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	Top tools for single sign-on Okta, OneLogin score high in test of 8 solutions that beef up app security and cut help desk calls. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Aerohive Networks Free Evaluation Guide from Aerohive Aerohive creates simple and powerful enterprise WiFi, VPN, and Routing solutions that push the envelope and keep you and your users buzzing. Discover how Aerohive can help you start small and grow to any size, eliminate downtime and complexity, and enforce secure access and connectivity. HIVE ON. In this Issue Dear Nokia: Please make better Windows phones BlackBerry blacklists the 'Pooh' gang INSIDER Juniper CEO Johnson talks software, the company's recent challenges and key future directions iPad mini vs. Nexus 7: The debate Facebook for Android update makes Facebook more addictive 'The Hobbit 2.0' -- How mobile technology would improve J. R. R. Tolkien's famous work Samsung's Galaxy Grand twin-SIM phone has a 5-inch screen Want an iPhone 5? You might get tasered first. RIM formally invites press, analysts to BlackBerry 10 phone event Trade group objects to proposed NIST mobile security guidelines INSIDER Making HTML5 work now for mobile app development Android botnet abuses people's phones for SMS spam The best wacky gadgets of 2012 RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Computerworld Honors program Computerworld Honors Program Call For Entries: Deadline 1/18 Computerworld Honors Program nominations will be accepted until January 18, 2013, with the Awards Ceremony and Gala Evening taking place on June 3rd in Washington, DC. Entries selected will have their case studies published in the Honors Global Archive and receive complimentary admission to the Gala program. Submit your entry now! Dear Nokia: Please make better Windows phones For some time, I have sought alternatives to my iPhone. Not out of any anti-Apple sentiment, but simply because I was getting tired of the comparatively tiny screen. While the industry has been moving to four-inch and larger screens, Apple had stubbornly stuck to the 3.5-inch, and the iPhone 5 only stretched it one way, not both ways. But the fact was my alternatives always stunk, because I don't... Read More BlackBerry blacklists the 'Pooh' gang A report surfaced recently contending that BlackBerry OS 10 will include a list of 106 prohibited passwords designed to prevent the clueless from choosing the likes of 123456, blackberry, or the ever-popular "password" as their password. Read More INSIDER Juniper CEO Johnson talks software, the company's recent challenges and key future directions Juniper Networks had a challenging 2012 as new product cycles were slow to take hold and global economic conditions took a toll on sales. The company also undertook a restructuring that saw 500 positions cut and the departure of four executive vice presidents. As the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company looks to re-energize its business, particularly with an eye towards enterprises and data centers, CEO Kevin Johnson shared his lessons learned in leading Juniper since 2008, as well as what's ahead for the company in a discussion with IDG Enterprise Chief Content Officer John Gallant and Network World Managing Editor Jim Duffy. In this installment of the IDG Enterprise CEO Interview Series, Johnson also shared his thoughts on the hot topic of software-defined networks (SDN), Juniper's role in enabling cloud and competing against the industry's 800-pound gorilla, Cisco. Read More iPad mini vs. Nexus 7: The debate The iPad mini and the Google Nexus 7 aren't the only 7-inch tablets on the market, but right now they're the two that matter most: More buyers will be looking at those two models this holiday season than at any others, by a fair margin. Read More WHITE PAPER: Quest Software 5 Questions for Buying a 2-Factor Authentication Solution You've decided to implement two-factor authentication, but how do you know which solution is right for your organization? In this brief, discover the top five questions that you should ask before purchasing a two-factor authentication solution, and how Dell's solution addresses each question. Read Now! Facebook for Android update makes Facebook more addictive By now, most chronic Facebook users with Android phones have upgraded to Facebook 2.0 for Android, which was released last Thursday. Completely redesigned and rewritten as a native app, Facebook 2.0 for Android improves the speed and performance of users' interactions with their newsfeeds. Read More 'The Hobbit 2.0' -- How mobile technology would improve J. R. R. Tolkien's famous work "The Hobbit," J.R.R. Tolkien's famous story of which the movie version opens Dec. 14, was first published in 1937. The world of Middle Earth was set in an indeterminate time, but looked remarkably like an idealized early 19th-century England, though well-stocked with wizards, dwarfs, elves, dragons, trolls, goblins and of course hobbits. But techwise, it was, and is, the Stone Age of Middle Dearth. Read More Samsung's Galaxy Grand twin-SIM phone has a 5-inch screen Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Grand smartphone has a 5-inch screen -- but the big display seems aimed at those with smaller budgets, according to an analyst. Read More Want an iPhone 5? You might get tasered first. The demand for iPhone 5s is amazing and the dangers of overseas grey markets appear to have got a Chinese woman from Massachusetts tasered. Really. Read More WEBCAST: Meru Networks Impact of 802.11ac on WLAN In this webinar, industry expert Craig Mathias and Robert Crisp from Meru Networks will discuss the impact 802.11ac will have on enterprise WLAN networks and how to best prepare for it. Learn more. RIM formally invites press, analysts to BlackBerry 10 phone event Research in Motion Monday issued its formal invitation to reporters and analysts to attend the previously announced Jan. 30 unveiling of the new BlackBerry 10 smartphones that will likely decide the company's fate. Read More Trade group objects to proposed NIST mobile security guidelines A mobile security technology proposal drafted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is being soundly rejected by one of the main trade groups representing a broad cross-section of industry. Read More INSIDER Making HTML5 work now for mobile app development HTML5 has been dissed, dismissed and disrespected of late, but defenders say the evolving standard is still the best choice for platform-independent mobile app development. Insider (registration required) Read More Android botnet abuses people's phones for SMS spam In a new twist, spammers have built a botnet that sends SMS spam through infected Android phones, shifting the potentially pricey cost of sending spam to victims. Read More The best wacky gadgets of 2012 From smartphone laser tag to a mind-controlled helicopter, these techie toys bring the fun Read More
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