Daily aggregation of mobile computing news from @cloud_aware, mobileaware.net.
- BYOD: What The Implications Are | Small Business Technology
- New Apple guide details iOS security features
- CommBank deploys smartphones under BYOD plan
- Is IBM right to ban Dropbox and iCloud?
- Litera White Paper Describes Risk From Hidden Information Leaked on Mobile
- The future of mobile computing? It’s here, and you’re already behind
- Tegra Could Become Nvidia’s Most Valuable Business
- Nokia hits back at Google in latest patent war tussle
- In a BYOD World, Is IT Redundant?
- Windows 8 clears last launch hurdle with nod to BYOD
- Is a BYOD Mandate the Right Course For Your Company?
- Asian Semi Companies To Benefit From Mobile Computing
- Keeping Your Cloud Collaboration Services Options Open
- SAP Cloud, SaaS Strategy Gains HP Veteran Meaghan Kelly
- Thousands of Engineers Set to Convene Next Week at the Sensors Expo …
By Miguel Leiva-Gomez
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is a concept that has been sweeping businesses around the world. This concept involves allowing or making employees bring devices that they own, as opposed to providing them with your company’s devices. (more)
CNET “For organizations considering the security of iOS devices, it is helpful to understand how the built-in security features work together to provide a secure mobile computing platform,” the guide says in its introduction. (more)
iT News “As part of our continued planned set of experiments into productivity and bring your own device capabilities, the Commonwealth Bank has decided to use mobile phones as the preferred telephone solution for staff at Commonwealth Bank Place,” he said. (more)
Cloud Pro IBM has bitten the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy bullet, and you might be forgiven for thinking that the media fallout has left it somewhat bloodied and bruised. However, when you look behind the ‘IBM bans Siri’ and ‘IBM bans Dropbox’ headlines, … (more)
Devices Sacramento Bee The whitepaper, “Risks in a Mobile World of Hidden Data in Documents”, describes the implications of increasing mobile device usage at companies and the “bring your own device” (BYOD) trend. These workplace realities compound the risks associated with … (more)
TechTarget This month we’ve been discussing the future of mobile computing in midmarket companies. Our experts disagree on how CIOs should best handle their internal and external customers’ mobile Internet traffic. CEO John Weathington encourages CIOs to create … (more)
TheStreet.com The most important growth driver at present is its expansion into the mobile computing market. Don’t be tempted by the historical appeal of gold or the perceived stability of utilities. Technical analyst extraordinaire Walter Deemer recently authored … (more)
Proactive Investors USA & Canada Google’s attack on Microsoft and Nokia escalates a legal brawl amongst players in the technology space who are trying to gain the upper hand in the mobile computing market. “Though we have not yet seen the complaint, Google’s suggestion that Nokia and … (more)
CIO Reports of the death of IT departments in the Bring Your Own Device era have been exaggerated. However, if IT doesn’t accept its new role one that’s focused less on individual user support and more on setting policies then it might be time to write the … (more)
ZDNet UK Microsoft took the opportunity of the launch to say again that the operating system is suited to corporate use, with a nod to the ‘bring your own device’ trend. “Windows 8 will give businesses the experiences people love and the enterprise-grade … (more)
Visage Mobile So it wasn’t surprising that VMWare caused a few ripples when it mandated that all employees adopt its new bring-your-own-device policy. With 6000 US employees needing to transition from their company-owned phones and plans to their own in 90 days, … (more)
The Wall Street Transcript (blog) The mobile computing trend continues to fuel Asian semiconductor companies as handsets and tablets become cheaper, as well as low-end smartphones make a strong emergence in the market despite discouraging macro headwinds, says Mark Li, Senior Research … (more)
IT Business Edge (blog) That interface makes the environment simple to use in a way that can easily be extended out to mobile computing devices using both HTML5 and native interfaces. In addition to allowing users to share files via the cloud, Ankenman says the service also … (more)
The VAR Guy Check Kelly’s resume and you’ll find extensive experience building cloud services and mobile computing relationships in the IT channel. For instance, she drove an HP-Axcient partnership that helped Hewlett-Packard VARs to generate recurring revenues … (more)
SYS-CON Media (press release) These three elements have revolutionized smartphones, mobile computing and soon industrial, medical, security, and other embedded applications. Pre-Conference Symposiums and Conference Program: On Tuesday, June 5 from 9am – 5pm there will be three … (more)