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June 29, 2011
Wireless Management Platforms with Integrated Apps Drive Value
Businesses continue to launch themselves into the high-tech realm of smart phones and super users. In a recent report, nearly 60 percent of respondents chose mobile technologies over business intelligence, social media and cloud computing. Digital Megatrends 2015: The Role of Technology in the New Normal Market survey showed many executives expect mobility to have the greatest impact on their business.
According to this market survey, the use of mobile apps is becoming increasingly popular compared to the mobile web. The convenience of using mobile apps has prompted more than 35 percent of companies to build their own. Through wireless management, up to five apps are currently being created to be used by mobile employees.
IT departments depend on a solid wireless management system to build the applications. Sales team staff and executives are expected to use 46 percent of the apps and field service providers tend to use about 42 percent. When these apps are in place, companies are finding they not only can increase productivity, but also benefit from their own development resources.
Employees want the latest technology in smartphones and tablets and they want their company to pay the bill. According to an AppCentral survey of 30,000 mobile experts and IT professionals, 56 percent of employers pay for devices and network contracts. While companies continue to comply with the demands of its workers, other wireless management problems persist.
This agreement to pay not only heightens security risks but creates a great deal of added expenses to any wireless management system. A mere 23 percent of employers do not pay for their employees’ devices, according to the survey. This demonstrates the importance of a well established enterprise mobility platform. To reduce corporate expenditures, companies need to implement a wireless management expense solution and mobile phone inventory.
Utilizing this system will enable higher productivity as well as lower costs associated with employee technology. As it relates to usage, 96 percent of employees use their devices for corporate e-mail, according to the survey, while another 87 percent have access to calendars. With the ability to connect to an internal WiFi (News
- Alert), 67 percent of workers do so, and can also access business contacts.
As companies continue to place more importance on overall wireless management, trends are likely to emerge that could easily benefit the employee base, while also adhering to budgetary requirements.
Susan J. Campbell is a contributing editor for TMCnet and has also written for eastbiz.com. To read more of Susan’s articles, please visit her columnist page.
Edited by Stefanie Mosca
According to this market survey, the use of mobile apps is becoming increasingly popular compared to the mobile web. The convenience of using mobile apps has prompted more than 35 percent of companies to build their own. Through wireless management, up to five apps are currently being created to be used by mobile employees.
IT departments depend on a solid wireless management system to build the applications. Sales team staff and executives are expected to use 46 percent of the apps and field service providers tend to use about 42 percent. When these apps are in place, companies are finding they not only can increase productivity, but also benefit from their own development resources.
Employees want the latest technology in smartphones and tablets and they want their company to pay the bill. According to an AppCentral survey of 30,000 mobile experts and IT professionals, 56 percent of employers pay for devices and network contracts. While companies continue to comply with the demands of its workers, other wireless management problems persist.
This agreement to pay not only heightens security risks but creates a great deal of added expenses to any wireless management system. A mere 23 percent of employers do not pay for their employees’ devices, according to the survey. This demonstrates the importance of a well established enterprise mobility platform. To reduce corporate expenditures, companies need to implement a wireless management expense solution and mobile phone inventory.
Utilizing this system will enable higher productivity as well as lower costs associated with employee technology. As it relates to usage, 96 percent of employees use their devices for corporate e-mail, according to the survey, while another 87 percent have access to calendars. With the ability to connect to an internal WiFi (News
- Alert), 67 percent of workers do so, and can also access business contacts.As companies continue to place more importance on overall wireless management, trends are likely to emerge that could easily benefit the employee base, while also adhering to budgetary requirements.
Susan J. Campbell is a contributing editor for TMCnet and has also written for eastbiz.com. To read more of Susan’s articles, please visit her columnist page.
Edited by Stefanie Mosca
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