iPass Mobility Management
Give Your Mobile Professionals the Green Light

Enterprise mobility plays a critical role today in boosting workforce productivity and accelerating business responsiveness. However, as John Kasser of Sayers, a value-added provider of technology products and services, points out, "Many companies shy away from getting aggressive with mobility because they fear the financial and administrative risk, and because their LAN-based tools don't give them the necessary visibility and control."

However, whether or not they realize it, companies are already paying top dollar for mobility services that are being buried as expenses—and forgoing any IT control over those connections. Mobile users will do what it takes to get convenient broadband access, even if that means buying day passes or monthly subscriptions at full retail prices and then charging those costs back to the company in their expense reports. In fact, up to 70 percent of employee broadband usage today is charged back on expense reports, contributing to the enterprise "black budget."¹

Changing Gears
In 2006, iPass introduced Enterprise Flat-Rate Pricing to help companies meet the challenges of enterprise mobility. Enterprise Flat-Rate Pricing provided a predictable cost structure for giving mobile employees a single, unified connection experience with the iPassConnect™ universal client and unlimited global use of iPass dial up, Wi-Fi hotspots and hotel broadband. Options for 3G mobile data and home broadband were also made available.

Today, iPass has taken things a step further, introducing the Mobility Management solution. It builds on the cost predictability of Enterprise Flat-Rate Pricing, incorporating comprehensive device management capabilities into the iPassConnect universal client to enhance administrative control over nomadic corporate-owned devices.

This integrated offering enables the enterprise to address the emerging reality of a fully mobile workforce by giving employees unlimited access to the iPass global virtual network combined with built-in connectivity and device management capabilities over any network—all for one flat monthly fee.

Merge Ahead
The iPass Mobility Management solution features iPass global access, connection management and device management capabilities in a single package, benefiting the enterprise with:

• Cost predictability that takes the guesswork out of budgeting for mobility and reduces excess costs by eliminating runaway usage and minimizing end-user purchases for ad hoc access.
• Built-in management that simplifies gaining control of key mobility components such as devices, security and costs.
• Holistic approach that allows companies to evolve from islands of mobility driven by end-user and departmental pressures to a standardized IT-led mobility service that creates strategic advantage for the company.

Keep Mobile Users Running Smooth
Without the right tools, IT staff must scramble to protect corporate data, devices and network connections-while still keeping users productive and containing costs. The iPass Mobility Management service augments connectivity management with device management, integrating additional capabilities into the iPassConnect universal client to help IT staff more easily manage hard-to-reach mobile systems and connections from a central location. IT staff gain a complete set of management tools, including:

• Device discovery
• Inventory
• Assessment and remediation
• Third-party security validation
• Patch management
• Usage and compliance reporting

"Mobility is changing how companies work, but it is being driven by end users," according to Joel Wachtler, Vice-President of Marketing and Strategy at iPass. "Companies that succeed will be those that embrace the potential and take a proactive approach to mobilizing their workforces. At iPass, we're committed to providing the solutions to help them accomplish this."

To learn more about iPass Mobility Management, let us put you in touch with an iPass representative.

¹ [Erik Paulak. Podcast Series: Mobile and Wireless Black Budget. Gartner. May 5, 2006]