Who’s minding the mobility store?

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	Who's minding the mobility store? There's a palpable trend for employees to bring their personal mobile devices to work and use them to tap corporate resources. At one extreme, there are enterprises washing their hands of mobile procurement and support entirely and sanctioning the use of personal-liable devices -- with or without corporate visibility into them. Read More DOWNLOAD: BlackBerry Free Download from RIM BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express offers IT control and security features you can trust even for employees that choose to bring their own BlackBerry smartphones into your business. Download this free license to support up to 75 users on your existing Exchange Server. Download Today! In this Issue Why Intel's Infineon buy is a smart move Bluesocket unveils virtual Wi-Fi controller on VMware A new wireless brew Wireless prices lower despite industry consolidation, GAO finds Clearwire launches pay-as-you-go 4G AutoCAD coming to iPad, iPhone, returning to Mac Transfer Big Files can wirelessly upload full HD videos Intel expands beyond processors with buying spree WHITE PAPER: Alcatel - Lucent A 'hands-free' approach to optical networking With unmatched scalability and performance, Alcatel-Lucent has a future-proof, Carrier-grade WDM solution which enables the flexibility, intelligence and reduced time to revenue data centers require and offers key tools for successful deployment: training, network management, spares and support. Read now Why Intel's Infineon buy is a smart move Intel has been on a buying binge lately. Just two weeks ago the world's largest chip maker agreed to acquire security vendor McAfee for $7.68 billion, and today it announced plans to buy Infineon Technologies' Wireless Solutions (WLS) division for $1.4 billion. Read More Bluesocket unveils virtual Wi-Fi controller on VMware Bluesocket now offers its Wi-Fi controller functions as software that can be deployed on virtual machine platforms, staring with VMware. The goal is lower capital and operating costs, and an enterprise WLAN that's highly scaleable. Read More WEBCAST: Akamai Technologies Increase Download Completion Rates Join IDC for this live Webcast as new research on Electronic Software Delivery is revealed. Find out how to effectively monitor and deliver small and large downloads to ensure end user success and satisfaction. And because it's live, you can ask the experts questions specific to your environment. Register Today. A new wireless brew Starbucks recently made Wi-Fi free in all its U.S. establishments, reversing a policy of charging customers for in-store access. But the change provides more than just gratis wireless connectivity. Starting this fall, customers will also have access to free online content, news, music and videos thanks to partnerships with companies such as Yahoo, Apple and the Wall Street Journal. Read More Wireless prices lower despite industry consolidation, GAO finds Although the wireless industry in the United States has significantly consolidated over the past decade, the Government Accountability Office has found that prices have steadily declined over the same period. Read More WEBCAST: Cisco Ironport Systems All Clouds Are Not Created Equal Join this webcast for a tactical session that breaks down cloud computing, addresses concerns around control and reliability, and addresses one of the popular uses of cloud services today: email security. Learn More Clearwire launches pay-as-you-go 4G Clearwire is now offering a 4G mobile hotspot that can give users access to its WiMAX network without signing a contract. Read More AutoCAD coming to iPad, iPhone, returning to Mac Premier design and engineering software back on Mac OS after 18-year absence; iOS version will allow editing and sharing. Read More Transfer Big Files can wirelessly upload full HD videos The iPhone 4 can shoot HD videos, but you can't really share your pocket masterpieces without compressing them first. Transfer Big Files has released an iPhone app to rectify this problem. Read More Intel expands beyond processors with buying spree The tech industry is going through a serious consolidation phase, and Intel is one of the leaders of the ongoing buying spree. Intel purchased the wireless unit of Infineon this week, after recently spending nearly $8 billion to buy the McAfee. The moves don't make sense at first glance, but in an era of commoditized PCs and decreasing profit margins Intel has to look for alternate revenue streams. Read More
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