Wireless Technologies Proposal
Wallace Pittman
BIS/220
May 19, 2014
Jon Smout

Wireless Technologies Proposal
The march of technology will never cease and businesses are required to adapt to changing technology that may give them an advantage. Since more and more people are utilizing wireless technology such as smart phones, it means that more people across the world can be connected with each other. With this in mind, the two pieces of wireless technology that would benefit Party Plates would be cell phones and utilizing an Enterprise grade Wireless LAN Controller.
The main benefit of using cellular devices, like smart phones, is that they can be used almost anywhere and require no land lines. They can be used at anytime and do a variety of things that could be used by upper management to keep in contact with each other or used by workers, like truck drivers for example, to keep track of orders and where they are going. A con that would come with using smart phones is that there may be service outages and would require the purchase of said smart phones.
The next useful piece of wireless technology would be to use a Wireless LAN Controller. Enabling this piece of technology will greatly simplify businesses processes by having everything related to business activities connected to the business's network. It adds security to the business's network by denying unauthorized devices access. A Wireless LAN Controller will can also keep track of business critical applications such as managing IT, tracking valuable assets, and give other network users the same level of protection. Also it will allow employees to access company data with relative ease even employees that are in remote locations, relative to company Head Quarters. Another benefit is that this technology can be upgraded and built upon as the business continues to grow and requires the setup of additional networks for its employees. The cons of such a system is that it will require the aid of skilled IT employees to maintain the system. It won't require an army of IT specialist, but it's still something to consider. The system is also expensive to implement, depending on what model and brand the business decides to get.
To conclude, both of these systems will help the business in the long run and will keep the business operating efficiently. With smart phones employees can react to changing quickly while with the Wireless LAN controller, employees will have easier access to business related information as well as survey business critical applications.