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	Acceptable use policies needed for soft APs Balancing usability with security is only getting trickier with so much functionality now quietly embedded directly into operating systems and handsets to satiate consumers' mobile computing appetites. Because of these features, a user might easily -- and unwittingly -- become a portal into the corporate network. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco Increase Collaboration with a Borderless Network To deliver the power and versatility, the Universite' de Montreal initiated a complete upgrade of its voice and data network. At the heart of the solution is a Cisco(R) network featuring a Multiprotocol Label Switching architecture, which lets organizations deliver a wide variety of value-added services over a single, infrastructure. Read this paper! In this Issue Apple Exec explains 'sexy apps' iTunes ban Best of the Tests Analysts Disagree on Future of iPad in Big Business Rivals Aim to Slow Mobile Gains by Apple, Google Enterasys enhances Wi-Fi management, 802.11n performance Text donations for Haiti relief spur nonprofits to follow suit Google Earth For Android: First Look Google Earth For Android: First Look Rhomobile upgrades smarpthone dev platform Publishers call for BBC iPhone apps to be blocked 802.11n - You're Not Getting the Whole Story Teen Mobility: How it Will Change Corporate Hiring, Networking Rutgers researchers warn against rootkit threats to smartphone security Don't Forget About Mobility! WHITE PAPER: Tripwire A Holistic Approach to Compliance Makes Business Sense IT management has tremendous incentive to figure out a new, more effective and comprehensive approach to meeting information security and compliance goals. This webcast will explore those pain points, the solutions, and the best practices organizations should consider to make strategic information security an enabler of business value. Learn More! Apple Exec explains 'sexy apps' iTunes ban Apple's Phil Schiller has spoken on the company's decision to remove so called "sexy apps" from the iTunes App Store. An estimated 5,000 applications have reportedly been pulled in the last few days, with developers only notified after the event. Read More Best of the Tests We tested more than 100 products in 2009 in a wide variety of categories, but 15 of those products were head and shoulders above the rest and earn our Best of the Tests Award. Here are the categories and winners: Read More Analysts Disagree on Future of iPad in Big Business Analysts are split on whether Apple's forthcoming iPad will catch on in corporate America. Read More Rivals Aim to Slow Mobile Gains by Apple, Google Of the three IT powerhouses that last week unveiled new mobile operating systems, Microsoft faces the most difficult task: restoring its credibility as a viable player in the mobile market. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP WAN Design – Don't Buy More than You Need This Gartner research note examines the methodology organizations should employ when designing a WAN. It offers advice on how to ensure that important applications are networked with sufficient performance and that there is not an "overspend" on less important applications and provides guidance on meeting unique network needs. Read Now. Enterasys enhances Wi-Fi management, 802.11n performance A new version of Enterasys' Wi-Fi software simplifies network management and operations, and improves client performance in 802.11n enterprise wireless LANs. Read More Text donations for Haiti relief spur nonprofits to follow suit Nonprofit groups that are desperate to raise donations during the enduring economic downturn are considering text-to-donate campaigns similar to the wildly successful American Red Cross texting effort for Haiti earthquake relief. Read More Google Earth For Android: First Look Google's just rolling out the Android apps left and right lately. Today, the G-gang announced the arrival of Google Earth for Android, a program revealed during the Nexus One's launch but not seen until now. Read More Google Earth For Android: First Look Google's just rolling out the Android apps left and right lately. Today, the G-gang announced the arrival of Google Earth for Android, a program revealed during the Nexus One's launch but not seen until now. Read More E-BOOK: Sybase 5 Key Mobile Management Must-Dos Discover the five steps you can take to realize comprehensive management of your mobile environment. This IDG Playbook will guide your strategy for managing and securing your booming mobile environment, regardless of the variety of hardware and operating systems. Read More Now Rhomobile upgrades smarpthone dev platform Rhodes 1.4 adds capabilities for BlackBerry and a screen size API Read More Publishers call for BBC iPhone apps to be blocked The Newspaper Publishers Association is calling for the BBC Trust to stop the BBC launching a number of mobile phone apps. Read More 802.11n - You're Not Getting the Whole Story I think most who read this blog know that 802.11n is a very big and very complex standard that offers a high degree of variability when it comes to the implementation of products based on its specifications. And I think just about everyone knows that the Wi-Fi Alliance takes a subset of what's in 802.11n and refines that into a different set of specifications used for interoperability testing and subsequent... Read More Teen Mobility: How it Will Change Corporate Hiring, Networking My nephew recently asked a girl to an eighth-grade dance via text message, despite persistent advice from his cousin (my daughter) to ask the big question in person. She insisted texting was lame, until I reminded her that she broke up with her boyfriend over text recently, as well.This little anecdote is telling, and not surprising to anyone who spends any time with teenagers. They're incredibly... Read More Rutgers researchers warn against rootkit threats to smartphone security Rutgers University researchers have demonstrated how rootkits can be a threat to smartphones sporting operating systems not much unlike those in full-blown computers. They say those wielding rootkits could do dirty tricks like turning on an infected smartphone's microphone to listen in on a meeting, for example. Read More Don't Forget About Mobility! One of the hot topics among IT managers I've spoken with in recent weeks is integrating mobile phones into their enterprise telephony and UC plans. Requirements vary. At a minimum users are asking for a single number for all their in-bound calls, allowing them to ring on both mobile and desktop, or to forward calls to their mobile if there's no answer on the desk. Beyond single number reachability,... Read More
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