| Mobile in 2012: Predictions for the New Year Posted: 14 Dec 2011 07:09 AM PST | | Smartphone Reliability and Satisfaction: IPhone Tops the List | Tablet Reliability and Satisfaction: IPad Comes Out on Top
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Mobile in 2012: Predictions for the New Year
CIO.com's Al Sacco gathers a handful of mobile and wireless predictions from industry experts on subjects like mobile malware, mobile payments and location-based services and offers his take on which predictions will come true--and which will fall through. Read More
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Does Agile BI Need A Platform?
Give each user the independence they want, and IT the control it needs. View now to learn more. View now to learn more
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Understanding Security in Cloud Storage
In cloud storage, even encrypted data can be vulnerable if your files are pooled with other customers. Learn about a solution, based on OpenPGP, which results in such solid security that even if someone hacked into the cloud, all they would see would be a huge number of files with equally long unrelated filenames, and no other revealing metadata. Read more
Smartphone Reliability and Satisfaction: IPhone Tops the List
Readers like their handsets from Apple and HTC, but were less impressed with phones from LG and Samsung. Read More Tablet Reliability and Satisfaction: IPad Comes Out on Top
Our survey of tablet users found that no Android slate could beat out the iPad in reliability or satisfaction with features. Read More Hey RIM, Don't Get Too Touchy Feely: The Case for "Physical" Keyboards
RIM's upcoming BlackBerry smartphones will reportedly have a strong focus on touch screens. But CIO.com's Al Sacco says RIM really should not forsake the iconic, button-based keyboard that made it the original king of mobile. Here's why. Read More Mobile Device Management -- What You Should Know
As more and more iPads, iPhones and Android devices show up in the workplace -- the 'bring your own device' trend writ large -- IT shops have to figure out how to manage and secure them all. Columnist Ryan Faas has some advice. Read More
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Ensuring Business Continuity in the Contact Center
This white paper examines the challenges of implementing and managing a disaster recovery program in the contact center environment. It reviews the direct and indirect impacts of different disasters as well as short and long term effects. Learn More!
RIM's Big BBX Blunder and Why "BlackBerry 10" is a Lame Name
RIM's brand new BlackBerry mobile OS, due in early 2012, was expected to be called "BBX." But due to a recently court ruling against it, RIM has dropped BBX and opted simply for "BlackBerry 10." CIO.com's Al Sacco thinks the decision could have a serious negative impact on RIM and the future of BlackBerry. Here's why. Read More Apple Will Sell 30 Million IPhones in Q4 2011, Analyst Predicts
UBS analyst raises sales estimates on the back of sustained iPhone demand Read More Apple iPhone, Meet Flipboard
Fipboard is pretty cool. But until now, the only folks who could enjoy it were iPad owners. That changed late last week when Flipboard came to the iPhone, and its new iteration is impressive. Read More Kindle Fire Will Grab Half of the Android Tablet Market, Analyst Predicts
Despite such grand predictions for Amazon's device, the Kindle Fire isn'expected to make a huge dent in Apple's market lead. Read More
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New Tools to Stop Today's Hackers
Hacktivism, Identify Theft, Financial Gain, Cyber War – regardless of motivation, stopping today's hackers requires a new proactive approach to protecting endpoints. Learn how this New England hospital, breached multiple times by targeted attacks, put an end to the malware with Bit9 Parity. Read now
Google Pulls 22 More Malicious Android Apps From Market
'RuFraud' sent texts to premium numbers, posed as popular games like 'Angry Birds,' 'Need for Speed' Read More PlayBook Sales Decline; RIM Takes $485M Charge
Cost of October BlackBerry outage pegged at $50M Read More Why You Shouldn't Jailbreak Your BlackBerry PlayBook
A recently released software tool, called "DingleBerry," can "jailbreak" or "root" RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. But just because you can jailbreak the PlayBook, doesn't mean you should. CIO.com's Al Sacco explains why. Read More Apple Scores Victory Against Samsung in France, Can Still Sell IPhone 4S
A French court has denied Samsung's preliminary injunction request to stop the sale of Apple's iPhone 4S, both parties confirmed on Thursday. Read More Bear Grylls on How to Turn Your iPhone Into a Survival Tool
Ever seen an iPhone turn red-hot and emit plumes of smoke? Well, it happened recently on an Australian airline. Just puncture the battery and you may find yourself with your own smoking iPhone, according to survival expert Bear Grylls. Read More | | | |
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| When IT Gets to Play: Skunk Works Projects Deliver Value Posted: 14 Dec 2011 05:45 AM PST | | 8 Reasons Why CIOs Shouldn't Race to Windows 8 | IBM Launches Enterprise Social Collaboration Apps for Tablets
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When IT Gets to Play: Skunk Works Projects Deliver Value
It's called the technology petting zoo. Stocked with the latest high-tech gadgets, games, systems and software that could potentially be of business value, it's a place where engineers and other IT users at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory can try out the steady stream of hot, new consumer technologies and imagine the possibilities. Read More
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Debunking Security Concerns with Hosted Call Centers
This paper discusses the different layers requiring security, how security should be addressed in each layer and how to select a qualified hosted call center provider. Learn More!
