Wednesday, May 09, 2012

Tech debate: iOS vs. Android in the enterprise

Mobile BYOD users want more security | Verizon not launching voice over LTE anytime soon

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Tech debate: iOS vs. Android in the enterprise
Apple iOS and Google Android have emerged as the two most popular operating system platforms for mobile devices, both smartphones and tablets. They are also both backed by rich development and application ecosystems. There are, however, pluses and minuses when it comes to enterprise adoption. Which one has the leg up? We went to a company, MEDL Mobile, that develops for both to give us the opposing views. Read More


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IDC Worldwide Enterprise WLAN 2011-2012 Vendor Analysis
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Mobile BYOD users want more security
A survey of more than 4,000 mobile-device users and IT professionals shows wildly abundant use of mobile devices, but profound concerns about security and how employee-owned devices ought to be used for business purposes. Read More

Verizon not launching voice over LTE anytime soon
Verizon may be heavily promoting LTE for data, but that doesn't mean it's going to start pushing it for voice services anytime soon. During an interview with Network World today, Verizon Vice President of Network Hans Leutenegger said that the carrier won't be deploying any voice over LTE (VoLTE) services on its network until late next year at the very earliest. The reason for this, he said, is that Verizon is already largely satisfied with its current voice network and doesn't see the need to push both handset manufacturers and its own customers to use a new technology just yet. Read More


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Cloud Computing in the Midmarket: Assessing the Options
This paper looks at how organizations can integrate cloud solutions into existing infrastructures and how an incremental implementation approach might work. The paper also explains some principles for measuring the success of your cloud solutions. Learn More

BlackBerry 10 OS will have multi-layered security model
RIM's upcoming BlackBerry 10 operating system is intended to be as secure, if not more so, than the OS running on RIM's current crop of BlackBerry devices. Mobile security could become a major selling point for the new platform, for enterprises, carriers and end users alike. Read More

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RIM's upcoming BlackBerry 10 operating system is intended to be as secure, if not more so, than the OS running on RIM's current crop of BlackBerry devices. Mobile security could become a major selling point for the new platform, for enterprises, carriers and end users alike. Essentially, RIM is blending security elements from its BlackBerry heritage with the security architecture of the new OS, which is based on the QNX Neutrino real-time operating system, acquired when RIM bought QNX Software Systems in 2010. While RIM has not revealed BlackBerry 10 security in detail, Scott Totzke, RIM's senior vice president, BlackBerry security, talked about the topic generally during a briefing at last week's BlackBerry World conference. Read More


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FBI issues warning on hotel Internet connections
The FBI today warned travelers there has been an uptick in malicious software infecting laptops and other devices linked to hotel Internet connections. Read More

AT&T sees an end to Wi-Fi-only tablets
Tablet makers are moving toward selling only models equipped with cellular radios and away from having separate Wi-Fi-only units, as the added cost of 3G hardware falls below US$30, an AT&T executive said Tuesday. Read More

The iPad as a tool of orangutan liberation
Churning through the World Wide Web you come across tons of "cute iPad" stories -- this one from the Associated Press, with a very slight twist on a story that actually surfaced in January: apes using iPads. Read More

Genachowski lays out plans for more spectrum, lays into AT&T
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski outlined several agency initiatives to open up more spectrum for mobile services, as well as improve spectrum efficiency, in a keynote address at CTIA Wireless on Tuesday. Read More



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