Executive Thought Leadership

As workplace mobility increases, employees are demanding a growing array of mobile services. The next wave of productivity growth will be driven primarily by mobility and become the foundation for business transformation. A new generation of users is emerging who expect information and communication to be available regardless of where they are. This expectation has given birth to a growing market for devices with different modality and functions.

Services are now being designed for mobility – from location-based services that increase safety and security, to entertainment on-the-go, to instant communication with colleagues and friends. These services are tailored to user needs and desires and help mobile operators to build loyalty and long-term customer relationships.

At Cisco, our mobility vision is captured in the network of networks, where service provider networks, enterprise networks, home networks, and public networks at airports, on trains, and in cafes are seamless to end users because they have access anywhere, any time, on any device. With intelligence built into the network, mobile users enjoy higher productivity while operators grow new revenue streams and provide better quality of customer service.

These key drivers of mobility have come together in a powerful combination that fuels the latest wave of productivity growth for users and operators worldwide.

Thought Leadership

This issue of the Executive Thought Leadership Quarterly presents a variety of perspectives on mobility from Cisco executives

Brad Boston, Senior VP and CIO, provides insight into how companies can manage and secure their mobile workforce, including establishing policies and best practices.

Manny Rivelo, Senior VP, Worldwide Field Process and Technical Operations, offers insight into how wireless mobility delivers significant benefits to enterprises and service providers, independent of devices, applications, or access technologies.

Wim Elfrink, Senior VP, Customer Advocacy, applies the network lifecycle for services and support to mobility, from preparation to network optimization.

Larry Lang, VP and General Manager, Mobile Wireless Group, examines recent research that details how today’s mobile workers are more productive.

Peter Alexander, VP, Commercial Marketing, discusses with Jamie R. Steck, Director of IT for Central Utah Clinic, how an electronic medical records system has increased efficiency and productivity in a rapidly growing medical clinic.

Edison Peres, VP, Worldwide Channels, Advanced and Core Technologies, explores wireless systems solutions in an interview with Brian Gilbert, President of NeTeam. NeTeam is a mobile solutions provider for the healthcare, educational, and financial services industries.

Additionally, a First Person Perspective, titled Mobility Without Borders is featured.

I hope you enjoy this issue of the Executive Thought Leadership Quarterly .