Nico Malancea, IST 349.002
Main point:
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Employees using their own smartphones
would allow companies to enjoy all of the
same benefits of a mobile workforce
without spending their own money on these
devices, but using personal devices for
business poses difficult problems for
companies, including:
 security
 inventory management support
 integrating mobile devices into pre-existing IT
functions and systems
 measuring return on investment
+ Advantages
Saving the company money
 Placing virtualization software on
employee’s personal tablets is less
expensive than purchasing company
laptops for them.
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Mobility
a new layer of variety and complexity to
tech support that companies need to
be prepared to handle.
- Disadvantages
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Logistic Difficulties for IT departments:
 Security
 Inventory Management Support
 Integrating mobile devices into preexisting IT
functions and systems
 Measuring ROI
Dificulties

Variety of devices and Operation Systems
on the market that do not have welldeveloped tools for:
 administration
 security
For unprepared companies, keeping track
of who gets access to what data could be a
NIGHTMARE.
 Mobility puts assets and data at greater
risk than if they were only located within
company walls and on company machines.
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! Solutions
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Software products for diverse mobile
platforms:
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Afaria
Trellia
Microsoft Systems Center Device Manager
Odyssey Software Athena
All these have capabilities for
configuring devices remotely
 All these have managing applications
running on all devices
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~ Solution Implemented
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Novo Nordisk:
 Manufactures and markets pharmaceutical
products and services
 Sales force: 2,000 members
 Operates: 25 countries.
 Implemented: Sybase Afaria
○ Easy to manage
 Answer “Yes” to all Afaria Configurations
 Customizable for country specific settings
! Solutions
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Virtualization:
 Companies can install software such as Citrix
Systems XenDesktop that runs Windows
desktops and individual applications on any
device, regardless of OS.
 Employees use this software to access their
desktop on mobile device
 Has built-in security features such as:
○ Prohibit saving data on local devices
○ Encrypt corporate data only (no personal data)
?
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What are the advantages and disadvantages
of allowing employees to use their personal
smartphones for work?
?
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What people, organization, and technology
factors should be addressed when deciding
whether to allow employees to use their
personal smarphones at work?
?
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Do you use your iPhone for work?
?
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Allowing employees to use their own
smartphones for work will save the
company money. Do you agree? Why or
why not?