Mobility and Remote Offices
Enhance Productivity by Implementing Mobile Solutions so you can Work Anywhere, Anytime.
Mobility or the use of mobile technology in business is growing fast and encompasses every aspect of your
technology environment. All these examples could describe mobility:
- Wireless access to your entire infrastructure via laptops, PDAs, SmartPhones, Blackberry
- Email or data access from anywhere (home, remote office, hotel, Internet hot spot; wired, wireless)
- Secure connection to your inventory system to view live information
Enable Workers to Work Anywhere, Anytime
The simple definition of mobile technology is the extension of your hard-wired infrastructure to allow your
employees, customers or suppliers real time access to internal applications, data and devices from outside of
your physical local area network (LAN).
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By connecting mobile workers to your network, you can enable them to sustain a seamless work-flow when out
of the office, making their jobs easier and more effective.
Remote Office and Mobile Email Access
Some of the most common mobility requirements for employees are around email access. Solutions that could be
deployed include web-based email access, Outlook RPC over HTTP, and wireless email access via a PDA, SmartPhone
or Blackberry. These solutions range from basic to advanced. Basic solutions may only allow read capabilities,
while advanced solutions can synchronize data and allow access to calendars, contacts and email folders.
Data and Applications for Remote Office and Mobile Users
Another common mobility category is data, database or application access. This can be achieved through
thin client solutions such as Terminal Services or Citrix or a VPN. Each solution has its advantages and
disadvantages and should only be deployed after careful consideration for the user experience, type of data
being accessed or transmitted, internet connection speed and device with which the user is accessing the data (laptop, hand-held device).
There are many technologies that can help your employees be productive while they are away from the office,
but each one has its share of security, scalability and infrastructure pitfalls.
Comcity Technology can assist you in determining the best mobility strategy for your company.
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