Being wireless is cool. I think as soon as people got over that simple reaction, a lot of techologists got to work figuring out how to make wireless benefit business. They are making progress, so much so that wireless is becoming undeniably important to business. It is affecting the way business happens.

To some degree the wifi revolution is driven by hardware advances. Wi-Fi enabled notebooks are driving the adoption of wireless LANs (WLANs). In the past, technology advancements were driven by technology professionals. The explosion of enterprise WLANs is being driven by smartphone users, traveling executives, wireless applications, and mobility services. The rapid adoption of WLAN technology is radically transforming how business is done.

Anywhere, anytime connectivity is quickly becoming an expectation and sometimes a requirement. The payoff to companies comes as increased employee productivity, enhanced collaboration, and improved customer responsiveness.

Cisco is a big player in this revolution. They can provide business with superior wireless security, management, deployment, radio frequency (RF) technology and mobility to help enable real time access to core business applications. They can deliver enterprise-class secure connectivity.

They also provide video conferencing solutions for business. This is not an new concept, but as the quality and functionality of video conferencing increases, people are finding new and effective ways to use it.