Daily Mobile Computing Feed – Oct 18, 2012

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

  • Region braces for new security challenges as BYOD trend grows
  • gulfnews.com Dubai: The Middle East is bracing for new security challenges as the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) trend is growing tremendously with no sign of abating. BYOD is a business practice of employees bringing personally owned devices to their place of work. (more)

  • Fortinet Unveils New FortiOS 5.0 for BYOD Management, Security …
  • By Fahmida Y. Rashid
    FortiOS 5.0 provides more security, intelligence, and control to help enterprises defend against advanced threats and secure devices being brought into the enterprise as part of the bring-your-own-device trend, Fortinet said. The company has … (more)

  • BYOD: the pros and cons for end users and the business | The latest …
  • Email. BYOD: the pros and cons for end users and the business. Alex Wood discuses the security risks for ‘Bring Your Own Device’ users… Without a doubt, BYOD is the industry hot topic this summer. IT professionals are wary of it, end users … (more)

  • SMB tips for cost-effective security strategy
  • ZDNet He explained that the top three security concerns SMBs typically face are brought about by the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) trend, lack of employee awareness, as well as the need for business continuity. “The use of smartphone and tablet has increased … (more)

  • Protecting the Enterprise: a Customer Perspective
  • PC Magazine The system also includes a varying number of “Bring Your Own Device” (BYOD) users (including smartphones, laptops, and other unmanaged devices). “If I tell my bosses there’s a security issue,” said Jean, “I have to relate it to patient care. How many … (more)

  • Opportunities, challenges of BYOD
  • Upstart (blog) Whoever you work for there is a strong chance that you have heard about the growing trend of “Bring Your Own Device” (BYOD) to meet your work computing requirements. This involves the user (you) providing the device upon which you run your employers … (more)

  • Cheat Sheet: What in-house counsel need to know about
  • bring-your-own-device … InsideCounsel Bring-your-own-device, or BYOD, policies allow employees to use their personal technology, such as laptops, smartphones and tablets, in the workplace. In InsideCounsel’s October issue, we take a look at the benefits of putting such a policy in place … (more)

  • Qualcomm To Deliver Keynote At CES 2013
  • Mobile bloom News While the organizers have said that Qualcomm is synonymous with mobile computing, its selection for the keynote is definitely a surprise as the company bypassed others like Samsung and Amazon which are better known in households. Jacobs plans to … (more)

  • CounterPath Unveils New Features and Reporting Module With its Industry …
  • Sacramento Bee The leading market for the CCS is the Enterprise, fuelled by the Bring your own device (“BYOD”) to work trend. IDC currently pegs the Mobile Device Management software business at $444.6 million today and growing to $1.8 billion by 2016. CounterPath’s … (more)

  • SAP aims to give its business software a consumer-app makeover
  • IDG News Service Tweet. A series of initiatives are under way at SAP with the goal of bringing its business applications much closer to the ease of use and eye-catching visuals provided by consumer applications, particularly ones made amid the boom in mobile computing. (more)

  • 10 Tips to overcome the challenges of BYOD
  • Upstart (blog) So, you’ve decided to introduce “bring your own device” to your company. Congratulations. But before you just open the doors and allow everyone to use this, that and the other at work, some preparation is in order. Here’s a list of some important steps … (more)