The Mobile Workstyle

THE MOBILE WORKSTYLE Today's workforce is changing the concept of where work is done.A variety of new devices and services are empowering the mobile worker to work, where, when, and how he or she chooses. I don't need the office! Me either! MOBILE PRODUCTIVITY OUT OF THE OFFICE According to a Cisco study on the I 2nd that! international workplace, the mobile workforce is now business-as-usual 3 of 5 workers say they don't need to be in the office anymore to be productive for enterprises around the world. MOBILE WORKING WORLDWIDE Increasingly, work is something people do rather than a place people go. 32% of employees globally now rely on more than one mobile device during the typical workday WHERE MOBILE WORKERS FEEL MOST PRODUCTIVE 46% in the office 9% I no preference 1%| public transportation 2% in a cafe 2% on a airplane 2% in a hotel 38% working from home ENABLING MOBILE PRODUCTIVITY According to a survey by Unisys and IDC, many IT departments are providing workers with mobile devices for work, but many workers report they've supplied their own. 87% of IT managers say companies provide workers mobile phone and cover costs, but more than half of employees with iPhones, Android phones, and iPads report they purchased the devices themselves. THE RISE OF MOBILE EMAIL Mobile email is booming, enabling the growth of the mobile workforce. According to comScore, between November 2009 and November 2010, fewer people accessed their email through websites and significantly more checked email on mobile devices. 78% -6% +36% of smartphone users Users accessing Users accessing access email on the Web-based Email Mobile Email device Nov. 2009 - Nov. 2010 30% DEVICE-DRIVEN Enterpise mobility firm iPass Surveyed more than 3,500 employees at more than 1,100 of all mobile users enterprises worldwide to find access email on their out how they use mobile devices. phone Here is what they found: As of Nov. 2010 TABLET BOOM 65% of mobile workers use a tablet\ of mobile workers 27% TABLET use a tablet GROWTH for work IS YOUTH-DRIVEN MOBILE WORKERS' AGES AGE 22-34 AGE 35-44 AGE 45-54 AGE 55-64 70% 67% 63% 47% MOST FREQUENT USE OF TABLETS AMONG MOBILE WORKERS 36% 35% 12% 7% Send and receive Surf the Read Watch email internet e-books video content newspapers magazines HOW MOBILE WORKERS USE SMARTPHONES • SOCIAL MEDIA FOR WORK • INFORMATION MANAGEMENT • WEB CONFERENCING • NOTE-TAKING • OFFICE SUITES The survey also looked at what types of business apps and services mobile workers use on their smartphones. Brought to you by oupon Audit