Home Automation: New Opportunities for Wireless

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	Home Automation: New Opportunities for Wireless Being a gadget freak, I am a big fan of home automation as a concept. It would be great to get everything that makes sense (I'm still not sure about refrigerators and washing machines, for example) on the home LAN, and, by implication, the Web. As was reinforced by my visit to CEDIA this year, all major home systems - lighting, entertainment, security, energy, communications, and environmental - are... Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Google Google Apps for Business Do more for less with your team using Google Apps. Custom web-based email, calendars, and documents to easily share & work together in the cloud. Start with a free 30-day trial! In this Issue Try this on your iPad: Microsoft exec skateboards on Windows RT Surface tablet How it works: The technology of touch screens FIRST LOOK: Windows RT Windows 8 Tablets in the Enterprise: The Pros and Cons iPhone 5 vs. Galaxy S III Mini and Droid Razr M: Pick on someone your own size iPhone 5 vs. the HTC One X+ Envisioning the iPhone 6 WHITE PAPER: Good Technology Fuel Mobile Collaboration. Secure Data & Privacy. Read this whitepaper to learn how to enable mobile collaboration while maintaining data security and strict end user privacy whether on BYOD or a mix of corporate and employee owned devices. Read Now! Try this on your iPad: Microsoft exec skateboards on Windows RT Surface tablet Read More How it works: The technology of touch screens Here's a question: What is a technology that you can't see, but is essential to smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices -- and is estimated to generate $16 billion in revenues this year (according to DisplaySearch)? The answer is multitouch touch screens -- which have sparked the explosive growth of the mobile device market. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Delivering enterprise solutions for a world on the move IBM supports SAP clients with business consulting services with global implementation and outsourcing capabilities plus infrastructure of optimized servers (mainframe, POWER, x, BladeCenter) and storage, DB2 database, Alloy, middleware and software. An innovation partner for SAP projects. Learn More. FIRST LOOK: Windows RT A broad screen, and that keyboard is like something you've never seen Read More Windows 8 Tablets in the Enterprise: The Pros and Cons In the two and a half years since the release of the first-generation iPad, tablets of various shapes and sizes have sparked a revolution among consumers, who are now no longer afraid to take their touch-enabled tablets to work. Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems 9 Reasons Why Citrix NetScaler Beats F5 Is your network ready for the Cloud? Not with F5. Shift to Citrix NetScaler. Shift up to the Cloud. Download 9 Reasons Citrix NetScaler beats F5. Learn More iPhone 5 vs. Galaxy S III Mini and Droid Razr M: Pick on someone your own size Many of the latest and greatest Android smartphones have something in common besides powerful internals and cutting-edge features -- size. Samsung's Galaxy S III, HTC's One X+ and Motorola's Droid Razr HD and Razr HD Maxx are all big phones, with displays closing in on the 5-inch mark. Read More iPhone 5 vs. the HTC One X+ The iPhone 5, for better or for worse, is inevitably the one that all new smartphone releases will be compared to, at least for the next few months. Despite slightly underwhelming initial reviews, it's an inarguably impressive device that reaches, and in some areas exceeds, its Android-powered rivals. Read More Envisioning the iPhone 6 Apple's got another bona fide hit on its hands with the iPhone 5, but that hasn't stopped smartphone watchers from dreaming about the iPhone 6. Read More
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