What is "Yomi name"?

I have just been wondering about Yomi. I have just used it to enable me to sort and search for third party customers whom are technically my customers client but whom I need to liase with directly on occasion. I find the Yomi (company in this case) to be very useful, as I can find a contact relating to a job specific anphanumeric code which includes a job number and which direct customer they relate to.

So my view is that it is a very useful option to have a Yomi field available which enables one to search for other information not directly connected to the individual contact as the "notes" section on my Nokia Windows Phone isnt searchable.

Overall my view is that the Yomi is and should be available as it can be adapted for individual use regardless of which country you or your contacts are in.

When thinking about it, in the north of the UK, I mean further north than Manchester, many people and families use their middle name to be addressed, which can become confusing as often the middle name is the same throughout the family so again there may be a use for the Yomi here too.

Anyway, for whatever reason, my vote is in favour of a Yomi or alternatively named option for searchable use whatever country you live in.

I dont believe that microsoft or google are trying to dictate how to use it, it is simply available to use and once you have the hardware/software etc, it is yours to do what you want with and therefore it then becomes personal to you which is what it is all about. I suppose.

Lastly, thanks for advising the actual meaning of Yomi.

Right on, Sergey!

"Nana2DB," we share the same concerns and opinions about the "Yomi Name Issue" nearly point-by-point and you expressed everything so well you saved me the trouble of composing a post myself...thank you! I couldn't agree with you more about the ability to add a second company or subcategory field with a dropdown box such as "Company2" or a user-definable category. For example, I purchased Nitro Pro 8 PDF software last week; the company that developed and sells this product is Cleverbridge, Inc. Added "Nitro Pro PDF Software" under the title "Nickname" based on the lack of options and it feels like a "cheap" quasi-solution. Another example that impacts me greatly on a professional level is that my clients are hospitals with contacts in a variety of different departments within the hospital. I could use a "Company2" (better still, a user-definable "Department") option to enter the specific department subcategory. The functionality and versatility of the entire Contacts component (among others) has fallen woefully behind meeting user needs, is non-intuitive and is still absurdly archaic, especially in light of the vast advances in all manner of technology over the past few years. Cheers as well to Brian and others for the spot-on great points expressed in this thread. Microsoft seems to be "phoning it in" now and it shows in their products. Very disappointed.