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Android 5.0 'Jelly Bean' autumn launch will be on Google devices first

Android 5.0 'Jelly Bean' will first appear on several new mobile devices sold by Google itself as part of the Nexus line when the new mobile operating system launches this autumn.
SAP lays out cloud strategy since acquiring SuccessFactors

SAP announced a broad set of plans to become a player in cloud computing, spanning from a "loosely coupled suite" of business applications to data integration and PaaS (platform as a service) on Tuesday during the Sapphire conference in Orlando.
SAP unveils new mobile apps at Sapphire conference

SAP unveiled a series of mobile applications at the vendor's Sapphire conference in Orlando, the apps covering areas such as expense management and e-learning, as well as improved support for iOS and Android devices.
iOS surpasses Android in BYOD enterprise usage, study says

Consumerisation trends in the enterprise shifted dramatically in the first quarter of 2012, with mobile devices running Apple's iOS operating system showing more activity in the workplace than those running Google's Android, as well as end users migrating from Facebook and to Twitter.
Alcatel-Lucent brings 40G Ethernet to core switches

Alcatel-Lucent this week at Interop will flesh out its data center fabric vision with 40G Ethernet and higher-density 10G Ethernet capabilities on its core switches, as well as enhanced software for its top-of-rack and core switches.
Microsoft can sell products with disputed patents in Germany, US judge rules

A US judge has declined to lift an unusual order that prevents Motorola Mobility from enforcing a ban in Germany on the sale of Microsoft's Windows 7 OS and XBox 360.
Tibco adds Hadoop support to its Spotfire in-memory analytics

Tibco has brought its Spotfire in-memory analytics software into the burgeoning ecosystem around Hadoop, an open-source framework for processing large sets of information, the company announced Tuesday.
Arista partners with VMware, Big Switch, Nebula for SDNs

Data center switch vendor Arista Networks next week will demonstrate how to build a software-defined cloud network using its switches, and controllers from partners VMware, Big Switch and Nebula.
Software-defined networking to star at Interop

The potential game-changing technology that surrounds software-defined networking (SDN) will be center stage at Interop next week with high-profile product introductions, technology demos and information sessions all set to roll.
Amazon CTO: startups lead the way in Big Data analytics

Startups and small companies are stealing a march on some of their larger enterprise counterparts in their use of Big Data by employing analytics at the heart of their businesses, according to Amazon Web Services.

Latest Features

Mobile device management - Tools and technologies for the BYOD era

Mobile Device Management (MDM) is an increasingly important IT management discipline, particularly with the rise in mobile working and the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) phenomenon.
SSDs driving IT improvements in storage, mobility and the cloud

If IT leaders listened every time a vendor claimed it started a revolution in business technology, their heads would never stop spinning. Nonetheless, steady improvements in some technologies should provoke a re-examination of the current state of affairs.
Does BlackBerry still have the juice?

Research in Motion faces huge challenges in its battle to survive and they'll all be on attendees' minds at this week at RIM's annual BlackBerry World conference in Orlando. What will also be on our minds: the ticking clock counting down the time RIM has left to turn around its fortunes.
Developer support for BlackBerry 10 key to RIM's future

HTML5 and RIM's larger development strategy will come into sharp focus at BlackBerry World in Orlando. This year, it includes the heavily promoted BlackBerry 10 Jam, an intensive, developer-focused agenda for the new operating system, which has not yet been released in final form.
Seven Instagram alternatives for iOS

The dust has yet to settle from last week?s $1 billion purchase of Instagram by Facebook, with many users still wondering what?s in store for the photo-sharing service now that it?s owned by the social networking giant.
Chief mobility officer - Do you need one?

Mobile computing in all its complex, multifaceted, unstructured indigestible glory is on the plate of every IT leader and IT department. It can?t be avoided, and who would want to do so?
Private cloud storage - Is there a best way to set up your solution?

Given that cloud computing is still emerging, it shouldn't come as a surprise that opinions vary widely on the best way to architect the storage. In fact, it seems likely that there is no such panacea - different types of private cloud almost always require different approaches.
IBM CIO Jeanette Horan discusses BYOD strategy at Big Blue

IBM CIO Jeanette Horan has plenty of IT projects and systems to worry about, but perhaps one of the most pressing and timely is Big Blue's ongoing BYOD (bring your own device) rollout, which is aimed at including all of the company's 440,000 employees over time.
Is end point security a waste of time?

The first board member at your organisation to walk through the door with an iPad did the IT team a massive favour. Put bluntly, there was no longer an argument. They had to ease the purse strings on your requests to fund management and security systems to go with your enterprise mobility projects.
Efficiency and technology consolidation top the 2012 agenda

This year will bring significant challenges to IT managers as enterprises face an increasingly tough economic climate. Several strong trends are emerging.

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10 mobile security requirements for the bring your own device (BYOD) enterprise

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