Wireless Infrastructure White Papers Wireless Infrastructure is an 802.11 networking framework in which devices communicate with each other by first going through an Access Point (AP). In infrastructure mode, wireless devices can communicate with each other or can communicate with a wired network.
Mobility is the future of business; more business is conducted in real time and between geographically dispersed situations than ever before. Also, mobility ties closely into important collaboration trends including the increasing use of social networking tools such as Facebook,
LinkedIn and Twitter. The smartphone- a symbol of an increasingly mobile and interconnected population-is a familiar piece of technology for most employees.
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It's no secret: Smartphones are infiltrating the corporate world and making employees more productive. Their use is no longer dictated by IT departments that provision them to
executives and salespeople.
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With sleek designs and a variety of user-friendly features, smartphones have implanted themselves on the public's consciousness-so much so that one leading industry research firm reports
that a record 54.5 million such mobile devices were shipped in the fourth quarter last year. With sales rising nearly 40 percent over the same quarter in 2008, the message is clear: Smartphones are
hot, and not just for mobile workers.
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Today, many companies are investing in wireless and mobile solutions. Where mobility was once viewed as a risky venture, its value is now understood. These solutions are expected to increase productivity and improve efficiency due to improved field-based access to knowledge within the mobile workforce. In the current competitive climate where companies must compete globally, wireless solutions are no longer about gaining an edge, but about keeping up with the competition.
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Individually acquired smartphones - those devices that employees purchase outright or get reimbursed for by the organization - are on the rise.
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By: NEC
Published Date: Jan 28, 2010
Case Study: NEC provided intuitive and user friendly technology to enrich the whole guest experience with improved service times, personalized assistance and quality communications.
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Over a decade ago, mobile telephony entered the enterprise through the back door: employees who could afford mobile phones occasionally used them for business; specific business units budgeted for employee mobiles and then procured them locally; policies surrounding the usage of mobile phones for work were - where they existed at all - haphazard; there was little means of policy
enforcement; and in no case were these mobile phones integrated into a business's fixed telephony strategy, let alone its IT strategy. This stands in sharp contrast to other office technologies, such as PCs, faxes, and copiers.
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University of Waterloo conducted a six-week pilot project with several of its students in the Project Leadership Program, a distance learning program. Their goal was to see if mobile learning using BlackBerry smartphones would enhance their educational experience.
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The Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies is comprised of the world's premier consumer health company, the world's largest medical devices and diagnostics company, the world's fourth-largest biologics company, and the world's seventh-largest pharmaceuticals company. With over 250 operating companies in 57 countries, Johnson & Johnson's Credo is to put the needs and well-being of the people they serve first.
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AT&T is a premier communications holding company. Its subsidiaries and affiliates, AT&T operating companies, are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. Among their offerings are the world's most advanced IP-based business communications services, the nation's fastest 3G network and the best wireless coverage worldwide, and the nation's leading high speed Internet access and voice services.
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In September 2008 Research In Motion (RIM) commissioned Forrester Consulting to examine the
total economic impact and potential return on investment (ROI) enterprises can realize by deploying mobility solutions using BlackBerry smartphones and BlackBerry Enterprise Server software. Forrester defines a BlackBerry enterprise solution as consisting of both BlackBerry smartphones and the BlackBerry Enterprise Server which together deliver a range of benefits to the organization.
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The year 2009 will forever be remembered as a time when the global economy began a painful restructuring amid a cascade of systemic failures -- credit panic, stock market crash, and mortgage meltdown and business contraction. But some smart and able accounting firm decision-makers stand to benefit... if they can catch the right trends. In this research report, we examine five of the critical issues that are creating new opportunities for the accounting profession and nine key strategies for obtaining competitive advantage.
