Bottom line for IBM and Microsoft: If you're already using their enterprise IM systems, extending these in a secure and managed fashion to mobile workers is a snap. Otherwise, you may have better luck with open gateways.
Bridge To Mobility
Sybase significantly expanded its mobile application support capabilities when it acquired Extended Systems and integrated Extended's technology into its Sybase iAnywhere suite, which includes wireless e-mail, mobile device management, security and database functions. The latest addition, just becoming available as we went to press, is One Bridge Messenger, an enterprise-hosted IM gateway that supports multiple services, including Lotus Sametime, Microsoft Live Communications Server and the forthcoming Office Communications Server, Google Talk, ICQ, Jabber XMPP systems, and SIP/SIMPLE systems. Clients are available for Palm OS, RIM BlackBerry, Symbian and Windows Mobile. This product will be of greatest interest to companies looking at iAnywhere for other functions, such as wireless e-mail.
Similar to Sybase's approach, NeuStar offers its Enterprise Gateway. This gateway can communicate with Live Communications Server, as well as Sametime or Jabber XMPP servers. Client support includes Windows Mobile, J2ME Java, Symbian, BREW (Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless), Palm OS and microbrowser approaches.
Finally, those using Jabber for enterprise IM can enjoy third-party support for virtually every mobile platform, including J2ME Java, Palm OS, RIM BlackBerry, Symbian and Windows Mobile.
Subsea cable alternatives can provide a level of comfort for those concerned about disruptions. Realistically, they will continue to play a small, but critical role in the short term.
Maintaining existing network infrastructures often incurs huge technical debt before newer technologies are adopted over time.
Amid ongoing regional uncertainties, telecom infrastructure in the Middle East has expand to include terrestrial low-latency network infrastructure, which offers resilience and agility in navigating political complexities without relying solely on undersea networks.
