Patent ID: 8204870

Claim:
A method in a server of inherently integrating mobility with an enterprise, comprising: accessing enterprise data from one or more data sources available to and utilized by a plurality of enterprise applications or business processes; transferring said enterprise data to at least one of a plurality of mobile devices over a plurality of diverse networks, wherein said transferring takes into consideration persisted characteristics of said diverse networks affecting data transfer, including at least one of network reliability, bandwidth, latency, and connectivity; receiving data generated by said at least one mobile device while performing enterprise-related operations, processes, or tasks at a wireless edge; and responding to environmental changes using said received data to change said enterprise data, wherein the response includes at least said received data, and wherein said environmental changes are indicated by: a global positioning system (GPS); said diverse networks, wherein said diverse networks include at least one wireless network, and wherein said environmental changes include indications of a current network in use by said at least one mobile device and a network address assigned to said at least one mobile device; sensor readings from said at least one mobile device; and characteristics of said at least one mobile device.