Daily Mobile Computing Feed – Aug 13, 2012

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

  • Nvidia’s mobile computing investments pay off TechDay

    • Techday – Nvidia reported revenue of $1.04 billion for the second quarter, crediting investments in mobile and visual computing as key factors in takings. (more)

  • Sophos Mobile Control Upgrade Monitors BYOD, iOS Apps

    • InformationWeek Security software provider Sophos has introduced an enhanced version of its Mobile Control product, which it says provides improved risk mitigation features, including the ability for IT to remotely wipe a corporate device if an employee leaves a … (more)

  • Scot Finnie: The real CoIT

    • Computerworld (blog) The vaguely derogatory term BYOD probably started off as some IT person’s joke, a takeoff on a similar acronym that rhymes with it. “Bring your own device” takes the end user’s point of view, not IT’s. But it defines a very narrow aspect of CoIT — and … (more)

  • The rise and rise of touchscreens in the workplace

    • Computing Many IT managers would prefer to believe that the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) phenomenon (a) does not really exist, or (b) can be safely ignored. These people would be advised to check their server logs, to see exactly what is connecting to their … (more)

  • Hobart and William Smith Colleges Enable BYOD, Deliver Campus-wide …

    • Virtual-Strategy Magazine … which is replacing an existing 802.11a/b/g wireless network from Meru Networks, is expected to cover all learning, work, living and recreational spaces on campus, and will expand upon the Colleges’ support of a bring your own device (BYOD) environment. (more)

  • Sage North America Reveals Mobile and Cloud Business Apps Strategy to

    • Help … Broadcast Newsroom Sage is delivering for the cloud and mobile computing today, and we are committed to helping SMBs be successful in this new world.” Houillon described the company’s global three-pronged approach to the cloud — each aimed at a specific segment of the … (more)

  • Perimeter E-Security to Host Webinar on Five Best and Worst

    • Bring-Your-Own … Sacramento Bee … redistributed. MILFORD, Conn., Aug. 13, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — Perimeter E-Security, the leading provider of secure cloud services, will host a webinar this week that focuses on safe and effective bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies for … (more)

  • Research findings show dramatic increase in security issues with BYOD

    • FierceMobileIT A new report from Juniper Research shows that personally owned devices in the enterprise are increasing at a rapid pace, and that the number of such devices is expected to double in two years. Juniper also said that by 2017, the number of such devices … (more)

  • Sophos’ latest MDM software aims to encourage BYOD

    • AppsTech Sophos has announced the release of their Sophos Mobile Control 2.5 mobile device management (MDM) software, which will aim to further encourage BYOD. The software incorporates several facets, including the ability to wipe a corporate device after an … (more)

  • Trend Micro security for firms

    • The Nation Trend Micro is releasing Trend Micro Mobile Security 8.0 to help businesses deal with the challenges of consumerisation and bring-your-own-device (BYOD) trend. Surasak Wanichwatphibun, a technical consultant at Trend Micro (Thailand), said that this … (more)

  • New Manukau campus ready for BYOD

    • Computerworld New Zealand Manukau Institute of Technology’s planned new tertiary campus, to open mid-next year, will have an end-user computing network set up on virtual desktop principles, with the expectation that students will predominantly bring their own portable … (more)