company.
NetOp Mobile can be used for securely transferring files and updating software, as well as for messaging and technical support. Field workers can request help with a single button, NetOp Tech says. Typical applications are expected to include sales organizations, trucking companies, and healthcare facilities.
The software works with mobile devices running Windows Mobile 5.0 and Windows CE 2003, and is remotely controlled using the company's NetOp Remote Control Guest software, which runs on a wide range of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Solaris, and OS/2, according to the company.
NetOp Mobile is said to be highly scalable, enabling the addition of as many devices as required. Phone book entries and concurrent connects are limited only by disk space and memory, respectively, and the software uses a non-polling communication engine that only transmits when necessary, so it generates minimal network traffic, according to the company. Additionally, the software places minimal resource demands on the system.
Acording to IDC data cited by NetOp Tech, the number of mobile workers is expected to grow from 650 million to 850 million, worldwide, by 2009. "That means more than a quarter of the global workforce will be mobile," the company points out. "Each one of these workers will need to communicate with their corporate headquarters and will need wireless mobile devices to do just that. Companies will increasingly need tools to support these devices to keep employees connected and the flow of information uninterrupted."
AvailabilitySpecific availability and pricing details were not disclosed.
NetOp Tech. is the U.S. subsidiary of Denmark-based
Danware.
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