Daily Mobile Computing Feed – Oct 23, 2012

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

  • Free OnDemand Webcast Enterprise Mobile Computing BlackBerry …

    • FREE On-Demand Webcast : Enterprise Mobile Computing: BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet 2.0 from Tradepub. Get the big picture on how the upcoming software upgrade … (more)

  • RIM Study: ‘Bring Your Own Device’ Policies for iPhones Cost …

    • By Gary Ng
    A recent study commissioned by Research in Motion has concluded it is cheaper and safer for companies to keep using BlackBerrys despite the proliferation of the BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) phenomenon. RIM hired global research firm … (more)

  • A/NZ datacentre complexity low overall, though still leads in costs:

    • Symantec ARNnet Mobile computing, virtualisation and Cloud are contributing to increased datacentre complexity, though A/NZ organisations are managing to keep it under control. This is according to Symantec’s 2012 State of the Datacentre Survey, which found that 70 … (more)

  • BYOD Programs Pose Security Risk for Businesses: Ovum

    • eWeek Organizations that adopt bring your own device (BYOD) programs without implementing mobile management policies could be exposing to security risks and resultant data losses. A survey of 4,000 full-time employees by technology consulting firm Ovum … (more)

  • BYOD movement boosted by new benefactors

    • ITWeb The bring your own device (BYOD) movement is sweeping the globe. The number of employees who are willing to pay for and bring their own devices to work in order to improve their efficiency and performance levels is growing beyond all expectations, says … (more)

  • BYOD can quickly become BYOM — bring your own malware // 7:08 AM ET

    • Nextgov Bring your own device is a trend that is gaining momentum in both the public and private sectors. From an employer perspective it is not a bad deal — lower overhead by passing along the purchase and upkeep costs of devices to employees. Employees gain … (more)

  • How to cope with BYOD

    • SC Magazine UK For many organisations, bring your own device (BYOD) is a decision they don’t have to make for themselves: employees are already doing just that. Instead, CIOs and CSOs have to choose either to put a ban on a practice already in motion, or embrace it. (more)

  • On the BYOD trail

    • Express Computer Stefan L Prestele, Senior Director, Global Consumer, SMB & Field Marketing, Parallels Inc, said that Apple was quickly getting into the Indian enterprise as a result of BYOD. Having said that, Mac users in corporate India would have to run Windows … (more)

  • Can Plasma Active Beat Ubuntu on Linux Mobile Computing?

    • The VAR Guy As we saw last week, Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth envisions the advent of Ubuntu phones, tablets and TVs in the near future. But the open source world’s best hope for conquering emerging hardware arguably lies in Plasma Active, a young project … (more)

  • Motorola HC1 Headset Computer

    • Rugged PC Review Motorola went as far as describing the HC1 as the next evolution of mobile computing. The picture below shows a field worker wearing the device, and what she sees in the headmount computer display. In essence, what Motorola Solutions is trying to do … (more)

  • YHOO: Positive Take on Mayer’s Turn; Susquehanna Ups to ‘Positive’

    • Barron’s (blog) … after CEO Marissa Mayer held her first quarterly conference call with analysts since being appointed in late July, following slightly better-than-expected Q3 results, telling the Street that Yahoo! needs to succeed as the Web transitions to mobile … (more)

  • A/NZ datacentre complexity low overall, though still leads to costs:

    • Symantec IDG News Service o Patrick Budmar 23.10.2012 kl 14:02 | Australian Reseller News. Tweet. Mobile computing, virtualisation and Cloud are contributing to increased datacentre complexity, though A/NZ organisations are managing to keep keep it under control. (more)

  • Majority of IT Departments Ignorant of BYOD: Report

    • Banktech Nearly 80 percent of current Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) activity remains inadequately managed by IT departments, according to London-based financial industry analyst group Ovum. The firm today released findings from a report which surveyed more … (more)