SAP to offer containment software for smartphone and tablet security
Enterprise software maker SAP plans to ship software in three to six months that separates business data from personal information on a user's smartphone or tablet to improve security, the head of...
View ArticleAfraid of BYOD? Intel shows a better way
In Twitter chats, conference halls, reader comments, and the interminable flow of vendor "scareware" white papers, I keep hearing about IT pros' fear of their companies falling apart because someone...
View Article3 easy steps to a more secure iPhone or iPad
Apple's iOS has a lot of great security and user privacy protection capabilities -- more than any other competing mobile platform. But it also has flaws that undermine some of those very capabilities....
View ArticleMicrosoft Surface and Group Policy don't mix -- now what?
Is Microsoft joining Apple and Google in divorcing mobile devices from the standard management systems IT relies on? It sure seems that way.
View ArticleHow Windows Phone 8 security compares to iOS and Android
Nearly four years ago, in February 2009, Microsoft released its last mobile operating system -- Windows Mobile 6.5 -- that could support corporate security and management needs. Nearly three years ago,...
View ArticleTop tools for BYOD management
When we tested mobile device management (MDM) last year, the products were largely focused on asset management - provisioning, protecting and containing mobile devices.
View ArticleMobileIron and Good break new ground with secure containers on mobile devices
Over the past 18 months, the conversation about mobile management has changed dramatically.Where the primary goal used to be to secure and manage individual devices, the BYOD trend has made...
View ArticleMobile device management vendors unveil a slate of new tools
IBM, Good Technology, and several other mobile device and app management software vendors today separately announced a variety of new or enhanced products. The announcements primarily focus on...
View ArticleCitrix acquires Zenprise to extend its BYOD offerings
Extending its line of enterprise management software for mobile devices, Citrix is acquiring device management software provider Zenprise.Citrix will fold the Zenprise software into its own Citrix...
View ArticleThe mobile management fever is about to break
I don't know about you, but I am so sick of getting product pitches for yet another new way to deny users the ability to get their work done in the name of security.Here's a sample of these dubious...
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Beyond Apple and Google: 2012's key enterprise shifts
It's that time of year, when everyone is recapping 2012's big stories -- successes and failures -- or prognosticating what 2013 will hold.
View ArticleAppSense combines mobile app and device management with MobileNow
AppSense has released MobileNow, a cloud-based service that combines device and application administration features, as it hopes to take a bite out of the growing mobile management market.As the BYOD...
View ArticleHP's building an avatar to manage your mobile connections
Hewlett-Packard researchers are developing a cloud-based "avatar" to manage all of a user's mobile devices and wireless networks.Their idea is to give individual users an identity that transcends the...
View ArticleForeScout integrates its NAC with AirWatch's mobile management
ForeScout Technologies and AirWatch have integrated their respective products for network access control and mobile management in a bid to give IT departments better control over devices that employees...
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Tech support tanks -- when we need it most
One thing I already miss about the good old PC era -- this sounds so quaint -- is that PC companies actually used to compete to provide the best tech support.
View ArticleSurvey shows U.S. falling behind on user-centered BYOD
U.S. corporations tend to be far more concerned with the brand of mobile devices in the workplace and less worried about which employees have access to company data, according to a Dell survey of 1,500...
View ArticleMobile security: iOS vs. Android vs. BlackBerry vs. Windows Phone
The BYOD phenomenon is old news, with support from most companies. For IT organizations, that means ensuring proper security and management over the mobile devices employees are likely to use. In the...
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VMware and Citrix aim to simplify BYOD
Virtualization rivals VMware and Citrix today separately rolled out new management tools aimed at helping IT admins support the use of mobile devices in the enterprise, while also ensuring that company...
View ArticleIBM makes big mobile push with MobileFirst
IBM is making a renewed push into the burgeoning market for all things mobile, saying it can help its corporate customers grow revenue and become more competitive through mobile app development.The...
View ArticleSamsung bolsters BYOD management with a Fort Knox approach
Samsung Monday announced an improved version of its SAFE management and security system for popular Samsung-branded Android smartphones and tablets.Samsung dubbed the updated tool set Knox, after the...
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