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	Consider desktops in the cloud for BYOD Desktop-as-a-Service is an interesting way for IT execs to provide cloud-based Windows desktop sessions, as well as shared resources such as storage. DaaS can help companies roll out new desktops and support Bring Your Own Device policies. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Research In Motion Introducing BlackBerry® Mobile Fusion Easily manage and secure mobile device deployments with BlackBerry® Mobile Fusion. From a single interface, manage BlackBerry® smartphones, BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablets and devices that use the iOS® and Android™ operating systems. Put an end to mobile chaos. Learn more at blackberry.com/mobilefusion In this Issue Avaya lays out roadmap for unified software management Android remote desktop app shootout Cross-browser worm spreads via Facebook, security experts warn Medical firm avoids Exchange nightmare with outside help Microsoft dumps Aero in Windows 8, bets on tablets over desktops Microsoft: Too old and too big to survive? Products of the week 5.21.12 Alcatel-Lucent offers managed service to improve mobile network performance Technology Patent Wars Sign of Robust Innovation WEBCAST: IBM Accelerate Document Processing and Wow Your Customers Learn how intelligent imaging and BPM solutions, coupled with pragmatic best practices and methodology, can improve productivity, lower cost, increase accuracy, reduce cycle times and lower overall risk. Learn More Avaya lays out roadmap for unified software management As Avaya continues its transition from a hardware company into a communications and collaboration software provider, it is going through some growing pains, including a shakeup of executives and uncertainty around a potential initial public offering that's been rumored for months. At an Avaya user conference in Boston Monday morning, executives outlined the company's roadmap for the future, which leans heavily on unified next-generation communications and business collaboration software. Avaya President and CEO Kevin Kennedy says Avaya will be "leading with applications" that allow for management of the full data center stack. Read More Android remote desktop app shootout Read More Cross-browser worm spreads via Facebook, security experts warn Malware writers have used Crossrider, a cross-browser extension development framework, to build a click-fraud worm that spreads on Facebook, security researchers from antivirus firm Kaspersky Lab said on Monday. Read More WHITE PAPER: NetIQ Simplify Compliance and Security This introduction to NetIQ Sentinel Log Manager provides insight into a flexible and cost-efficient software appliance that lights a clear path to complete, real-time, identity-aware security information and event management. Learn More! Medical firm avoids Exchange nightmare with outside help International medical vendor Mediq was expanding in a big way by acquisition and needed a standard email platform across its business, but the project's cost and the complexity of doing it alone was so daunting that the company called on outside help that costs it less in the long run. Read More Microsoft dumps Aero in Windows 8, bets on tablets over desktops In a gargantuan, 11,300+ word post, on the Building Windows 8 blog, Microsoft's Jensen Harris, Director of Program Management for the User Experience team, discusses new design elements coming in the final release of Windows 8. The post offers a "brief" history of the Windows user interface and explains why Microsoft has made many of the changes ushered in with each major, new release of Windows.... Read More Microsoft: Too old and too big to survive? Microsoft is making lots of weird decisions; has the company reached its dotage? Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Is Your Database Ready For Your Company's Future? This brochure is targeted to executives and will cover all the business benefits of DB2. Learn More Products of the week 5.21.12 Our roundup of intriguing new products. Read More Alcatel-Lucent offers managed service to improve mobile network performance Mobile operators that want help keeping their subscribers happy can get it through a new managed service from Alcatel-Lucent, the company said on Monday. Read More Technology Patent Wars Sign of Robust Innovation The head of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office tells a congressional panel that the landmark reform bill signed last September is already yielding significant results, but defends litigation in tech sector as a sign of vigorous innovation. Read More
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