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White Paper: "In Relentless Pursuit of Secure Mobility- Strategic Security Considerations for Mobile Enterprises"

This white paper explores the role security considerations play as drivers and/or barriers to fully realizing the potential of enterprise-mobility strategies.
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Study: Mobility Management, Tighter Security, and Migration To IP Dominate 2006 Plans

Gaining control over wireless environments is the highest telecom priority for North American firms, according to a new survey of 1,500 telecom decision-makers from Forrester Research, Inc. Enterprises and small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) ranked setting wireless policy and centralizing management of mobile devices as the top two telecom initiatives for 2006.

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Enterprises: Securing Mobile Applications Proves To Be A Challenge

By Jeanine M. Sterling, vice president, InfoTech, and "InfoTrack for Enterprise Mobility" program director

When it comes to mobile communications in the workplace, real security for every link of the wireless communications chain is imperative. However, a significant portion of InfoTech’s survey respondents see genuine vulnerability with a critical element – the mobile application itself.

In a recent InfoTech research study (March 2006), enterprise purchase decision-makers and influencers in the United States and EMEA regions were asked to rate the level of security their individual companies have achieved for each of four mobile communications components: 1) the mobile client devices, 2) wireless connections/links, 3) mobile applications and 4) points of entry/access to the corporate network. According to the results, the highest level of perceived vulnerability resides with mobile applications, with almost one-quarter of respondents (23 percent) rating the current security in this area as "Nonexistent" or "Poor" (see Exhibit 1). (more...)
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West Edmonton Mall Harnesses Secure Mobility Technology to Provide Anytime, Anywhere Communications

West Edmonton Mall (WEM) in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada is one of the regions Alberta’s most popular tourist attractions. The mall features more than 800 stores and services, 110 eating establishments, and eight major attractions including a waterpark and a hotel. The enormous structure spans the equivalent of 48 city blocks and receives some 22 million visitors each year. In an effort to improve the shopping, hospitality and entertainment experiences for visitors, the management team is harnessing communications technology to provide voice and data connectivity for guests, shoppers, tenants and employees. The team set out to develop a wireless communications network that enables hotel and conference center guests, visitors, tenants and employees to securely access information from anywhere within the mall.... full case study

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Aug. 25, 2006