BlackBerry is Boon of Bane

Business communication has changed dramatically over the least 12 to 15 years. In 1995, communication was less complicated. We made use of advanced technologies such as telephone, fax, and mobile phone. Example, when we fax a document to receiving a party, call the person to confirm if she/he was received it and communicate over the phone over the details of the document. Communication was more personal and decision making was slower. 
In 1966, electronic mail of commonly referred as e-mail, started its inevitable into offices around the world. This invasion coincides with the proliferation of the Internet. Gradually, email became the norm for business communication. 
It is undeniable that with e-mail, the whole paradigm of business communication changed. The world is much more connected, information flow freely across what was previously unbridgeable boundaries and most importantly, the costs of communications reduced. Despite the obvious advantages, e-mail does come along with certain woes. The lead time (real of perceived) between communications have reduced dramatically; how often you will hear colleagues and even business partners expecting instantaneous replies and answer to their queries almost immediately after they have sent the e-mail query out. Recently, this was complicated by the spread of the usage of Short Message Service or SMS. The increase in the volume of information and the sheer burden of having to make instant decisions ultimately resulted in an increase in executive stress. 
BlackBerry, a name that is virtually unheard of 6-7 years ago, will change the business communication landscape even more. Executives specifically those who travel for their work. They can now be contacted or stay connected in virtually any location across the global so long as there is network connection. 
Similar to e-mail, blackberry comes with certain woes. Executive stress will increase as the communications become even more instantaneous. Many executives had mixed feeling about BlackBerry. While there are obvious advantages, many of them expressed that they were over whelmed by the power of instant communications initially. Many of them were even addicted to their BlackBerry, constantly checking if they had missed any mails. For many people BlackBerry is a brilliant tool.