-- 65 percent with some Wireless LAN -- 55 percent use mobile email -- 40 percent have equipped a majority of their mobile workforce with laptops or smart phones -- 48 percent using IP telephony, and 32 percent with soft phonesDespite broad adoption, many businesses are still struggling with the new security challenges that mobility brings with one out of four respondents reporting different wired and wireless security policies and 60 percent of those surveyed state that they have no means of monitoring radio frequency (RF) threats indicating likely industry regulation compliance issues. Furthermore, a majority of businesses do not have a long-term mobile IT strategy in place, reflecting a reactive approach to date to mobility. "The findings of the Cisco Mobility Quotient point to both the enormous opportunity and challenge that businesses face with mobility," said Lynn Lucas, director of mobility solutions, Cisco. "By understanding the market's current state of mobile readiness, Cisco is in a unique position to help businesses take advantage of mobility for competitive advantage. No other technology provider brings this level of understanding and capability to the market." Mobility Quotient -- Measuring Insight, Collaboration and Awareness The Cisco Mobility Quotient was completed by more than 1,000 respondents to date (mostly C-level, Director or Manager) from businesses ranging from 20 to 10,000+ employees. From the answers provided by respondents, the Mobility Quotient calculates an overall score as well as individual measurement of each of the three core areas of business mobility: insight, collaboration and awareness. The Insight Mobility Quotient score is a measurement of the ability for employees to make accurate information-based decisions or input new information to the organization. The Collaboration Mobility Quotient score measures how easily and effectively employees can connect with other team members, business partners and customers during the course of day-to-day business activities. The Awareness Mobility Quotient score measures the visibility a business has into the key assets and people that are critical to completing regular business processes. More information about the Cisco Mobility Quotient is available at: www.cisco.com/go/mq. About Cisco Systems Cisco (
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