Safe and Cost-Effective Business Access by Mobiles (BAM) Navy SBIR FY2012.2 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2012.2 Topic No.: N122-149 Topic Title: Safe and Cost-Effective Business Access by Mobiles (BAM) Proposal No.: N122-149-0175 Firm: Harmonia Holdings Group 2020 Kraft Drive, Suite 1000 Blacksburg, Virginia 24060-6491 Contact: Marc Abrams Phone: (540) 951-5900 Web Site: www.harmonia.com Abstract: Harmonia's proposal for SBIR Topic N122-149 entitled "Safe and Cost-Effective Business Access by Mobiles (BAM)" analyzes the pros, cons, and risks of different approaches evolving across DoD and commercially that can provide safe and cost-effective access by mobile device to Navy business applications in accordance with applicable IA requirements. We conduct a comprehensive evaluation in 7 dimensions of numerous questions that affect the design of a mobile device architecture. BAM also evaluates the feasibility of allowing "Bring Your Own Device" access via privately owned mobile devices. Harmonia's focus is on applying their core competency in recommending, deploying, and configuring Mobile Device Management (MDM) solutions with customized components. Initially targeted to PMW 240's PRIDE system, BAM can be applied to various Lines of Business such as distribution, position management, workforce development, recruiting and accessions, Fleet and family support, pay and personnel, and enterprise biz services. Benefits: While the use of handheld devices has been exploding, their use for business system access in DoD is still in its infancy, awaiting a thorough investigation of issues that Harmonia proposes. Our taxonomy of questions will result in candidate architectures that will allow PMW 240 to adopt mobile devices safely, cost effectively, and using best of breed components. Use of mobile devices can streamline workflows in business systems such as PRIDE, and result in mobile applications that improve the quality of life for military and civilian personnel. BAM can be applied to other lines of business as well such as distribution, position management, workforce development, recruiting and accessions, Fleet and family support, pay and personnel, and enterprise business services. Another possible use of BAM is in BUPERS Online, which is a single point of entry application for logging into numerous web-based applications maintained by the Naval Personnel Command. Although BAM is concentrated on business systems, much of our analysis and approach can be applied to mobile device use by warfighters in tactical settings. Return