ClairMail
ClairMail Why It's Fierce: Thousands of enterprises have already deployed mobile access infrastructure for handheld devices like BlackBerry, Treo and Windows Mobile. They're great for getting email, but accessing enterprise applications and information is a totally different, complicated and expensive matter. In comes ClairMail. Installed behind the company firewall, ClairMail's platform allows mobile workers to simply send an email to a particular address with their query in the subject line. The solution intercepts the requests, runs a script and returns the requested information in a matter of seconds. The platform can retrieve a host of information, ranging from back-office applications to database records. So Bob in sales can send a quick email to receive all of the sales information about Sally's Pet Store before he makes his sales call. Because the request securely carries user privileges, there is no need to remember multiple passwords, log into various systems, navigate complex applications or put personal credentials at risk. Individual users of the ClairMail solution--such as Phil Marineau, CEO of Levi Strauss--love it so much that they have become investors in the company. What to look for: Look for ClairMail to increase its list of partners and for existing partners like RIM, IBM and Seven to aggressively propel this compelling solution throughout enterprises. We wouldn't be surprised if ClairMail was acquired this year. |