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Replace CSA; Improve Endpoint Security
Download this case study to learn how this global organization significantly improved their endpoint security and reduced the management costs and burden when they replaced CSA with Bit9 Parity. Read now
8 Reasons Why CIOs Shouldn't Race to Windows 8
Windows 8 touts many new features, but there are a number of things such as cost, testing, compatibility, and training that CIOs need to consider before racing to migrate. Read More
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Search Changes Everything
Search technology brings two new capabilities to BI. View now to learn more. View now to learn more
IBM Launches Enterprise Social Collaboration Apps for Tablets
IBM makes the move in recognition of tablets' increased presence in the workplace Read More
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The SaaS Advantage for Contact Centers
Do you stick with your premises based system or move your call center to the cloud? This paper examines the two technologies side by side, providing insight into their total cost of ownership and offers guidance to contact centers looking for an alternative to on-premises contact handling solutions. Learn More!
Forrester: Enterprise Social Software to Become a $6.4 Billion Market in 2016
Facebook and Twitter-like functionality, like microblogging, profiles and activity streams adapted for workplaces will become widely adopted Read More
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Secure and Preserve Corporate Culture
BDO USA, LLP is a national professional services firm that provides assurance, tax, financial advisory and consulting services to publicly traded and privately held companies. Learn how BDO used Bit9 Parity Suite to proactively protect laptops from malware, data leakage and unauthorized software. Read now
The CIO as Supply Chain Manager
There will come a day, soon, when even large companies will have very little technology in-house to manage. CIOs can prepare by adopting a supply-chain mentality and approach to IT. Read More
Google Enterprise VP: Google Apps Mega-Deals in the Pipeline
Also coming: a enterprise-specific version of the Google+ social-networking application Read More
How to Tame a Bad Boss: 8 Practical Techniques
Employees don't have to suffer under the tyranny of a bad boss. Management experts say employees possess the power to soften a bad boss's sharp edges. Here are eight tactics for making a bad boss more bearable. Read More
EMC's Greenplum Goes Big in Data Analytics
Greenplum's Unified Analytics Platform combines its database, Hadoop system and collaboration tool Read More
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| Mobile Tech Predictions for 2012 Posted: 14 Dec 2011 04:59 AM PST | | Top Tech Stories of 2011 | How Skunk Works Projects Deliver IT Value
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Mobile Tech Predictions for 2012
CIO.com's Al Sacco gathers a handful of mobile and wireless predictions from industry experts on subjects like mobile malware, mobile payments and location-based services and offers his take on which predictions will come true--and which will fall through. Read More
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Agile BI: Is it Time to Make The Move?
Published by Forrester as a sequel to "Agile BI: Best Practices for Breaking Through the BI Backlog," this report further examines the primary research and identifies ten questions CIO's and IT leadership should ask themselves to evaluate their readiness for Agile BI. Read Now
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Preventing Advanced Persistent Threats (APT)
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Top Tech Stories of 2011
AT&T-T-Mobile, HP boardroom drama redux, earthquake aftershocks, Egypt going offline also make top headlines Read More
How Skunk Works Projects Deliver IT Value
It's called the technology petting zoo. Stocked with the latest high-tech gadgets, games, systems and software that could potentially be of business value, it's a place where engineers and other IT users at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory can try out the steady stream of hot, new consumer technologies and imagine the possibilities. Read More
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When Doing Business in the Cloud, Failure Is Not an Option
Early on, clouds—public, private and hybrid—established a reputation for being better than traditional infrastructure for protecting data and recovering from disaster. The reality is that clouds can and do go down, as evidenced by several major outages of public clouds operated by global, tech-savvy corporations. Learn More
5 Tips to Avoid LinkedIn's Top 10 Buzzwords
LinkedIn reveals its list of the most overused words of 2012 and offers five expert tips for polishing for the New Year. Read More
Cloud Development Documentation Insanity
Developing for the cloud -- particularly in customer-facing systems -- really is different. Time to change one "rule" of development. Read More
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Best Practices For Breaking Through The BI Backlog
Forrester conducted a survey of 226 professionals, and found that knowledge workers experience BI decision-making shortfalls which lead to a growing BI request backlog. The study concludes that Agile BI is the key to servicing knowledge workers and significantly reducing the BI backlog. Read Now
FBI Rejects FOIA Request for Carrier IQ Info
The FBI has denied a request for the release of information regarding its use of Carrier IQ's software, saying that releasing the information could interfere with ongoing law enforcement operations. Read More
House Panel to Move Forward on Stop Online Piracy Act
The House Judiciary Committee has scheduled a bill markup for Thursday Read More
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Spear Phishing and the Modern Cyber Attack
Learn how IT teams can protect against spear phishing tactics. Harry Sverdlove, chief technology officer of Bit9 offers a frank discussion about spear phishing — the most common technique used in today's advanced attacks. Read more
Q&A: Nimsoft CEO Chris O'Malley Touts New 'Supply Chain of IT' [Reg. Req'd]
Systems monitoring and management may be headed to the cloud as management-as-a-service. Nimsoft CEO Chris O'Malley explains what that means and how it will affect IT in this Q&A -- part of the ongoing IDG Enterprise CEO Interview Series. Read More
Consumer Tech in the Enterprise Threatens IT Maturity
Adoption of cloud-based applications and software-as-a-service (SaaS) in the enterprise could undermine efforts over recent years to boost security, compliance and basic infrastructure and application management - IT maturity - according to new research. Read More
Microsoft Quietly Launches $99/Hr. Paid Support Service
Microsoft has quietly launched a support website where experts charge $99 for one- or two-hour sessions designed to rid PCs of malware, speed up a machine or solve problems with Windows or Office. Read More
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