Many free or for-purchase apps can help businesses reduce expenses. Among them:

Skype Mobile. Allows users to make Skype calls without using phone minutes

Xora Mobile Workforce Manager. A combination GPS and time clock that lets workers punch in, punch out, keep track of overtime, and know when to turn left or right

Telenav Track. Lets employers actually see workers, vehicles, and other equipment in the field; automates field-data capture and integrates with back-office systems

Starting in March, Verizon will allow their subscribers to call Skype users directly from their phones - without paying an extra cent. Users with Verizon data plans will have unlimited access to Skype over 3G. This would allow you to call your old, yet tech-savvy Aunt Irina, in Poland for free. This can be a great service for companies with international locations.

Voice, data and wireless telecom expenses typically equal .25% to 1.5% of revenue for US companies. For most companies, staff is being cut even as the overall cost and complexity of telecom is rising. According to CFO magazine, 69% of all CFOs indicated that developing a strategy for controlling telecom cost is a top priority. Overall telecom cost is rising faster than the GDP with wireless cost increasing at 16% annually.