Mobile working hits 'tipping point' in Europe

vnunet.be - Mobile working hits 'tipping point' in Europe: "Two thirds of firms planning to roll out mobility technology.


Mobile technology has reached a 'tipping point' in Europe with over two thirds of European firms considering or actively planning rollouts of wireless email or other enterprise mobility applications, research published today has claimed.

However, according to the latest survey of European IT decision makers from independent analyst firm Quocirca, one in three respondents are concerned that previous investments in mobile technology are not future proof.
A third of those polled are worried that they will not be able fully to mobilise their workforce using their current enterprise software and applications.

The report revealed that few businesses have a strategic approach to wireless email. Similar to the early adoption of mobile phones, Quocirca noted that many developments in wireless data have been user led, particularly for wireless email where adoption has been tactical and localised.

Only 18 per cent of businesses were found to have taken a co-ordinated strategic approach.
Quocirca predicted that open standards and clear policies will be crucial to drive the next wave of mobile investments. An overwhelming 97 per cent of IT decision makers surveyed were adamant that clear policies and standards need to be applied to all future mobile data investments."