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  • Cortado adds mobile device management to cloud desktop solution

    Cloud desktop services provider Cortado is combining mobile device management with corporate network access in the latest version of its Corporate Server product.

  • 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.

  • Avaya joins crowded BYOD, MDM field with Identity Engines 8.0

    This whole bring-your-own-device (BYOD) and MDM field is red hot. In the past two weeks, including this week at Interop, Cisco, HP, Juniper, Enterasys and now Avaya have launched products and professional services targeted at workplaces grappling with the growing BYOD phenomenon.

  • Enterasys to demo BYOD mobile device management software at Interop

    Enterasys plans to display at Interop next month an appliance for mobile device management (MDM), spurred by the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) phenomenon at the workplace.

  • Windows 8 tablets will likely add to the BYOD nightmare

    Of the four Windows 8 versions that Microsoft announced this week, Windows RT - which is only sold as a package with ARM-based hardware - doesn't include virtual client support, domain connectivity and PC management, all of which are reserved for Windows 8 Pro or Windows 8 Enterprise editions, and those two versions are available only for x86/64 machines.

  • Windows 8 Enterprise to embrace 'bring your own device' culture

    Microsoft has bowed to the age of consumerisation and ?bring your own device? (BYOD), announcing features in the next version of its business OS, Windows 8 Enterprise, it hopes will fit in with the trend towards device hopping and home working.

  • Jive creates enterprise social app for intranets

    Jive Software has developed a version of its enterprise social collaboration software designed for intranets, the latest product it creates for specific workplace scenarios.

  • Cisco updates Jabber IM app, adds iPad version

    Cisco will announce improvements on Tuesday to its Jabber IM, presence and video-conferencing product, as well as to its room-size "immersive" telepresence systems, as the networking giant continues to push its way into the workplace collaboration market.

  • Free Wi-Fi by end of 2012 at 56 London Overground stations

    London Overground has signed a deal with The Cloud to provide free Wi-Fi to passengers at some 56 stations across the capital.

  • Microsoft points to enterprise social network future for SharePoint

    Although enterprise social networking (ESN) products that replicate Facebook-like and Twitter-like functionality for workplaces have been around for about five years, Microsoft sees a big opportunity in that market, to which some feel the maker of Windows and Office has been slow to respond.

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  • Gamification in enterprise mobile apps - The Angry Birds Space approach

    Revenge, it turns out, is a dish best served on a smartphone.

  • What does the new Apple iPad 3 mean for business users?

    Apple's new iPad arrived Friday and will almost certainly start showing up in the workplace this week. While this month's buzz has been mainly focused on Apple's new tablet, its release was just one of several moves the company has made in the last two weeks. Consider that before the iPad even hit store shelves, Apple had pushed out iOS 5.1; unveiled an updated version of the iWork suite; rolled out a slick iOS version of iPhoto; and released the new Apple Configurator tool for managing various iOS devices in various business and education settings.

  • The iPad 2012: Your ultimate remote desktop?

    Businesses love Apple?s iPad. They use the tablets in myriad ways, from airline pilot flight manuals to hospital charts to point-of-sale terminals. The updated specs of the iPad 3, announced today, should make the tablet even better at something it already does well: enabling remote desktop access.

  • Six simple steps to adopting consumerisation

    Most businesses are accepting, even embracing, consumer technology. What do they know that you don't?

  • How mobile, BYOD and younger workers are reinventing IT

    IT departments and the duties of their staff haven't changed much in recent years. But the rise of mobile, the bring-your-own-device trend and a new generation of workers is about to change all that.

  • Five ways to mix business and personal data on your smartphone

    Smartphones now make up almost half of all phone sales, and many millions of people use them for personal communications as well as work-related tasks. Yet, few people want to carry multiple phones at all times just to separate the workday from their home life. Here are five ways you can access your business and personal accounts without having to carry two phones.

  • Five ways to secure your office email

    Despite the popularity of real-time communications like instant messaging, as well as updates via Facebook and Twitter, most workplaces still use and rely on email. As handy as email can be, it can also be dangerous. Attachments can contain viruses, and email messages can hide phishing links that lead you to fake websites in an attempt to steal your login information.

  • Why social tech's real value is inside the business

    Although companies have been urged to adopt "Web 2.0" and social technologies for years now, the truth is that relatively few have done so internally in any serious way - and use inside the business is where the most value can be gained.

  • Trashing the boss online still a bad idea, but there could be a loophole

    Three congressional aides in the US recently lost their jobs in part because they are worthless layabouts who drink on the job, but also because they are but the latest to forget that Twitter lives on the internet and Tweets - especially those badmouthing your boss - are visible to one and all.

  • iOS vs. Android battle echoes Mac vs. PC clash: What's next?

    Smartphones and tablets are becoming the PCs of our time, and there are two major players in the game. Apple's iOS and Google's Android dominate smartphones, with RIM and Microsoft being niche players.

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