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Pocket Guide to Securing Mobile Devices
With workers bringing their own smartphones and tablets into the company, IT security needs to focus on creating a more secure environment, not on securing each device.
Robert Lemos, Dark Reading, October 25, 2011
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80% Of Doctors Use Mobile Devices At Work
Tablets, smartphones become standard medical equipment due to their affordability, convenience.
Nicole Lewis, InformationWeek, October 21, 2011
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Mobile Devices to Soon Overwhelm PCs, Says Gartner
By 2014, the installed base of devices based on lightweight mobile operating systems, such as Apple's iOS, Google's Android, and Microsoft's Windows 8, will exceed the total installed base of all PC-based systems.
Larry Seltzer, BYTE, October 20, 2010
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19 Key Internet Trends from Mary Meeker
Mary Meeker tells Web 2.0 attendees: It's a global, mobile, e-commerce-enabled world. See what other key trends she's watching.
Thomas Claburn, InformationWeek, October 18, 2011
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Mastering Insurance Distribution in an Anytime, Anywhere World
MetLife VP George Foulke discusses the solutions that insurers must adopt to enable their distributors to navigate the opportunities and risks of a business environment shaped by consumer adoption of mobile and online technologies.
George Foulke, MetLife, Insurance & Technology, May 31, 2011
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Don't Forget Users When Deploying New Collaboration Technology
Yes, you can build it. But employees won't come unless you have an adoption strategy.
Michael Sampson, InformationWeek, April 18, 2011
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Mathias On Mobility: Will Tablets Replace PCs?
Last month's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas was abuzz about tablets, with on the order of 80 new models shown. While many of these products are, granted, very cool, and many will likely prove quite useful in the enterprise, I'm having a hard time understanding all the hoopla here
Craig Mathias, InformationWeek, February 17, 2011
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