Scott Crenshaw

These days, road warriors aren't the only ones asking enterprise IT departments for more mobile wireless applications. Cellphones dangle from the belts of many, if not most, of the professionals in large corporations; wireless PDAs and mini-laptops are at hand everywhere. And this trend will only gain speed as mobile applications move into their 2.5 and third generations (2.5 and 3G) and become even more essential to the efficiency and productivity of the enterprise. Some IT system planners may view the approaching onslaught of mobile applications as a challenge to be overcome. Visionaries will view it as an opportunity to seize an advantage over the competition and accelerate the success of their organizations. The degree to which users, the IT department, and service providers can trust the security of mobile applications will determine how successful the deploy... (more)