Apple and Cisco partner to optimize and integrate collaboration tools

	The real reason everyone hates making phone calls today | Apple's deal with Cisco will lay out a red carpet for critical iOS apps
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	Apple and Cisco partner to optimize and integrate collaboration tools Apple and Cisco announced a partnership to create a fast lane for iOS business users by optimizing Cisco networks for iOS devices and apps, integrating iPhone with Cisco enterprise environments, and providing unique collaboration on iPhone and iPad. Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems 2015 State of the WAN Report A discussion of wide area networking is extremely timely because after a long period with little if any fundamental innovation, the WAN is now the focus of considerable innovation. The goal of this e-book is to provide research-based insight into the current state of the WAN. Learn More In this Issue The real reason everyone hates making phone calls today Apple's deal with Cisco will lay out a red carpet for critical iOS apps Shadow BYOD runs rampant in federal government Acer's Jade Nitro Windows 10 phone can replace your PC WHITE PAPER: Blue Coat Systems Optimizing Application Traffic on MPLS WAN Links MPLS is a common type of service offering that removes much of the cost and complexity of more traditional point-to-point networks. The change from point-to-point to any-to-any or cloud networking presents new application delivery challenges, requiring a response from services that depend on the packet delivery infrastructure. Learn more >> The real reason everyone hates making phone calls today It's a truism that people—especially young people—spend a lot less time talking on the phone now than they once did. I don't have good numbers to cite, but the personal and anecdotal evidence seems pretty compelling. Where once I made and received dozens of calls a day, those have now been reduced to just a few. I roll over so many minutes on my mobile plan it feels like I could talk nonstop for the rest of the year and not run out. But I probably won't.And it's not just me. This is true with most people I know, in both my personal and professional lives. Have phone, won't talk?! But why? It seems counterintuitive that now that we all carry telephones around with us 24x7, we spend less time talking on them than when they were tethered to our homes and offices (and the occasional phone booth).To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More : BMC Software Five Key Elements of Complete IT Compliance Now you can make even the most complex and dynamic IT infrastructure fully secure and compliant. Read this eBook and learn how to: Improve process and close the SecOps gap,Quickly detect, audit and remediate breaches, Create a more agile environment to comply to regulatory mandates, Better allocate resources to reduce infrastructure costs Learn More Apple's deal with Cisco will lay out a red carpet for critical iOS apps Enterprises will be able to give their most important iOS apps priority and route voice calls over their own networks through the partnership that Cisco Systems and Apple announced on Monday.The deal reflects a recognition that mobile devices and apps are replacing traditional IT in many enterprises. About 30 percent of voice calls in business today are mobile, Cisco says. The companies want to combine mobile and traditional enterprise technologies to help people work better. But they're not saying when that vision's going to hit the streets.Cisco and Apple can integrate mobile devices and apps more tightly with enterprise networks because each company supplies both hardware and software, according to Rowan Trollope, senior vice president of Cisco's collaboration group. "We can move beyond what just a normal app developer could do," he said.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More WEBCAST: CDW The Role of Software-Defined Networks on the Enterprise Listen to technology experts and customers discuss the promise SDN will bring to data center environments. Learn More Shadow BYOD runs rampant in federal government Government CIOs have been struggling mightily with developing prudent policies to enable employees to use their personal mobile devices for work without putting sensitive information at risk or otherwise compromising the security of agency systems.[ All About BYOD: Strategies, Resources, News and More ]As it turns out, many federal employees haven't been waiting for those policies to take effect before introducing their devices into the workplace.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More Acer's Jade Nitro Windows 10 phone can replace your PC Acer debuted its Jade Primo smartphone running Windows 10. Read More
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