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In this free white paper, learn how it's now possible for wireless local area networks (WLANs) to deliver predictable throughput, reject interference, and generally behave just like Ethernet. Discover how beamforming, a specialized method of antenna-based RF transmission, renders inconsistent performance stable; rejects performance-impeding interference; supports reliability-sensitive applications like real-time voice and high-definition video; and eliminates packet loss, delays, and jitter. Download your copy of this free white paper now.
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In this free white paper, discover the hidden costs of out-of-the-box Wi-Fi. Fluctuating connections can potentially cost thousands per day! Now get cost outlays for 5 vendors in 2 different scenarios; learn which 10 component(s) may avoid catastrophe; and find out when to prioritize coverage over capacity. If your business is riding on Wi-Fi, it pays to play it safe. Learn how-download your copy of this free white paper now.
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By: iPass
Published Date: Sep 16, 2009
Thanks to new mobile technologies, work happens everywhere today. It might be responding to email on the morning train or uploading a customer contract during a cross-town cab ride. Your workers need this level of connectivity to compete. At the same time, you likely face unprecedented budgetary challenges.
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In recent years, law firms have enjoyed remarkable financial returns due to a strong global
economy, free flowing capital and a high level of demand for legal services. Law firm revenues and profits continued to be strong, even during the dotcom bust, the post 9/11 slowdown and the increasing cost of associate recruitment and retention. This success could be partly explained by the growth imperative in law firms: they must continue to grow, either by acquisition, or by recruiting laterals or associates, because law firm economics correlates size with profits. And many firms grew rapidly in the past several years.
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This paper looks at some of the challenges that CIOs are facing in managing mobility. This is clearly becoming more complex for large enterprises as mobility penetrates more deeply into their
organisations, driven by changing working practices and supported by rapidly evolving technology.
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Over the last fifteen years, mobility solutions have evolved from cell phones and pagers to platforms for wireless email and mobilizing business applications. Today's road warriors depend on their mobile devices for fast, reliable, easy access to applications and corporate data. Mobile solution downtime can adversely affect customer service, productivity, sales, and revenues.
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By: iPass
Published Date: Jun 15, 2009
In this Webcast, Brownlee Thomas, Ph.D., Principal Analyst from Forrester Research, Inc., talks about current enterprise mobility trends, shows you what other companies are doing in response to these trends and gives you best practices for reducing your own mobility costs. Don't miss this timely and insightful Webcast.
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Mobility is no longer considered a luxury within enterprise but a critical part of a networking
strategy as firms look to increase productivity and remain competitive in a rapidly changing environment. As mobility becomes an integral part of the infrastructure, IT must deal with supporting numerous devices including laptops, smartphones and other mobile handhelds. The challenge for IT will be enabling productivity improvements while mitigating the risk of numerous types of devices. The devices and their memory cards may hold sensitive organizational and personal information, including information about product announcements, 9inancial statements, or customer records.
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Research In Motion (RIM) has made its name by providing email to wireless devices for more than ten years. It has made wireless email available around the globe and has pioneered a number of the technologies that are needed to provide seamless integration between corporate and desktop email systems and BlackBerrys in the field.
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Ricoh Americas Corporation (Ricoh) is a provider of document solutions, including digital imaging systems, fax machines, printers, scanners and data storage. Ricoh wanted a solution to automate service calls handled by field service technicians. They decided to create an application for the BlackBerry solution that would improve call efficiency and give technicians more control over the tasks performed during their day.
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This paper examines both the centralized WLAN switch architecture and the optimized WLAN architecture, so that the wireless network choice an organization makes today will protect its investment and allow it to experience the substantial benefits of 802.11 for years to come.
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This document describes the security features of the BlackBerry Enterprise Solution and provides an overview of the BlackBerry security architecture.
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Companies that are interested in securing their mobile workers and preventing unauthorized access to important company resources need to implement an enterprise wireless security strategy. Learn about the challenges associated with increased worker mobility and how to create an effective enterprise wireless security strategy with some suggestions for an enterprise wireless security policy.
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