Daily Mobile Computing Feed – Aug 16, 2012

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

  • Intel Turns Neutral As It Moves Into The Mobile Market
  • Seeking Alpha Seeing the writing on the wall, Intel entered the “mobile computing” market early this year. More than half the value of Intel is still derived from the PC market and this is dangerous if the PC market continues to shrink Starting with the floods in … (more)

  • CIO On Windows 8 Tablets: “Best Solution Currently Available”
  • ZDNet Summary: Last week, I argued that Seton Hall University’s choice to standardize on a single platform – Windows 8 tablets and PCs – was the wrong strategy in the age of BYOD and end-user choice. Here, I give Seton Hall’s top tech official a chance to … (more)

  • Making peace with the cloud and BYOD
  • SC Magazine Australia Opinion: Enterprises can ban cloud services and bring-your-own-device or adapt and update security architectures. For the former, the key is to give workers a sanctioned way to use cloud and BYOD resources while aligning enterprise security and … (more)

  • Mobile devices and BYOD puts organisations at risk: Quest Software
  • ARNnet Sixty-eight per cent of Australian organisations believe mobile devices and BYOD puts organisations at risk, according to system management software vendor, Quest Software. The results were reflected in its recent Identity and Access Management (IAM) … (more)

  • Clickable Artwork: Express Yourself With Microsoft Mice
  • The FINANCIAL As Microsoft reported, the new designs and colors represent the growing trend of technology as a form of self-expression in mobile computing. You picked that snappy wardrobe, the trendy haircut, and the stylish art for your walls. There’s no reason … (more)

  • Sophos Mobile Control Platform Aims at BYOD Businesses
  • eWeek As bring your own device (BYOD) programs grow, Sophos’ Mobile Control platform offers more granular device management. Data security specialist Sophos announced the launch of Mobile Control 2.5, the latest version of its mobile device management … (more)

  • 10 Questions for Layer 7 Technologies CTO Scott Morrison
  • PCWorld … at management of open API (application programming interface) for developers, partner and cross-divisional integration using SOA (service-oriented architecture), cloud connectivity and enterprise mobile enablement for BYOD (bring-your-own-device) … (more)

  • Gartner: BYOD is the most hyped term
  • ChannelBiz Gartner has released its 2012 Hype Cycle report, highlighting ‘bring your own device’ (BYOD) as the most hyped term in the tech industry. The latest report shows emerging trends pitted along Gartner’s hype graph, featuring the Peak of Inflated … (more)