The survey goes on to talk about productivity, in which case, mobile email was viewed to have the maximum impact, followed by webmail and contacts which were also viewed as important in all companies across different sizes. Web conferencing turned out to be the most preferred form of collaboration, whereas communication methods like chatting and instant messenger were also among the favorites Email calendar and ERP were among the other tools used by mid-sized companies.
Among the most popular cost management solution for companies of medium and large sizes is the use of open source software and virtualisation. CXOs from medium sized companies also viewed outsourcing as an important option. Smaller companies believed cloud solutions could have a larger impact on their cost. Surprisingly, BYOD which has been a new trend of sorts, was less of a choice.
