Requirements of SMEs and Key Accounts

remote mobile access : Wherever a wireless network is available, employees connect 1h45 more every day, which contributes to improving productivity by 22% (Source NOP World). In other words, mobile access provides greater flexibility, better uptake and therefore improved efficiency. Remote mobile users in a business are also users of laptop PCs or PDAs: sales reps, managers, consultants, etc. These remote mobile users spend 70% of their time outside the office. Wi-Fi allows them to remain connected in meetings, at a branch, on a train or with a customer. According to IDC, there are 75 million remote mobile users in Western Europe. A Forrester study shows that 38% of businesses have at least 20 guests connected to their network every month and 11% have at least 200. In the absence of the appropriate tools, the cost of managing each of these guests is of the order of 20 to 30€.

Security : the security risks for individuals and the information within in a business have increased dramatically with more general use of networks (wireless and wired) combined with remote mobile access of individuals. Up to now, security has focused on the risks from the outside. Authenticate users, define their rights and check that they are complying with these, maintain traceability (Law on Financial Security, SOX, LCT 2006, etc.) of activities conducted on the company's internal network have also become indispensable.