Mobile Workforce
60 Stories
Heed tech, people issues before going mobile
News Businesses must first consider various manpower and technical matters before deploying mobile workforce strategy, observers highlight.
Tags: Network infrastructure, Mobile, Mobile/Wireless, Communications, Telecommuting, Workforce, cost savings, Mobile Workforce, Worker, unified communications
Indian SMB workforce going mobile
News Employees are now more mobile as India's small and midsize firms recognize need to improve relationships with partners, customers and suppliers.
Tags: Employee policy/training, Mobile platforms/communications, Personnel management, Communications, Mobile, India, Workforce, Midsize Business, Small And Medium Business, Small Business
Enterprise guide to saving on wireless
News As mobility becomes increasingly entrenched in the corporate environment, businesses need to manage wireless service costs smartly and diligently, say analysts.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, IT budgeting, Budgeting/cost control, Communications, International Data Corp., wireless service, Wireless, Gartner Inc., phone, unified communications
Opportunity opening for mobile UC in China
News Interest in mobility and buoyant spending on telecoms services is expected to create opportunities for mobile unified communications providers in China, says Ovum.
Tags: Applications and tools, Mobile platforms/communications, VoIP/IP telephony, Communications, Ovum, Security, Mobile, Mobile Device, Small And Medium Business, mobile security
Malaysia still has hangups over mobility
News Companies remain unwilling to support mobile workforce due to security concerns, lack of awareness and misgivings about underperforming employees.
Tags: Employee policy/training, Employee communications, Recruiting, Communications, Mobile, Small And Medium Enterprise, Workforce, International Data Corp., Sales, Malaysia
Smartphone roulette for app makers
News The market for business apps is booming, but makers of such applications face make-or-break choices among BlackBerry, iPhone, Palm and others.
Tags: Smart phones, Mobile applications, Apple Inc., NetSuite Inc., RIM BlackBerry, Mobile, Smart Phone, Research In Motion Ltd., Developer, Microsoft Windows Mobile
Five DR tips to cope with a pandemic
News In light of the H1N1 outbreak, vendors offer advice on how companies can move to implement disaster recovery and keep business up and running.
Tags: Data backup, disaster recovery, Disaster recovery, Mobile platforms/communications, Disaster Recovery, Security, Mobile, Asia, Small And Medium Business, F5 Networks Inc., Worker
How businesses get mobile working wrong
News A study indicates companies are guilty of reducing the productivity and flexibility of mobile workers when they treat them the same way as office-bound employees.
Tags: Development/design, Employee policy/training, Policy and management
Oracle acquires utility-industry software developer
News Oracle announced Friday it has acquired SPL WorldGroup, which will serve as a keystone to launch a global unit focused on utility companies.
Tags: Business applications, Acquisitions, Mergers
Do mobile technologies make us too connected?
Insight It aids productivity, but what about downtime from work?
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Mobile platforms
Autodesk moves geographical data to the field
News Life for field workers from communications or utility companies, could become much easier with a new solution that integrates mobile tasks and corporate information systems.
Gartner maps Asia's top tech trends
News Market research firm Gartner lines up three broad areas as top technology trends through 2005.
Gartner: Remote working 'going mainstream'
News Businesses have passed the experimentation stage and are trying to make mobility an integral part of their IT strategy, says the analyst.
Tags: Remote management, Mobile, SMB
Survey: Three-quarters of Asian firms hacked
News A survey has found that three-quarters of Asian firms have suffered from network intrusions in the past, says market research firm International Data Corp (IDC).
CIOs under pressure to deliver business growth in 2006
News A Gartner survey of 1,400 CIOs in 30 countries finds business process improvement is the top priority for them in the next 12 months.
Tags: Cost control, Operations, Leadership
