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Wireless networking is faster, cheaper and in greater demand by organizations than ever before. Using wireless networks management and connectivity applications enterprises can realize:

Secure wireless access
Increased user productivity
Improved wireless throughput
Controlled airtime expenses

However, deploying and managing an enterprise-wide wireless network can be a challenging and risky technical undertaking...until now! With Itronix hardware, services, and Mobility XE™ you can achieve a complete "total connectivity" solution without the risk of "going it alone."

As a Net Motion Certified Business Partner, Itronix is an authorized provider of Mobility XE an easily deployed, low-impact software solution created specifically to address the many challenges of mobile computing. Through its robust server software and support for a wide range of client platforms, Mobility XE provides a continuous, secure connection between mobile clients and enterprise applications—no matter what networks mobile workers use or traverse. Additionally, it scales to accomodate the size of your work force regardless of whether that work force consists of ten, a hundred, or several thousand users!

Mobility XE empowers you to:

Enable any enterprise application to work over wireless networks without modification or customization.
Ensure data is secure no matter what network or devices mobile workers use.
Eliminate lost data and application crashes, even when mobile workers move outside of network coverage or suspend and resume their devices.
Turn a multi-network environment into a single, unified network.
Easily install, deploy, use, and manage this application across your enterprise.

Architecturally, Mobility XE consists of two components:

client

Server software

Working together these components provide seamless roaming connectivity.

For full details on the product and application benefits to your organization, we invite you to continue your tour of our Mobility XE web pages by using the following links to quickly access the important apsects of this remarkable product.

Key Features	Key Benefits	Policy Management
Application Benefits	Security	Network Performance

A few examples of the performance benefits of Mobility XE:

APPLICATION BENEFITS:

FIELD SERVICE
Situation: A field service company uses only 2 megabytes per month per technician for text dispatching over a GPRS network. But they are having trouble controlling airtime usage costs. Technicians are using other applications and surfing the web via GPRS, forcing the company to consider an expensive unlimited data usage airtime plan.

Solution: Utilizing Mobility XE’s Policy Management Options, the field service company solves their dilemma. They now centrally manage and limit GPRS airtime to specific areas such as a dispatch application, a group of intranet web sites, and an instant messaging application to improve intra-workforce communications. All other applications are required to have a broadband connection via the corporate LAN or WLAN. This solution results in a reduction of over 50% in GPRS airtime costs from the unlimited usage rate. By saving them 20% off their old airtime usage rate they easily recover their investment in less than a year!

PUBLIC SAFETY- Law Enforcement, EMS, Fire
Situation: A police department has GoBook computers previously configured with CDPD. While they can upgrade their notebooks to CDMA/1xRTT with no difficulty, they are in a quandry over what to do with their applications. Dynamic IP addressing disrupts their applications as officers enter and leave coverage. When around the station they use Wi-Fi to add bandwidth and save on airtime usage costs; but, when they leave the station and are a block away (out of Wi-Fi coverage), they must shut down all applications then reboot and restart the applications.

Solution: Using Mobility XE they eliminate both the dynamic IP addressing issue, and solve the roaming from 1xRTT to Wi-Fi problems transparently, without any modifications or upgrades to the applications. The officers stay connected regardless of where they are, enabling more time for them to be on patrol and improving their incident response times.

INSURANCE CLAIMS ADJUSTING
Situation: A claims adjuster uses a notebook with integrated CDMA/1xRTT. The adjuster receives claims assignments wirelessly and then transmits claim documentation—including photos—wirelessly in real-time to speed processing of a settlement to the customer. However, photos upload slowly over the WWAN, especially in areas with poor coverage and at peak network usage times due to network congestion.

Solution:Using Mobility XE the insurance company surmounts these problems. Now the adjuster is able to roam seamlessly via WLANs while visiting body shops or working at the office. Also, the adjuster now has broadband access for rapid uploads of photos. The adjuster no longer wastes time shutting down and restarting applications whenever there is a coverage change. In addition, customer data security is ensured with Mobility XE's innovative wireless security features.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
Solution: A DSL/Cable technician with a GPRS-enabled notebook installs new broadband data service in a customer's home. When the technician fires-up the wireless router, his notebook—enabled with Mobility XE—automatically roams from GPRS/1xRTT coverage to the 802.11 LAN. Using his Mobility XE connectivity he avoids shutting down his dispatch application and rebooting or reconfiguring the computer. He tests and demonstrates the new service to the customer and leaves the home. Back in the vehicle—out of 802.11b range—his notebook automatically roams back to GPRS coverage without any interruption or rebooting. The technician’s computer is secure and protected the entire time.

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