistants. For such a manager iPhone or Blackberry gives a lot of advantages to control office tasks remotely.

When you need to organize an office work environment, both iPhone and Blackberry become less convenient and less functional than desktop computers or laptops do.

For office employees and managers, desktop-based task management solutions offer maximum options for task managing, scheduling and planning. That's why VIP Task Manager will be best for organizing office work and managing tasks of office employees. VIP Task Manager is a desktop-based, client-server task management solution that helps you plan, assign, manage, track and report todo lists and schedules within projects and office workflows. It supports user collaboration and data sharing. The software lets keep tasks, todo lists, schedules, documents and other information in a single database file.