BT Launches Work Anywhere Portfolio of Enterprise Mobility Services in North America

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ — BT today announced a holistic suite of mobility solutions and professional services designed to help transform enterprises into flexible, mobile business environments in which employees are fully equipped with the tools needed to work securely and effectively from anywhere, at any time, regardless of the device and network being used.

As enterprises globalize, it is becoming imperative that they become more agile in managing people, IT assets and complex communications across time zones and geographies. And with millions of productive working hours and associated costs lost each year due to employee commuting, traveling, inadequate technology and business processes, it’s becoming critical for organizations to empower their workforces to be productive and contactable wherever they are working.

According to a Yankee Group survey published last November, “enterprise workforces are becoming increasingly location independent.” The Yankee Group Anywhere Enterprise–Large: 2007 European Fixed-Mobile Convergence Survey indicates that “on average 36% of employees spend a day or more away from their primary workspace.” (1) By 2011, 46.6 million corporate employees will spend at least one day a week teleworking globally, and an additional 112 million will work from home at least one day a month. The majority of these will be from the United States. (2) The US Federal Government is also increasingly encouraging flexible working practices through legislation such as the Working Family Flexibility Act. (3)

BT’s mobility capabilities have enabled approximately 70,000 of its own employees (70% of its global workforce) to work flexibly from anywhere. Through flexible working, BT has enabled over 90% of its female workforce to return to work after maternity leave, compared with the average of 47% for most companies.

To meet the requirements of its customers, BT offers “Work Anywhere” - a consultancy-based approach combined with an integrated global enterprise mobility portfolio addressing property, people and process needs.

“For enterprises to remain agile and sustainable, it is essential that their employees are able to be productive from any location,” said Michael Boustridge, President, BT Americas. “Flexible working not only positively impacts employee productivity but improves cost management through facilities consolidation. It’s a highly valuable asset in attracting and retaining skilled employees, and results in higher employee job satisfaction and lower absenteeism. We’ve found that flexible working benefits both employer and employee.” (4)

BT’s Global Enterprise Mobility Portfolio includes:
— Work Anywhere Quick Start - This concept is the core of the
consultancy and professional services that is provided within the Work
Anywhere proposition and provides the strategic and tactical guidance
for all other work that follows.
— BT Workstyle Managed Service - offers a portfolio of managed services
which address the Property, People and Process needs of an enterprise.
— Mobile Data Services - BT MobileXpress enables end-users secure access
to the corporate intranet & key applications when working remotely.
— Mobile Infrastructure Services - focus on helping customers plan,
design, procure, stage, & deploy WLAN environments.
— Mobile Collaboration and Advisory - BT Conferencing offers a suite of
audio, video, & web solutions facilitating knowledge sharing &
improved productivity across a distributed base of employees.
— Mobile Voice/Data Services - Managed Mobility is a comprehensive
managed solution that helps enterprises gain control of their wireless
spend and devices for both mobile voice and data.
— Unified Communication & Collaboration Services - BT can turn the
complexity of integrated voice, data, fixed, mobile and applications
into an operationally supporting and business impacting UCC
environment.
— Professional Services including planning and assessment, intelligent
buildings, design, implementation, management and security, training
and support.

The BT Working Anywhere proposition is now available in North America and will be available in the UK and Europe later this year. For more information, go to.

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