|
|
Article: Enterprise mobility: practice allows insurers to blend convergence, collaboration and management.(Technology)
- Article from:
- Best's Review
- Article date:
- December 1, 2006
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2006 A.M. Best Company, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
The value of enterprise mobility--being able to work from anywhere at anytime with full access to whatever corporate systems are required--has been proven in the insurance world. However, enterprise mobility has evolved as insurance business solutions continue to evolve, fueled by increasing user expectations.
When the first personal digital assistants came out, we were ecstatic to be able to carry our contacts, calendars and e-mails around with us. The fact the e-mails were not up-to-date but were instead as current as your last synchronization with your personal computer (via a physical cable connection from PC to PDA) wasn't an issue. Today, if someone forgets ...