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Cisco Mobile Office:

On the Road

Maximum

Productivity

for

Business Professionals

Overview: A Workplace in Motion

It's no secret that today's professionals are

spending more time than ever working away from

the office. In the Internet economy, employees on

the move depend on networking to communicate

with their clients, partners, and coworkers. Yet

these mobile professionals often have limited

access to the people, information, and tools they

need to be productive.

Traditional remote networking is often too

slow, unreliable, expensive, or inconvenient to

meet the needs of business professionals on the

move. Simply locating a working phone jack in

an airport or hotel room can be an extraordinary

task. And the firewalls that keep company

information secure can pose additional obstacles

for those who need network access.

Network administrators face their own problems

as they contend with managing a mobile workforce.

Opening a corporate network to mobile access

can make it vulnerable to unknown security risks.

Dialup charges, equipment replacement, and

cumbersome billing systems strain patience as

well as budgets.

Despite these pitfalls, the need for mobile

connectivity is here to stay. According to IDC,

45 million of today's mobile business professionals

need to access the Internet or their corporate

network. And as more low-priced, high-powered

notebook PCs, hand-held devices, and cell phones

emerge, their numbers will continue to grow.

To meet the need for secure broadband access

anytime, anywhere, Cisco Systems has partnered

with other industry leaders to introduce Cisco

Mobile Office: On the Road. A flexible,

easy-to-use solution, Cisco Mobile Office

On the Road enables secure wired and wireless

connectivity for mobile professionals over the

Internet.

Combining state-of-the-art VPN security and

broadband bandwidth with easy configuration,

Cisco Mobile Office: On the Road delivers

"on-the-move" access to broadband networking.

It's the most comprehensive solution on the

market today, enabling mobile employees to

stay productive with a manageable solution.

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Access When You Need It,

Where You Need It

Designed specifically for the needs of professionals away

from the corporate office, Cisco Mobile Office: On

the Road delivers reliable, hassle-free Internet or secure

enterprise LAN access, either with or without wires.

While competing vendors might offer portions of a mobile

system, only Cisco offers a complete, unified solution

that delivers:

* A comprehensive set of advanced wired and wireless

networking solutions

* Technologies that enable fast, convenient connectivity

* Continuous, end-to-end security

* Standards-based interoperability

* Expandable, upgradeable platforms to future-proof

your organization

* Options for mobility settlement offering integrated

billing and user interfaces

Furthermore, Cisco Mobile Office: On the Road is

the only solution backed by a team of industry-leading

partners who deliver content, infrastructure, access,

and enabling technologies to keep you connected and

productive while on the move. Together, Cisco and its

partners unlock compelling benefits at every level of

your company, from network administrators and IT

management through to the mobile workforce.

End-to-End Benefits

Cisco Mobile Office: On the Road delivers an end-to-end,

integrated solution that combines Cisco and