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Quote: "Gartner research measuring total cost of ownership shows significant savings (in time and money) in using WLAN technology instead of wired LANs."
Gartner, 2002
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Simply put, wireless products give your business a competitive edge. Get an advantage over your competitors, over costs, over "business as usual."
Work where you choose |
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Going wireless shakes you free of the 9 to-5 desk-bound shackles. A wireless solution gives you the freedom to work where you want, how you want and when you want. No more cables. No more periods where you’re out of contact with the office and unable to access the information you so desperately need.
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Greater productivity |
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Work more productively wherever you go. Your employees will have the ability to take notebooks or Pocket PCs with them so they can work, connect to the network and print anywhere, wherever the action is. They’ll deal with daily workloads much faster than ever before, saving time significantly. All of which makes your people more productive and your business more profitable, flexible and agile.
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Simple to use |
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Users will find wireless intuitive to use, with little or no difference from a fixed-cable network. In many ways it’s more user friendly than a fixed-wire network, with the bonus of freedom and flexibility, for example you can access and be reached from almost anywhere you place a wireless access point, such as meeting rooms and corridors. There are no wires to worry about for a start. Work is simplified too. All the information you need is accessible from your business systems, instantly. Simply grab your notebook or Pocket PC and move to where the action is.
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Robust wireless security |
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One of the biggest hurdles companies had to adopting wireless in the past was security, but today, with advances in technology and with the right security measures in place, these fears can be quashed. Access control and authentification for wireless networks are as secure as any fixed installation. Security measures also include those afforded by the mobile device itself. PINs, verification codes, timed lock-outs and user passwords can all be used to protect sensitive information held on notebooks or any mobile device for that matter.
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Carry less, do more |
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When your business has gone wireless, you actually have less equipment and can accomplish the same, if not more. This is not only because of thinner and lighter devices that are easy to carry. The technologies converge to give you greater access to networks and compatible tools, so you can leave a lot of business bulk--the reports, the files, spreadsheets and presentations--"out there," and access them only when you need to.
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Wireless FedEx workers are 30% more productive since they've been unleashed.Time, Apr 21, 03 |
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According to Research firm IDC there are approximately 20,000 hotspots worldwide, and this is expected to grow sixfold by 2005 and it predicts wireless-enabled notebooks will represent 42 per cent of all mobile PC sales in 2003 and 95 per cent in 2006. |
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