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There are a variety of enterprise-related systems using Apple Watch location, collaboration and messaging, and (in some cases) activity sensors to help their business grow.
Enterprises including Capital One, SAP, Salesforce and IBM all provide quick to access collaboration and information management tools for the device.
The latter provides watchOS apps for hospitals, law enforcement, public safety and field service engineers.
In each case, enterprises secure efficiency and productivity benefits by ensuring workers have near immediate access to the information they need to get things done.
The article is an advertisement for the Apple Watch, but it is an opportunity to consider if there is any business case for smart watches. Is there one, or will smart watches always be a solution in search of a problem?
(Score: 3, Informative) by SomeGuy on Thursday February 14 2019, @01:23PM (4 children)
No. There is no business case for this. No one is going to buy you some useless toy, even if you pretend it is work related. Now get back to work and stop wasting you shareholder's time and money.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by DannyB on Thursday February 14 2019, @04:34PM (2 children)
Business has an interest in employees wearing smart watches.
First they disguise it as "wellness" to get you to wear it.
Then they can track your location. They can be sure employees are not fraternizing outside of work. Or while at work. They can be sure employees do not spend enough time with anyone to form any kind of meaningful human relationship which would make them less valuable to the corporation.
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(Score: 2) by bob_super on Thursday February 14 2019, @05:55PM (1 child)
You do have to admit that the company is thinking about you : it's slightly faster and less awkward to check the time, compared to the previous ankle bracelets.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Thursday February 14 2019, @07:32PM
The watch can alert you to when it is time to be happy. When it is time to have a pee break. When it is time to stop eating dinner and return to the office because some van in the parking lot guessed that the company WiFi password is '12345'. Etc.
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(Score: 2) by krishnoid on Thursday February 14 2019, @07:11PM
One acquaintance's employer (a daycare) forbids her from having her magic smart device out while working, but she's allowed to reply to texts, etc via her watch. It's pricy, but meets that need pretty well.