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Aug 22 2003
Security is still the number one inhibitor to more widespread mobile
application deployment, according to Sage Research.
The consulting firm said Monday that a roundtable discussion with eight IT
and telecom workers revealed that many IT managers base their assumption
that mobile technologies are insecure on trade press stories and hearsay
rather than personal experience.
"It is no shock that security concerns are keeping many enterprises away
from mobile applications and devices for now, but the source of their
security concerns -- trade press articles and hearsay -- is revealing," said
Chris Neal, a research director at Sage Research. "This suggests that
aggressively educating potential buyers on mobile security successes, via
these same means, will go a long way towards allaying these concerns."
In addition, Sage found that most enterprises remain skeptical of
outsourcing mobile applications; strong SLAs and financial stability are key
for providers to persuade them to do so.
Also, the firm said that enterprises prefer "thin" mobile clients for
accessing mobile applications since they have fewer security concerns and
are easier to manage centrally and upgrade.
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