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	Top network and IT industry stories of 2012 The cloud, tablets, software-defined networking, IPv6 and 4G wireless reshape the enterprise IT landscape in 2012 Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Aruba Networks Mobile Device & App Behavior over Wi-Fi Based on our recent mobile app usage survey of 204 organizations, more than 50% allow business-critical apps to be used on mobile devices. Download our Free Best Practices paper to learn more about the new norms of Wi-Fi networking for mobile devices and apps. Download Now In this Issue RFID: Befuddled by FUD INSIDER Get ahead of the BYOD wave Good Vault launches two-factor authentication for iPhones 12/12/12 live blog: We're not sure what's going to happen, but it will be weird Customers blast Amazon for Surface RT price gouging CIA's venture arm backs mobile banking, NFC developer Mobile networks brace for New Year's congestion Microsoft ships Windows Phone 8 update Younger people, men more likely to get news via tablet Google Ingress: How to save the world with your Android phone Last-minute holiday gifts: 10 low-cost Android gadgets RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Good Technology Webinar: Manage and Secure Your Enterprise Apps Today enterprise mobility isn't an option—it's a must. Join us for a webinar with IDC on December 13 to learn how Good Technology gives you a comprehensive, integrated portfolio that protects and manages devices, data, and apps, all at the appropriate security levels for users in your workforce. Click to continue RFID: Befuddled by FUD Radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology has shown promise as a way to monitor the movement and even the condition of all sorts of objects. Read More INSIDER Get ahead of the BYOD wave Why fight employees' constant barrage of bringing in their own devices. We are far past that point, it is time to accept it and find a way to make it BYOD work within the confines of your network. Read More Good Vault launches two-factor authentication for iPhones Good Technology announced Good Vault, a system for adding two-factor authentication to the iPhone 4 and 4S for access to Good for Enterprise email. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP & Intel® Xeon® Processors Top 10 Benefits of Virtualization In this eGuide, Network World sister publications InfoWorld, and PC World examine some of the current uses of blade servers in today's data center, as well as how trends such as server virtualization are reshaping enterprise computing. Read Now! 12/12/12 live blog: We're not sure what's going to happen, but it will be weird Rather than force our writers to scrounge up a bunch of 12.12.12 stories to commemorate Dec. 12, 2012, the last alliteration date of the century, we've turned to Storify to produce a live blog of any interesting coverage or commentary we come across. Enjoy! Read More Customers blast Amazon for Surface RT price gouging Amid speculation that Microsoft will soon expand distribution of its Surface RT, giant e-tailer Amazon continues to offer the tablet through partners, who jack up the price or post inflated list prices to claim large savings. Read More CIA's venture arm backs mobile banking, NFC developer In-Q-Tel, the technology investment arm of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), will invest in Tyfone, a small developer of mobile banking, identity management and near-field communication systems. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Financial Analytics: How IT Leaders Can Help CFOs CFOs rely on their IT leaders to guide them to the tools that help them keep up with the pace of today's business - tools that help them plan, report, measure and analyze data so they can make smarter decisions and drive more predictable business outcomes. Learn More Mobile networks brace for New Year's congestion With high demand on mobile networks expected on New Year's Eve, the top three Australian carriers will rely on apps and network enhancements to avoid failed calls and text messages at midnight. Read More Microsoft ships Windows Phone 8 update Microsoft Tuesday began delivering an update to Windows Phone 8 smartphones that provides unspecified "performance enhancements" that some customers say include an OS fix for random reboots and Wi-Fi enhancements. Read More Younger people, men more likely to get news via tablet More and more Americans -- particularly if they are younger, richer and male -- are getting more and more of their news content from smartphones and tablets, according to a new study from the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism. Read More Google Ingress: How to save the world with your Android phone If you'd been hanging around Kendall Square in Cambridge this weekend, you might have seen a brave freedom fighter lurking near MIT, battling nefarious paranormal forces, windchill and GPS problems. That was me. Read More Last-minute holiday gifts: 10 low-cost Android gadgets Who says Android-related gifts have to break the bank? Here are 10 items under $60 that Google fans will love. Read More
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