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Byline: Mary E. Morrison
The global workforce increasingly expects employers to provide "everywhere, all the time'' connectivity, forcing enterprises to re-examine their IT investments and business technology strategies, according to a May IDC study sponsored by Nortel.
The study surveyed 2,400 workers online in 17 countries in the local language and determined that 16% are already "hyperconnected,'' meaning they use a minimum of seven devices for work and personal access plus at least nine applications such as instant messaging, text messaging, Web ...