CIOs are focusing on the mobile worker. The role of CMoO (Chief Mobility Officer) The executives, engineers, and sales representatives that are on the move are often responsible for bringing in new revenue and dealing with the customer in times of crisis. As such, it's essential that these employees have fast access to any and all of the corporate resources that are available to employees at the office.

The introduction of a mobile user use case adds a number of requirements for any proposed application solution:

• Does the mobile solution provide the same level of functionality to mobile workers as available in branch offices?
• Is the solution architected so that the mobile user connects directly to the existing appliance solution?
• Can the application support potentially thousands of mobile workers effectively?
• Does the mobile software use the same code base and functionality as the primary solution?

IT-empowered mobile workers can also enable new and innovative work arrangements within an organization. For example, businesses that are hoping to expand to a new region often want to hire professionals in that region. At first, however, those professionals might not have enough work to occupy them and justify the expenses required to get regional business opportunities moving. With a mobile solution, both the cost and revenue side of the business can benefit. The office can be set up with virtually no infrastructure since a mobile worker simply needs a laptop with application software installed to be up and running. That dramatically reduces the necessary up-front investment in IT. Once in place, the workers can source work from other offices, collaborating in real time with colleagues on projects in other parts of the world.