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Daily Mobile Computing Feed – Aug 31, 2012

Daily aggregation of mobile computing news from @cloud_aware, mobileaware.net.

  • BYOD turns sysadmins into heroes

    • Register Bring Your Own Device programs can help to keep staff happy and turn IT bods into “heroes” but the hard RoI from spikes in productivity is unproven, according to Intel’s IT manager for China. Liam Keating told media at Chipzilla’s Cloud Summit event in … (more)

  • Mobile Computing Solutions for Healthcare – Herbert

    • When it comes to mobile computing, we are a leading and experienced provider of the most efficient, reliable and trusted handheld and mobile computers … (more)

  • mobile computing strategy

    • Windows 8 is just over a month from hitting the market and my sense is that this initial release, at least, will be at best controversial and at worst a failure. (more)

  • Android tops BYOD market share: 56%, Microsoft, RIM top challengers

    • By Brad Reed
    Workers love their smartphones, and unless Microsoft (MSFT) and RIM (RIMM) do anything about it, workers will soon be loving Android smartphones most o. (more)

  • Dell, EMC, Cisco Tackle BYOD With Desktop Virtualization

    • Computerworld CIO – What is interesting about Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) efforts is that they are more effectively driving thin client solutions than the thin client movement itself did a decade or so ago. This is because the variety of devices, combined with the … (more)

  • Apple devices only? That’s not BYOD

    • InfoWorld In its third year, the BYOD battle rages on, though most organizations allow some form of bring your-own-device these days, even if just for email, calendar, and contacts access. The fight occurs at several levels: employees seeking freedom from … (more)

  • Enlisting the help of infrastructure to cope with the BYOD explosion

    • Network World A comprehensive mobile device solution will need to address both Consumerization of IT and BYOD in order to support, contain and embrace the mobile device explosion. There are really two major options when attempting to manage mobile devices … (more)

  • The BYOD and Mobile Strategy Deep Dive

    • InfoWorld The BYOD and Mobile Strategy Deep Dive. In this 42-page PDF, InfoWorld explains how to set up an effective BYOD program that is managed and secured, yet embraces the consumerization of IT spirit sought by users iPhones, iPads, Androids, and more are … (more)

  • Kumar receives prestigious ACM SIGMOBILE Outstanding Contribution Award

    • Texas A&M University The Outstanding Contribution Award is given for significant and lasting contributions to the research on mobile computing and communications and wireless networking. It is the highest honor the SIGMOBILE community bestows on an individual and is a … (more)

  • Tizen mobile OS – A twisted tale

    • ComputerworldUK A new OS has been in development since the start of 2012, backed by two major hardware technology companies – Intel and Samsung – hoping to gain a foothold in the software side of the mobile computing device market. Here’s the twisted tale of the Tizen … (more)

Daily Big Data Feed – Aug 31, 2012

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Daily Cloud Feed – Aug 31, 2012

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Daily Log News Feed – Aug 31, 2012

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Daily ITIL News Feed – Aug 31, 2012

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Daily Mobile Computing Feed – Aug 30, 2012

Daily aggregation of mobile computing news from @cloud_aware, mobileaware.net.

  • Java 7 Zero-Day Attack Could Impact Enterprise BYOD

    • CRN This development means that the likelihood of infection has become elevated due to the sheer number of people who will be capitalizing on this latest attack vector involving Java 7, potentially affecting BYOD in the enterprise. The attack was … (more)

  • Guest Post: CSPs – the new BYOD educators?

    • GoMo News MDS’ recent 2012 Connecting with Business Customers research (see here) suggests that the proportion of businesses adopting BYOD practices is justifying the hype. Nearly two-thirds (64 per cent) of big businesses (those with 1,000 plus employees) have … (more)

  • How to write a BYOD policy

    • ZDNet Rather, go with the flow, and recognize that BYOD can be an asset to organizations, if properly managed. That’s the gist of the advisory group’s latest government-wide bring-your-own-device (BYOD) guidlines. The directives, considered voluntary, are … (more)

  • Sprint BYOD Management Platform Targets Hospitals, Health Care Practices

    • eWeek Sprint aims to build on the increasing use of personal mobile devices in health care by targeting its new bring-your-own-device (BYOD) management platform to hospitals and large physician practices. The company announced on Aug. 27 that it would offer … (more)

  • Ready Or Not, BYOD

    • Network World My friends over at nCircle have come up with a nifty infographic highlighting some of the trends they are seeing around BYOD in the enterprise. What is particularly useful I think is that they are showing trends over a three year period. On top of this … (more)

  • BYOD mobile workers thumbing nose at IT security

    • ZDNet With Bring Your own Device (BYOD) becoming a major trend in enterprise computing, IT departments would be wise to saves users from the dangers of their own actions, according to the reports authors. However, that is more easily said than done. There … (more)

  • FinFisher Surveillance malware spreads to smart phones

    • Toronto Star University of Toronto researchers say a commercial cyber-espionage program marketed as a way for governments to spy on criminals is being used for broader surveillance and can now take over a range of smart phones and other mobile computing devices. (more)