Mobile technology has grown rapidly in the last decade and created challenges for organizations to manage an increasing number of mobile devices and platforms. The document introduces the Mobile Way framework which provides a total lifecycle management solution to address issues like mobile strategy, support for multiple platforms, BYOD policies, security, and asset management. It helps companies execute their mobile strategy and improve productivity through multi-OS device management and other features.

1. “MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS KEEP GROWING”
In the last decade, we experienced a profound revolution and
proliferation of a mobile era that introduced countless new mobile Imagine a world without it! But how do you keep
networks and devices. This resulted in rapid adoption and growth of visibility and control over your mobile workforce?
mobile technology – in both our business and private lives. The
growth and diversity of smart mobile devices – together with
changing user behavior - create significant challenges for the ICT
departments of all companies - large and small.
Business
Framework
Organizations are confronted with increasingly complex questions
about mobile devices – this includes not only the device itself but
also issues of visibility, control, ownership, and security of business Mobile
information and applications. Are you asked about any of the Strategy
following issues:
Application Infrastructure
Framework Framework
• Does our company have a mobile strategy?
• Is IT required to support multiple mobile platforms? “The Mobile Way Framework”
• Are employees allowed to use their own mobile devices? !
• Does our organization have visibility and control over our mobile assets?
• Do our employees use mobile phones and media tablets within our IT policy & security standards?
• Do we manage the mobile “lifecycle” from employee onboarding to “end-of-life” sustainability?
The multitude of mobile devices, operating systems, versions, releases, applications, user interfaces and networks
presents a challenge for organizations that seek reliable and scalable solutions for their mobile infrastructure. This
challenge is compounded by the increasing trend of employees who wish to use their own mobile devices at work
to access applications both within and outside the corporate network. How can you manage and improve business
productivity of your expanding and evolving mobile environment?
The Mobile Way is a total life cycle management “solutions framework” which supports mobile devices and
provides managed services throughout the entire lifecycle - from on-boarding new employees, to change
management of processes and systems, to off-boarding employees and mobile device end-of-life management.
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2. The Mobile Way solutions can be delivered to your premises and operated within your corporate infrastructure and
IT management systems. Or, your company can choose a hosted/SaaS model whereby you out-task all or part of
the functional and/or operational management. The Mobile Way hosted/SaaS service is a usage/utility based
operating model - helping you to contain and predict your mobility costs. !
Within the next 18 to 24 Mobile devices will over-
months, most organizations ! take PCs by 2013 (Gartner).
worldwide will significantly al- By that time, the installed
ter their strategies to embrace base of smartphones is
multiplatform mobile devices. ! expected to exceed 1.82B!
• Help execute corporate mobile strategy • Multi-OS device management
• Quick audit of mobile device assets • Central web-based console across OS’s
Capture current user patterns Inventory and asset management
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• Capture management & employee Development Portal • Device configuration & visibility
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profiles (segmented per BU/Dep.) • End-user self-service & OTA
• Capture business objectives Mobile Applications • Permission based remote control
• Analyze and build reports & dashboards Introduction: • Active sync connection
Present findings and evaluate next steps • BES, AD/LDAP & SIEM integration
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• Implement best-in-class solutions to sup-
Q2-2011 • Logging & audit trail
port your company’s new mobile strategy • Restore & migration
• Project management • Locate & map
Research shows that More than 75% of all 83% of companies re-
more than 50% of all large enterprises leave respon- port that implementing ful-
organizations don’t know sibility for security in the ly-integrated access for
how much they spend on hands of their non-savvy IT mobile employees and remote
telecom in an average year! users – literally! workers , is key!
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• Cost savings of 15% to 50% • Encryption policy (phone & SD) • Automatically maintain connections
• Fast deployment and rapid ROI • Lockdown security (camera, SD, and application sessions
• Secure access from any web browser Bluetooth, Wi-Fi) • Protect data traffic and wireless
• Effective overview !of all telecom assets !
• Password enforcement !
devices through encryption
and costs • Remote lock, wipe & virus scan • Optimize connections and QoS to
• Improved business intelligence and • Selective wipe & privacy policy improve network speed
customized executive dashboards • Certificate deployment • Prioritize critical applications
• Auditability and cost control per • Authentication & 2FA software tokens • Create a centralized web-view and
employee, cost center and department • Secure publishing and delivery for reports of all wireless deployments
• Greater efficiency, with self-service applications & SMS encryption • SSO & policy enforcement
access to reports • Rogue application protection • Seamless roaming across network
• Accountability for all mobile devices technology
Cloud computing & SaaS This year, an estimated
models brings together evolu- ! 50 million company-issued
tionary trends in technology & mobile devices in the EU will
IT operations. Both markets reach end of life. Less than
present a 20% CAGR. ! 10% of these will be recycled.
• Fully redundant infrastructure • Employee identification of device EOL
• Managed services on technical level • Seamless reversed logistics and a
Managed services on application level traceable recall
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Managed services on functional level Backup –! Recovery !
• Devices are graded and data-wiped
Version & release management • Leverage highly secured facilities
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• Add – moves – changes & deletes
& Cloud Storage • Devices are recycled or redeployed
• System administration & configuration Introduction: • Redeployment to client or after-market
• Secure & auditable process
• User administration (optional!) Q3-2011 • Centralization & orchestration
• Service Levels (on performance &
availability) • Performance reporting to our clients
at each stage (incl. certificate)
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