Enterprise Mobility Barometer - Manufacturing Industry

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Manufacturing Industry Overview Enterprise MobilityEnterprise mobility has emerged as a top Market Barometer strategic initiative among leading global The Enterprise Mobility Market Barometer provides organizations. To benchmark the current state the industry's deepest view into the IT decision-of Enterprise Mobility adoption, Motorola's maker and mobile worker mindset via direct Enterprise Mobility business (EMb) conducted feedback from over 6,000 IT decision-makers and independent research among a representative more than 2,500 mobile workers. The Enterprise sample of enterprise mobility decision-makers, the Mobility Barometer provides an understanding of chief purchasers of enterprise mobility solutions both the opportunities and challenges that mobility and various mobile workers within enterprise and poses to enterprises today.commercial businesses. Manufacturing participants represented a relevant The purpose of this research and market trends cross-section of manufacturing ? rms, including study was to better understand the Information companies in the aerospace and defense, Technology (IT) environment and business strategy automotive, chemicals, consumer packaged concerning enterprise mobility systems and goods, energy and utility, high-tech, oil and gas, mobility applications. pharmaceutical, retail, and transportation sectors.Key research areas of focus include: The mobility decision-maker respondent sample includes CEOs, VPs, CIOs, IT Directors, Operations . How are various enterprises and different Managers, Facilities Managers, and IT Managers segments of mobile workers utilizing with a key focus on mobility drivers, technology and enterprise mobility solutions? application spend and technology penetration. The mobile worker respondent sample includes CEOs, . Which mobile and wireless technologies have VPs, Directors, LOB Managers, Operations and Field penetrated the enterprise and what are the Personnel with a key focus on mobility viewpoints, expectations for 2008? applications and technology utilization.. Which vertical industries are adopting Research participants were carefully screened mobility solutions and why? for many key industry, purchasing and decision-maker attributes. The mobility decision-maker . What business applications are driving participants were required to be knowledgeable mobile workforce investments? about the organization's IT budget or strategy and have knowledge of or responsibility for the support/operations of the organization's IT systems. The mobile worker respondents were required to be employed for a function whereby they work away from their primary enterprise environment and be an active user of enterprise-procured and managed mobile devices and mobile applications.
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