AberdeenGroup Research Validates Mobile Businesses' Need for Comprehensive Managed Mobility Solutions Strategy.-- 88% of "Best-in-Class Performers" Have a Defined Mobile Strategy and Recognize an Average 74% ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). on Mobile Initiatives Compared to 43% for All Companies Surveyed -- COLUMBUS, Ohio Columbus is the capital and the largest city of the American state of Ohio. Named for explorer Christopher Columbus, the city was founded in 1812 at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers, and assumed the functions of state capital in 1816. -- Integrated Mobile, Inc. ("the Company") a leading managed wireless services company, said today that AberdeenGroup's recently issued report "Enterprise Mobile Adoption: a Corporate Conundrum conundrum A problem with no satisfactory solution; a dilemma " provides important insights supporting the business case that enterprises need a comprehensive wireless policy and a managed mobility solutions strategy to support their mobile initiatives. Among the report findings - adoption and use of mobile devices by business enterprises is on a steep incline, with 80% of those surveyed expected to purchase new PDAs with wireless access and 54% planned to purchase new mobile phones for their sales, marketing and customer service departments. Moreover, the research report highlights that the 'Best-In-Class' companies achieved an average 74% return on investment for their mobile initiatives compared to the average of 43% for all firms surveyed. The 'Best-In-Class' performers considered twice as many factors in their mobile strategies and 88% of the 'Best-In-Class' performers had a documented mobile strategy. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Philippe Winthrop, Director, AberdeenGroup Wireless and Mobility research practice, the central roadblocks to enterprise mobility are the business case justification, high service cost and lack of internal expertise to support new, unproven unproven Dubious, nonscientific, not proven, quack, questionable, unscientific adjective Relating to that which has not been validated by reproducible experiments or other scientific methods for determining effect or efficacy technologies. "Clearly, mobility is a rapidly growing frontier for enterprises everywhere," said Winthrop. Included in Aberdeen's key recommendations for business enterprises: * Work with a mobile expert and make sure to incorporate within a mobile strategy key factors such as back-office hardware/software; end-user device/platform; end user applications; business case development; appropriate usage; procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. policies; wireless carrier selection policies; payment policies; security; interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. ; and data management. * Centralize cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. planning, purchasing and support mechanisms. * Track mobile assets. "Aberdeen's findings and recommendations for action clearly demonstrate the benefits of taking a holistic Holistic A practice of medicine that focuses on the whole patient, and addresses the social, emotional, and spiritual needs of a patient as well as their physical treatment. Mentioned in: Aromatherapy, Stress Reduction, Traditional Chinese Medicine , lifecycle approach to managing the complex wireless mobility needs of today's business Today's Business is a show on CNBC that aired in the early morning, 5 to 7AM ET timeslot, hosted by Liz Claman and Bob Sellers, and it was replaced by Wake Up Call on Feb 4, 2002. enterprise," said Jay Highley, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Integrated Mobile. "Controlling the wireless spend through telecom expense management is just one element of a sound mobility strategy. Rising wireless costs are only one component of the wider challenges faced by businesses struggling to manage the increasingly complex blend of mobile devices, applications and services through which mission-critical information now flows. Our clients have reaped significant tangible benefits from adopting a complete managed mobility solutions package and are achieving similar results to Aberdeen's "Best in Class" Performers." "Before implementing the Integrated Mobile solution we spent an exorbitant number of hours every month trying to efficiently manage several carrier relationships, including correcting a multitude of billing errors, trying to manually allocate monthly billings to numerous cost centers, and providing end users with support for their devices," said Dave Cote, Telecom Manager for Stanleyworks. "All of that manual work has virtually been eliminated with the Integrated Mobile solution. With the adoption of a managed mobility solutions program through Integrated Mobile, we have successfully reduced our wireless costs by more than 40%." The findings of the Aberdeen research provide readers with a comparative report as to how 'Best-in-Class' companies are exploiting enterprise mobility technologies as compared to others. Clear actions are recommended. Application priority, factors considered in mobility strategy development, and a discussion of the key performance indicators Key Performance Indicators (KPI) are financial and non-financial metrics used to quantify objectives to reflect strategic performance of an organization. KPIs are used in Business Intelligence to assess the present state of the business and to prescribe a course of action. are reviewed. A complimentary download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. of the report is available at: http://www.aberdeen.com/link/sponsor.asp?spid=30410513&cid=3587 or at http://www.integratedmobileinc.com/. Learn more about the key differences between Managed Mobility Solutions and Telecom Expense Management as well as how to select the right provider, by reading: The Mobile Management Revolution: Making the Move from Telecom Expense Management to Managed Mobility Solutions, which is available at http://www.integratedmobileinc.com/. About Integrated Mobile Integrated Mobile was founded in 2004 by a former IT consulting executive who observed first hand the administrative chaos and burgeoning costs his corporate clients were experiencing in providing wireless capabilities to their employees. The Integrated Mobile team set out to develop a web-based portal and services solution that could help business enterprises gain control of their wireless assets and costs. Today, Integrated Mobile offers a full suite of managed mobility solutions and services and the Company's revenue base has grown more than 50% quarter over quarter since its founding. The Company now serves over a quarter of the Fortune 1000 companies - all in less than three years of operation. Headquartered in Columbus, OH, Integrated Mobile is a leading managed wireless services company that uses Six Sigma Not to be confused with Sigma 6. Six Sigma is a set of practices originally developed by Motorola to systematically improve processes by eliminating defects.[1] A defect is defined as nonconformity of a product or service to its specifications. methodology to globally deliver a proven, end-to-end management solution for the enterprise's entire wireless lifecycle, including device fulfillment ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. and configuration, training, asset management, bill optimization optimization Field of applied mathematics whose principles and methods are used to solve quantitative problems in disciplines including physics, biology, engineering, and economics. , reporting and 24/7 end-user support. The Integrated Mobile Managed Mobility Solutions package helps businesses reduce their total cost of wireless ownership by 20-40%, provides a single point of contact for all wireless services across multiple carriers, improves the overall quality of administrative and end user support -- all while simplifying the management of wireless devices and services. For more information about us, please visit www.integratedmobileinc.com. About AberdeenGroup AberdeenGroup, Inc. provides fact-based research and insights focused on the global, technology-driven value chain. Aberdeen's benchmarking, market and solution assessments, sales acceleration programs, and conferences support Global 5000 value chain and technology executives -- and the solution providers who serve them. For more information, visit http://www.aberdeen.com/ or call 617-723-7890. |
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