Companies want network technology tohelp increase productivity, says Gartner.
Growingnumbers of corporations are planning to install wireless networktechnology, according to a Gartner survey.Some64 per cent of businesses are planning to increase wireless local-areanetwork (WLAN) deployment during the next 12 months, analysts say.
Formost of those planning to take on wireless, the primary motivation is improving the productivity of workers by allowing them constant accessto business system.
Wireless LANs are becoming a standard part of enterprise networks,covering entire facilities, not just meeting rooms, says Gartneranalyst Rachna Ahlawat.
"However,as wireless LANs expand from conference rooms to the whole enterprise,concerns about security and network management are rising," she said.
"We’vegone from thinking of offices as network nodes to considering eachemployee as a node on a wired network. Now, every major physical itemthe company owns is becoming a node on a wireless network."
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