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	Apple plays defense, Microsoft goes on offense in battle for iPhone customers Rivals Apple and Microsoft bookended the week by revealing productivity tools aimed at the same pool of customers: The millions who own Apple's iPhone. Read More WHITE PAPER: EMC Corporation Enable Faster Backup and More Effective Long-Term Archiving Read the IDC report on how EMC is well positioned to help organizations that want to consider alternatives to tape for long-term backup retention and archiving needs. Learn more. In this Issue IT will have a love-hate relationship with iOS 7, OS X Mavericks and iCloud Microsoft Office 365 for the iPhone is now available Jonny Evans: Woz says no to PRISM in the free world Preston Gralla: Office for the iPhone means a half-victory for Microsoft's freethinkers Richi Jennings: Apple keeps up PRISM denials, but do read between the lines! Google Glass could get a look at the enterprise Jonny Evans: WWDC: Now it looks like Apple's going to take out the console market Apple's Eddy Cue offers short answers in e-book antitrust trial Apple received thousands of data requests from US law enforcers Preston Gralla: Microsoft: We've had surveillance requests on over 31,000 customers WHITE PAPER: 8x8 Re-Thinking Communications to Grow Your Business One of the biggest changes in the way business is conducted today is how customers find them, contact them and do business with them Learn More IT will have a love-hate relationship with iOS 7, OS X Mavericks and iCloud Consumers and business users alike will find things to love about OS X Mavericks and iOS 7, says columnist Ryan Faas. But for enterprise IT pros, this week's announcements are a mixed bag. Read More Microsoft Office 365 for the iPhone is now available Microsoft released a version of its office suite for iPhones in the U.S. that is only available for Office 365 subscribers. Read More Jonny Evans: Woz says no to PRISM in the free world With free men now gazing through PRISM, darkly, Apple has moved to quell fears concerning its customer's online privacy by revealing those details it is aware of regarding the US NSA's legitimately filed requests for that data -- but have we got the big picture, or just a partial account of what's been going on? Meanwhile Apple co-founder, Woz, is angry at the implications of the NSA's snooping system. Read More Preston Gralla: Office for the iPhone means a half-victory for Microsoft's freethinkers Microsoft's sudden, surprise release of Office for the iPhone is a victory for those in the company who recognize the company's future doesn't lie in turf wars and in-fighting, but instead in releasing the best products for the widest audience. But the victory is only a partial one. Read More Richi Jennings: Apple keeps up PRISM denials, but do read between the lines! Tim cooks up new data. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) continues to deny that it's involved in the NSA's PRISM program. In its latest carefully-worded missive, it again says it's never heard of PRISM, but does admit to having helped Police find some missing kiddies. So that's OK then. Nothing to see here. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers pay attention to the man behind the curtain. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell Inc. Large Restaurant Chain Protects Over 350 Stores Boston Pizza, an international restaurant chain with over 350 stores, needed to provide secure access for remote and BYOD users, while maintaining a high level of network security for its distributed network and ensuring compliance with PCI DSS guidelines. Learn More Google Glass could get a look at the enterprise While the curious are looking to get their hands on a pair of Google's Glass, companies also may be looking to weave the computerized eyeglasses into their businesses. Read More Jonny Evans: WWDC: Now it looks like Apple's going to take out the console market WWDC 2013: With the dust settling on the recent Xbox and PS4 launches, Apple appears to have its own plan for the console gaming market -- though it's keeping pretty quiet about it, particularly since these plans could reflect its intentions for an Apple television. Read More Apple's Eddy Cue offers short answers in e-book antitrust trial Apple Senior Vice President Eddy Cue offered only short answers in federal court when questioned by federal prosecutors trying to solidify their case that Apple, along with five of the largest book publishers, worked together to illegally set the prices of electronic books for the market. Read More Apple received thousands of data requests from US law enforcers Apple received between 4,000 and 5,000 requests for customer data from U.S. law enforcement between Dec. 1 and May 31, the company said on Monday. Read More Preston Gralla: Microsoft: We've had surveillance requests on over 31,000 customers How much snooping do government agencies actually do on people and businesses? Judging by the surveillance requests they ask of Microsoft, quite a bit. Microsoft reports that for the second half of last year, it had received requests on between 31,000 and 32,000 customers. And Google, Facebook, and Apple have had many tens of thousands others. Read More
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