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Business Advantages

Perfect for any business that likes to think - and work - out of the box.

Rest assured, when delivered with virtual private access, data cannot be intercepted. Your business remains your business.

• EV-DO is ideal for Businesspeople – especially those who are mobile and frequently away from their desk, such as:
  • Government agencies
  • Law Enforcement
  • Utility companies
  • Realtors
  • Sales professionals
  • Consultants
• Send and receive email with attachments
• Access your company’s intranet
• Collaborate with colleagues when you travel
• Wireless Data Benefits Translate Into Real Time Savings

Wireless Data Benefits Translate Into Real Time Savings

Average time savings approximately 1.35 hours (81 minutes) per Data Wireless user per day
Source: Outlook 4Mobility 4/2002

Company Overview - HomeBuyer Agents (HBA) is a Southern California real estate agency with 28 agents focused on residential properties.

Solution Implemented–Gateway laptops with wireless connectivity using Sierra Wireless PC card over CDMA2000 1X and CDMA2000 1xEV-DO networks

Results -

• In 6 months, doubled the volume of clients they are able to serve (w/o increasing staff)
• Increased productivity with the ability to search listings, access title, lender information and put together customer bids while out in the field
• Improved customer satisfaction with quicker response time
• Ability to pre-empt competitive offers and help avoid bidding wars with access to real-time information

Trial Overview -

• IBM conducted a 3 month pilot program testing the efficiency of enterprise solutions over EVDO.
• Project focused on 142 high earning sales execs in SD and DC

Solution Implemented - Sales executives equipped with IBM laptops and Sierra Wireless PC cards running over EV-DO networks for wireless connectivity

Results -

• Enabled execs to access their corporate networks and transfer large files
• Reps spent approximately 3 more hours in front of customers, 11 additional hours connected to critical business information per week
• Based on the success of the pilot, IBM is making EVDO available to employees as it comes available in their markets