“Free” can be a tempting offer.
Maybe it is a “free” mobile phone client that promises to extend your corporate Unified Communications to your users’ mobile phones.
Or maybe it is a “free” third-party communications app such as Skype or WhatsApp that operates “over the top” and your users are conducting business with it without your control or visibility.
Whichever the case, it’s a guarantee that many companies end up facing high costs for going with “free.”
Enterprise mobility is not optional these days. Virtually every company in every sector has adopted mobile devices to enhance productivity, workstyle flexibility and greater efficiencies. If you intend to remain competitive in your industry, then implementing and managing mobile UC is a must.
So if you are faced with managing a multitude of desk phones, communications systems, communications applications for your user base, it can be tempting to grab one of the free mobile UC apps, slap them on your users’ mobile phones, and just be done with it.
In some cases, maybe a group in your organization decides to adopt a free communications app on its own. But while the app might be free to that group, it can end up being a support and administration nightmare for your IT team.
The bottom line is that a decade of UC mobility projects shows that going with “free” can be a costly mistake. Here’s why:
There are some very real - and very high - costs for cutting corners and going with “free.”
Mobile-X
Mobile-X from Tango Networks enables simple, compliant and controlled mobile UC for companies around the world.
With the platform, you can manage your employees’ mobile communications just like you do their landline desk-phone communications. The mobile phones become extensions of your existing UC systems, enabling you to enforce policies using your existing compliance tools.
Beyond these benefits, Mobile-X enables you to manage user identities for business communications. That means your users’ communications will carry the corporate ID and number, not some random mobile phone number. That's especially important if you permit BYOD.
Mobile-X also unlocks powerful new UC capabilities, such as enabling your users send SMS text messages from their business numbers using their mobile phones.
Featuring the most advanced implementation of fixed mobile convergence technologies, Mobile-X from Tango Networks supports many use cases for a distributed workforce, including Mobile Unified Communications, mobile workforce communications, and programs for remote working, work from home, telecommuting and business continuity.