Enabling the Adaptive Enterprise

摘要

The ability of wireless networks to reach virtually any point on the planet makes mobile com-munications one of the most important and challenging frontiers for the enterprise. To be successful, organizations must absorb mobility into their way of doing business and shift from a culture in which technology is merely present to one in which technology is an inte-gral part of key business processes. This fundamental transformation demands new methods — and a new mindset. Forces of corporate upheaval — from the growth of ebusiness to the spread of wireless technologies — are tearing down the brick-and-mortar boundaries of the enterprise and replacing giant divisions with constellations of smaller, more agile business units. Yet, while the divisions (and devices) may be small, there is strength in their numbers — and in their connections. Pervasive technologies such as high-speed mobile networks and wireless modules allow organizations to fuse together in a fluid and interconnected real-time network that link companies, customers, partners, and stakeholders. Against this backdrop, mobility is the new business mantra, observes Alan Panezic, senior manager of technical services at Research In Motion (RIM), a Canada-based designer, manufacturer, and marketer of wireless solutions best known for the BlackBerry mobile device. "The industry is moving away from talking about 'wireless in the enterprise' because wireless is just a technology that has a bunch of elements associated with it. Mobility is about a new way of doing business."