Apps deployed on iPhone and iPad dominate in the enterprise

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	Apps deployed on iPhone and iPad dominate in the enterprise Companies are using the iOS platform more than 95% of the time to launch their custom and standard commercial apps, a new survey of Good Technology's 5,000 global customers found. Read More WEBCAST: Riverbed Technology Eliminate Network Finger-Pointing Cascade Demo: With Cascade, you get visibility into network optimization and analysis, application performance management, IT consolidation, and security. Watch as Jack, the manager of the network team, deals with user complaints about application performance. See how he uses Riverbed Cascade to solve them. Learn more! In this Issue Apple warns of SSD failures in MacBook Air, offers free replacements Jonny Evans: How to get your Mac ready for OS X Mavericks Preston Gralla: Microsoft Office squashes Google Apps, open source alternatives JR Raphael: Dear Google: We need a midrange Chromebook. Please help Acer C720 Chromebook review: High on power, low on panache Nexus 5 makes a quick appearance on Google Play Jokes aside, some IT managers say there's no option other than BlackBerry for security First look: Microsoft Remote Desktop apps for iOS and Android New iPhone 5C theory: Apple missed out on China's 'Golden Week' carrier subsidies Apple, others can now comment on Samsung's proposed patent remedies Open Virtualization Alliance joins the Linux Foundation WHITE PAPER: Polycom Scaling the Video Conferencing Environment This study focuses on the repercussions of the revolutionary advancements within the video conferencing space and the fact that video conferencing has finally stepped out of the boundaries of the enterprise meeting room and into the hands of the masses. Read more>> Apple warns of SSD failures in MacBook Air, offers free replacements Apple is warning customers that solid-state drives in some MacBook Airs are failing and is offering free replacements. Read More Jonny Evans: How to get your Mac ready for OS X Mavericks Apple is letting developers know to submit their OS X Mavericks apps now for inclusion in the Mac App Store when the new OS ships "later this Fall". The alarm bell isn't just for developers. It's for users, too.  So, here's the Apple Holic guide to getting your Mac ready for the upgrade. Read More Preston Gralla: Microsoft Office squashes Google Apps, open source alternatives Google may dream that Google Docs will one day rival Microsoft Office but a recent Forrester report makes it clear that's only a dream. Especially in enterprises, Microsoft Office remains the gold standard, and Google Docs and others mere also-rans. Read More JR Raphael: Dear Google: We need a midrange Chromebook. Please help Google, you've got some great stuff going on with Chrome OS these days -- but there's one big piece of the puzzle still missing. Read More Acer C720 Chromebook review: High on power, low on panache Acer's new C720 Chromebook offers outstanding performance for an entry-level Chromebook, but it skimps on some important areas in order to keep the price low. Read More WHITE PAPER: EMC Corporation Enable Faster Backup and More Effective Long-Term Archiving EMC Data Domain Systems respond to the challenges organizations are struggling with as they balance requirements for disk-based backup, long-term backup retention, and cost-effective archiving. The systems support long-term backup retention and provide a foundation for supporting new archiving workloads. Learn More Nexus 5 makes a quick appearance on Google Play The upcoming Nexus 5 appeared briefly on the Google Play store late Thursday, indicating a $349 price for the expected Android 4.4 (KitKat) device. Read More Jokes aside, some IT managers say there's no option other than BlackBerry for security BlackBerry's financial troubles may be funny to some, but not to the iT shops at thousands of government and enterprise organizations that rely on BlackBerry's highly touted security to keep their data safe. Read More First look: Microsoft Remote Desktop apps for iOS and Android Late to the game, Microsoft releases Remote Desktop apps for rival mobile platforms, but they're bare-bones at best -- and where's the WinPhone version? Read More New iPhone 5C theory: Apple missed out on China's 'Golden Week' carrier subsidies Apple mistimed the launch of the iPhone 5C and priced the smartphone too high, missing out on aggressive subsidies offered by Chinese mobile carriers during an important holiday. Read More Apple, others can now comment on Samsung's proposed patent remedies Interested parties, including Apple, may comment on a proposal from Samsung to refrain from seeking injunctions for five years against any company that agrees to a licensing framework regarding mobile standard essential patents in Europe. Read More Open Virtualization Alliance joins the Linux Foundation The Open Virtualization Alliance has joined the Linux Foundation as a collaborative project to deepen its ties with the Linux community. Read More
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