The release of the latest Aberdeen (News - Alert) Group study has just been announced. The study:
Enterprise Mobility Management: Optimizing the Full Mobility Lifecycle, demonstrates the potential of mobility in the marketplace and enables companies to take full advantage of the opportunities this explosion provides.
The research group highlighted that 98 percent of enterprises are currently or intending to implement mobility initiatives. As a result, gaining control of the potential chaos created by the influx of new mobile platforms and devices, the invasion of employee-owned mobile devices used for company purposes and new mobile software applications has taken on a whole new priority.
Those companies who do not implement and follow a complete enterprise mobility management plan will not only lose control of their communications channels, they will also likely see increased costs and reduced productivity, according to the report.
"Like masters of their mobile universe, top-performing organizations take control of their mobile ecosystem as if their business depends upon it," said Andrew Borg, senior research analyst, wireless & mobility, Aberdeen, in a statement. "With new devices such as iPhone 4 and the HTC (News - Alert) EVO entering the workplace, mobility management can no longer remain a peripheral issue - it must become core IT now."
With Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM), organization gain the ability to adapt rather quickly to new mobile platforms and enforce compliance to IT stands. At the same time, they also control access to corporate data networks and secure mobile endpoints at their points of vulnerability.
The market has been driving a trend toward re-consolidation of mobility under IT management. This move indicates the evolving maturity of enterprise mobility is the core infrastructure and is essential to remaining competitive in today's global economy.
A complimentary copy of this report is available here.
Elsewhere in the Enterprise Mobility Management space, Wavelink unveiled last week the availability of Avalanche 5, the next generation software for mobile device management and wireless infrastructure management software.
An Aberdeen study released in January revealed that an "explosion" of new mobile platforms, the invasion of employee-liable or individual-liable mobile devices and the rise of mobility management are the trends driving the enterprise mobility landscape.
In other Aberdeen news, another study conducted by this company found that Best-in-Class organizations are enjoying an average of 46 percent ROI for their TTCM solution. Furthermore, the productivity gains for telecom expense management activities are surpassing 40 percent.
Susan J. Campbell is a contributing editor for TMCnet and has also written for eastbiz.com. To read more of Susan's articles, please visit her columnist page.Edited by Erin Harrison