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research2guidance: Most companies accept private smartphones but they are not aware of the consequences

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By: , IntoMobile
Saturday, August 4th, 2012 at 9:08 AM

You know that many companies have started embracing BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) practices, allowing employees to use their private devices (smartphone and tablets) for business purposes. According to research2guidance’s study, while there are financial benefits to this practice, most companies (67%) are not aware of risks involved. To tackle the issue the research company suggests few things:

  • Mobile policy for every company with more than 100 employees.
  • Tools for mobile device and application management which are already in high demand. They’re talking about MDM (Mobile Device Management) and MEAP (Mobile Enterprise Application Management) services/products.
  • Mobilizing company software and processes – it is a must for companies to at least start an analysis to identify the cost and benefits of mobilizing the core company processes.
  • Opening up to outside mobile solutions, even attract developers to bring in their concepts and solutions.

Of course, this is all easier said than done; then again, someone needs to say it. Plus research2guadance also has numbers to prove its claim, though additional details (along with relevant figures) are only available to those who purchase their report

About The Author

Dusan Belic

Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.