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Mobile Workers
Mobile Workers: Mobile workers are those who work at least 10 hours per week away from home and from their main place of work, e.g. on business trips, in the field, travelling or on customers’ premises, and use online computer connections when doing so. (Source: Cisco: Understanding and Managing the Mobile Workforce/ Electronic Commerce and Telework Trends, 2000.ii)
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Cloud Services, which are IT Solutions and Services delivered and consumed real time over the Internet, have now become an integral part of daily operations for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs).
The ‘workplace’ is no longer a fixed location - remote, mobile and flexible working is now commonplace. But i ... read more
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Small businesses acknowledge that enabling access to data for remote employees and users from external organisations is fundamental to ensuring the on-going efficiency of the processes that drive their businesses. However, they also worry about the risks involved.
This report looks at the degree to which small businesses are sharing data today, the ways in which they are doing so and the real and perceived risks. It goes on to look at how these risks can be mitigated and draws on prim ... read more
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The benefits of home and remote working are clear enough: improved work-life balance for employees, increased productivity, reduced stress on environmental resources, and lower overhead business costs. [ Cloud Services are becoming an integral part of daily operations for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs). The read more
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Today’s global mobile workers - armed with iPads, smartphones and laptops - are working longer hours, reports mobility services firm iPass in their latest workforce survey on mobile working. So why are these same workers seemingly more content than ever before? The survey indicates that the majority of mobile workers feel empowered by the flexibility of mobile working and cloud services, even if it means clocking in longer work hours. What else can we glean from the survey? Let’s take ... read more
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IDC’s new survey on Mobile Enterprise claims that in the next three years, more than one billion workers across the globe will be working remotely or as ‘virtual workforce.’ The survey was lead by Stacy Crook a senior research analyst at IDC on mobile enterprise.
The survey shows that of the 1.3 billion workers, 244.6 million will be in Europe, 838.7 million in ‘emerging economies’ of Asia Pacific region and 212.1 million in Canada, Latin America and US.
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The amount of malware affecting Google's Android mobile operating system has increased more than fourfold during the third quarter of 2011. The rise could have a hugely negative impact on businesses that have adopted Android devices to boost their mobile working capabilities without considering the cloud security implications. The figur ... read more
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A major outage at BlackBerry has highlighted the business world's reliance on mobile computing technologies as disconnected users vent their anger. The company has already apologised to millions of users worldwide after a server outage in Slough brought down the firm's email and Messenger service.
Placeholder0The crash happened yesterday (October 10th 2011) at around 11:00 BST and affected users in the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. UK operator T-Mobile was one ... read more
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BT Conferencing has announced it will expand its cloud-based videoconferencing service so that a greater number of devices can be used by global businesses. More than 50,000 conferencing sites around the world are expected to benefit from full global interoperability, bosses at the firm have said. Placeholder0Organisations can now utilise a range of high definition endpoints, including web cameras, read more
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Many businesses are planning on abandoning traditional phones in favour of integrated mobile technology and video conferencing solutions as they vie to boost read more
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Businesses want to extend their unified communications solutions - including video conferencing technologies - to the mobile workforce. According to Andreas Weinhold, vice president of Europe, the Middle East and Africa at LifeSize, the liberation of video conferencing from it ... read more
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Data encryption is essential for businesses adopting mobile working strategies, particularly if firms allow employees to use their own devices, Cisco has claimed. The firm believes that companies should stand firm and make sure their staff adhere to mobile security best practice.Cisco said that current technology does not allow for the easy identification of unique devices connecti ... read more
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Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are increasingly considering video conferencing solutions because of the cost savings the technology can offer. According to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), as technology evolves - and gets cheaper - the cost of doing things online, like person-to-person communication, falls.A spokesperson for the organisation told Fierce Enterprise Communications: "I think people are starting to do as much as they can online." They added that while the ... read more
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The biggest workplace irritation for many IT end-users is slow, unresponsive computing systems - an issue that is being addressed by an increased uptake of mobile working practices. According to a recent survey conducted by the Work Foundation at Samsung, a poll that covered some 1,500 employees, slow IT systems were found to be a cause for concern for 68 per cent of those quizzed.
Placeholder0In particular, staff reported getting frustrated with delays caused by outmoded infra ... read more
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Businesses are struggling to stay on top of the latest advances in the IT industry - including cloud computing and video conferencing - according to new research from the Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM). As a result organisations are seeing staff put in longer hours and more than half are feeling more stressed than they were a decade ago.Peter Cheese, chairman of the ILM, said: "Although it was thought that technology, such as read more
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The government has given its backing to a project that will encourage businesses to adopt technology such as video conferencing and cloud computing in order to ease t ... read more
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Chip manufacturer Intel is putting at least some of its eggs in the cloud computing basket as business IT end-users continue the transition to a mobile working environment. The move is, in part, down to the proliferation of smartphones, with unprecedented numbers now using the devices for business as well as personal tasks.
Placeholder0According to Intel, there are a number of cloud computing related trends - including the proliferation of mobile working - that will help drive ... read more
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Apple's iPhone has become the smartphone of choice for businesses pursuing mobile working initiatives. According to iPass, for the first time, remote workers using iPhones outnumber those using BlackBerrys. The firm polled 2,300 of its customers and found that the popularity of Apple's devices has skyrocketed. However, the firm noted that 42 per cent of read more
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Businesses are struggling to cope with the increasing consumerisation of IT - particularly when it comes to security and end-user experience. People increasingly expect to be able to access personal Facebook accounts and private webmail services like Gmail while at work, but often IT departments are not consulted.According to new research by Compuware, chief information officers (CIOs) are finding ... read more
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Juniper Networks has adapted its SSL VPN software for use with the Android operating system (OS), bolstering security for Samsung smartphone and tablet users. The firm has ported its VPN solution to three Samsung Electronics devices - the Galaxy Tab 10.1, the Galaxy Note and the Galaxy SII. Placeholder0Businesses that have adopted flexible working policies and regularly use read more
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Employees increasingly expect to use devices of their own choosing at work. This trend, known as consumerisation or “Bring Your Own Device” (BYOD), is potentially diverting the attention of staff away from IT projects.
According to a survey of 1,500 IT professionals in Europe and North America conducted by Redshift Research for Cisco Systems, 44% of IT managers felt that they were wasting time resolving issues related to employees bringing their own devices ... read more
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