In Asia, Dr Hackenberg said that the Dynamic Enterprise approach has been adopted by banks, energy companies, as well as government financial policy units, to become more productive and competitive.

"Malaysian examples include the education sector and the energy company, Tenaga National," said Alcatel-Lucent enterprise business country manager for Malaysia & Indonesia, Yew Nein Hai.

Non-stop laptop guardian

Alcatel-Lucent Asia Pacific director, security solutions, enterprise business group, Ricky Ong, demonstrated its OmniAccess 3500 non-stop Laptop Guardian (NLG), a managed mobile security solution.

"NLG is one element only of the Dynamic Enterprise framework and is to bring enhanced 24/7 security to the growing mobile workforce," said Ong. "Three out of four companies have experienced data loss from missing laptops. More than 600,000 laptop thefts occur annually, according to a Safeware Insurance 2003 study."