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by David R. Brousell, MA Editorial Staff   | Abstract: | There is promise in connecting every aspect of the business technologically, but much work needs to be done to make it a competitive business strategy. |
| Keywords: | Enterprise mobility, Motorola, Symbol, wireless devices, wearable computers, technology convergence, Wi-Fi, RFID, voice over internet protocol, Wireless Next Generation Architecture, Wi-MAX, mobile connectivity |
The decision by giant communications equipment maker Motorola to buy Symbol Technologies, a marquee name in automatic identification products, has cast a spotlight on an idea that has been percolating for some time -- the mobile enterprise.
Simply put, in a mobile enterprise every asset is connected and accessible from anywhere. In a position paper published last year titled, "Achieving the Promise of the Mobile Enterprise," Motorola, quoting Forrester Research, describes it this way: "The ability for an enterprise to connect and control suppliers, partners, employees, assets, products, and customers from any location."
Given that competing technologies must collaborate to make this happen, connectivity and accessibility will be hard enough to achieve. Getting "control" is another matter entirely, and may simply be the kind of notion that is found in the hype stage of an otherwise sound business idea.
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