Walking directions first became visible to some Google Maps users about two weeks ago, and whatever tests the company conducted apparently went well. Walking directions are now available to everyone, with Google answering several of the questions that came up.
Google Maps For Mobile Offers Bus, Train Directions
The addition of transit info to Google Maps might have seemed handy when, in the comfort of your home or office, you were trying to establish plans. It’s now handy in a more literal sense, too, since transit data has become available through the new version of Google Maps for mobile.
New! Use Google Text Messaging to get Directions
A couple weeks ago, I published Googling from your Mobile Phone-no Web Browser Needed!, which turned out to be one of the most popular articles yet. It showed how Google SMS (Short Message Service, otherwise known as text messaging) enables you to send Google queries as text messages over your mobile phone and in a return text message get precise answers to your questions.
Future Directions: Too Much of a Good Thing
Managing IT complexity is a major problem for most companies. This is especially true for the many small and mid-market companies struggling to manage all of the distributed systems they deployed over the past decade. If you couple this proliferation of systems with the increasing demands being placed on IT organizations because of the move to e-business, you’ll begin to see why so many customers are looking to IBM for help.