Mobile workers are just like the rest of us - except
that they are mobile. And therein lies the problem.
Mobile workers today are just as reliant upon efficient access
to corporate data and applications as office-based staff. In fact,
at times they are even more so - as in the case of a representative
preparing a quote, for example. Yet the capabilities for obtaining
and managing the mobile network connection are not nearly as robust
as those within the corporate facility. Whereas other mobility
requirements can be solved easily, it is connectivity that creates
the greatest difficulties for the worker. And it is portability and
easy access to data that create the greatest security threat.
In this report,
Cutter Consortium analyst Brian
Dooley, covers security and access control required to give mobile
users the ability to run enterprise applications via their mobile
devices.
Download the report:
Provisioning
the Mobile Workforce
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