management information systems

An overview of the systems functionality

The Apple iPhone is the latest device to be released by the Apple company . Its release has been particularly anticipated following the flamboyant success of the iPod . The iPhone can be viewed as a state of the art personal computing machine . Its main functionality is that of a cellular phone combined to a Personal Digital Assistant device . The phone functionality was made to allow voice communication on cellular networks and the phone was primarily designed to operate on the ATT network , which is mostly a GSM

network . The device allows users to make calls by entering a number or by using a pre-saved list of phone numbers stored in the phone . Additional features to the phone aspect are the ability to receive and send SMS , receive voice mail recorded in of receipt and logged in the device for later retrieval . The phone has several cellular plans which vary by the amount of minutes allowed in a given month . Most plans also have a based limit for the amount of SMS included with the package . The phone offers the ability to download and have a variety of ringtones , and photos (up to 2Mpixels ) directly stored on the portable device . The iPhone is also an iPod which has a music library that can be browsed easily in searching by song , artist , album and playlist . The iPod portion of the device has wireless capability for connecting to the internet and a video player for watching movies and videos on a 3 .5inch screen display . The Wifi connectivity allows users to download music and videos on the go , only a hotspot connection being necessary to access the large catalog of music offered by the Apple company . Some of the capabilities of the iPhone easily rival with the latest laptops . In fact the iPhone also comes with its own browser referred to as the Safari browser which also works in a tactile fashion It provides email and can supports the POP and IMAP formats of email The mapping application provides satellite images of roads and streets mostly in the coverage area of the cellular network (Apple , 2007

History of the system - what problems was it designed to fix

The release of the iPhone came in June of 2007 after the incomparable success of the iPod family of products . In fact , the iPhone can be perceived as the second generation device following the iPod . The iPod itself was introduced to the public in 2001 (Cop , 2007 . In 2006 , Apple had sold over 70 million Ipods with a combined revenue amounting to over 40 billion /year . The iPod and its related services made up 40 of the company 's revenue , and during that time the existing competition from Pocket PCs and general PDAs made it adequate for the Apple company to follow the success of the iPod in offering its clientele a hybrid device loaded with attractive and wanted features such as voice , wireless connectivity , video multimedia , and of course...