Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Conquering BYOD congestion in Wi-Fi

Cool iPhone space-watching apps | Google picks iriver for first integrated e-reader

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Conquering BYOD congestion in Wi-Fi
Not so long ago, enterprise Wi-Fi users were the exception, not the rule. Early Wi-Fi office users accessed the network with laptops selected and configured by the enterprise. Accommodating occasional data users with well-understood, corporate-imaged, Wi-Fi-enabled notebook computers was pretty straightforward. Read More


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Is Your Infrastructure Mobile Ready?
From data encryption to secure printing, there are many challenges IT mangers at small and midsize businesses face to secure mobile devices. Check out the resources in this Mobility KnowledgeVault to help develop a master plan. Read now

WHITE PAPER: EMC

Network Configuration & Change Management for Dummies
Read this and learn the NCCM "basics," key challenges associated with NCCM, the IT and business benefits of automating NCCM, and the top 10 reasons why automated NCCM creates value, reduces business risk, and can help ensure business goals are met. Read now

Cool iPhone space-watching apps
NASA, space shuttle launch, star gazing, space weather lead package of cool iPhone apps Read More

Google picks iriver for first integrated e-reader
Google on Monday announced the iriver Story HD, its first e-reader to be integrated with its open Google eBookstore. Read More

Mac security firm ships first-ever iPhone malware scanner
French security firm Intego, which is known for its Mac OS X antivirus software, today released the first malware-scanning app for the iPhone and iPad. Read More


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Independent Lab Comparative Review
MierConsulting engineers conducted an hands-on, comparative review of three leading contact center packages, focusing on these products' multimedia, mixed voice and text-based contacts - capabilities. Read Now

Android fans flocking to iPad for tablet fix
As if more evidence of the iPad's dominance of the tablet market were needed, a research note from Canaccord Genuity now claims that the iPad is the tablet of choice among Android fans. Read More

Android to offer better tablet optimization for smartphone apps
Although one of the big knocks on Android tablets has been their relative dearth of native apps, that could be about to change. Read More

Apple iPad love-fest has no end in sight
Apple iPad owners have largely been happy with their tablet computer purchases from the start, and surprising new findings from a University of Missouri survey shows that satisfaction levels keep going up. Read More


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Data Center Transformations
Build outs, consolidations and acquisitions are large-scale projects that can be very disruptive and require careful planning and implementation to maintain operations. This white paper examines the process and what's required to meet IT goals and objectives and maintain business continuity. Read now!

Does your security policy reflect mobility and cloud security?
Recently I was at a technical meeting and overheard a client say that even though this area had just recently suffered a great deal of damage from several tornados, businesses are still very reluctant to develop or test Disaster Recovery Plans (DRP) or Business Continuity Models (BCM). Read More

Development benefits, and security risks, of HTML5 'hybrid' mobile apps
So-called hybrid mobile apps are a way to finesse the debate over whether native apps, written in a given language for a specific OS, or web apps, written in HTML5, CSS and Javascript, are best. A pair of well-written blogposts, neither of which are intended as a programmers' tutorial, highlight the emerging opportunities, and risks, of hybrid mobile apps. Read More

Android users can access video-like shows from document, slides with new software
Android smartphone users now can access online, video-like presentations created from existing documents and slides, with a new app from Brainshark. Read More

HP announces TouchPad 4G with AT&T in US
Hewlett-Packard on Tuesday said it would release a 4G TouchPad tablet with upgraded hardware, which will be available with AT&T's wireless network. Read More



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10 HP TouchPad apps for newbies
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