Monday, May 09, 2011

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Fortune 100 firm seeks tighter mobile access control
A principal network analyst at a worldwide Fortune 100 company worries that people presume mobile devices are inherently more secure than they really are. Read More


WHITE PAPER: HP

Technology Fueling the Next Phase of Storage Optimization
ESG examines trends influencing the adoption of deduplication and the limitations of existing solutions and details how HP is best positioned to deliver highly efficient deduplication solutions based on its new HP StoreOnce deplication technology Read now

WHITE PAPER: Aerohive

A Practical approach to Wireless 2.0
Creating "Wi-Fi that works" is a tall order given the breadth of client and application types, the speed and complexity of 802.11n, high-density environments, etc., controller-based vendors cannot live up to their promises of Ethernet-like determinism. Read now!

Google Apps for Business: 10 Powerful Add-Ons
Check out these 10 Google Apps add-ons designed to enhance the Google Apps experience and help you take care of business -- from data protection to project management and more. All add-ons can be found at Google Apps Marketplace, and most of them are free or offer a free edition. Read More

iPhone 5 rumor roundup for week ending May 6
Here are the top iPhone 5 rumors for the week ending Friday, May 6: The Date, the value of carrier employees as sources of information, two models, shallow consumers buy the white iPhone 4 and delay iPhone 5, wireless updates. You heard it all here second. Read More

Q&A: RIM's take on social networking
A look at how Research in Motion wants to make social networks an integral part of its BlackBerry devices. Read More

Android, Chrome to highlight Google I/O developer conference
Google's biggest developer platforms will take center stage at Google I/O next week. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Splice Communications

The Benefits of Outsourcing Telecom Management
Choosing the right network solutions provider (NSP) will help businesses improve network reliability, service quality, operating efficiency, billing accuracy and better allocation of resources – all reducing the total cost of ownership of your network infrastructure. Many companies have realized the benefits of working with an NSP. Read now!

Google Android news and rumors for the week ending May 6
The biggest Android stories of the week included RIM's embrace of Android, Sprint pushing the technology into the enterprise and word that Ice Cream Sandwich could be on the way: Read More

Cisco's Android CIUS tablet available May 31
Cisco's long-awaited enterprise CIUS tablet will be available on May 31 from Tech Data, the distributor announced on Thursday. To get the public's desire inflamed, the CIUS starred in Tuesday night's episode of NCIS L.A. -- and I have to say, it did look pretty good on T.V. Nell uses the tablet to get data on the bad guy while conducting a secure videoconference and traveling in a cab. Read More

Noted iPhone hacker reportedly jailbreaking iPad 2
Hackers are facing a tough job in jailbreaking iPad 2 because of the way its new dual-core processor and firmware are protected. One hacker working on the problem has challenged well-known hacker George Hotz to a race. Read More

Microsoft defers to outside dev for stuck Windows Phone fix
Microsoft said it will not help Windows Phone users who updated their smartphones last month with an unsanctioned tool and are now unable to apply a security update. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Quest Software

It's 9am. Do You Know What Your Directory is Doing?
In this new Quest Software white paper, you'll see how to get more information that native logging alone can't provide. See how you can get real time, centralized information, and how doing so maximizes Active Directory performance. Read More

Free Android tethering apps blocked by most carriers
Verizon Wireless, AT&T and T-Mobile are reportedly blocking access to free phone tethering apps on their wireless networks. Read More

New Wi-Fi gear aims to wipe out Ethernet edge switches
Meru's new Wi-Fi gear combines a trio of powerful 802.11n radios with a battery of new software that together will let enterprises replace wired Ethernet at the network's edge, the company says. Read More

Skyhook wins early round in lawsuit against Google
Skyhook Wireless will be allowed to go forward with its Massachusetts lawsuit against Google, charging the search giant with trying to muscle Skyhook's Wi-Fi location technology out of the Android market. A state judge this week denied Google's request to either dismiss the case or grant a summary judgment. Read More

PlayBook security: How RIM aims to keep work and play separate
One of Research in Motion's biggest challenges in a world of the iPhone and Android has been how to keep its products fun and fresh while maintaining the high level of security its corporate users have come to rely on. Read More

Running Windows 7 on an iPad: VMware View
Network World's Jon Brodkin shows how VMware View lets you run an instance of Windows 7 on an Apple iPad. Read More



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