How 4 companies use mobile apps to court customers

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	How 4 companies use mobile apps to court customers Mobile presents a huge opportunity for companies to tighten customer relationships, but it also poses significant development challenges for IT. Here's how four companies are leveraging mobile to great success. Read More   WEBCAST: Dell Wyse and VMware   Considerations for Implementing Desktop Virtualization Since the creation of the traditional desktop computer, administrators and end users alike have appreciated the computing power but have been frustrated by the associated expense, complexity, and security issues that result from desktops used in the enterprise. View Now In this Issue Microsoft masks Windows, Office performance with new reporting format LG follows Samsung, unveils curved-screen phone with 'self-healing' covering Are online comments full of paid lies? Patrick Thibodeau: A better model for Healthcare.gov is Weather.gov The 10 best new features in OS X Mavericks Protesters call for an end to NSA mass surveillance ATM malware may spread from Mexico to English-speaking world Buffer encrypts access tokens after spammer hack Review: Flash your way to better VMware performance JohnWThompson: Tearing down IT silos Richi Jennings: Google's mysterious barges: Floating data centers or Glass stores? WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Technology Hyperconvergence Infographic A wide range of observers agree that data centers are now entering an era of "hyperconvergence" that will raise network traffic levels faster and further than anything the IT world has seen before. Is your network prepared to handle the upcoming onslaught of data? Learn more>> Microsoft masks Windows, Office performance with new reporting format Microsoft's new financial reporting format makes it much harder to get a grip on how two of its most important software franchises, Windows and Office, are performing, an analyst said. Read More   LG follows Samsung, unveils curved-screen phone with 'self-healing' covering LG is flexing its muscle in smartphone technology with a new handset that boasts a curved touchscreen, along with a special "self healing" technology that the company claims can prevent scratches on the phone's casing. Read More   Are online comments full of paid lies? A thriving industry of paid-for user comments pollutes social networks with fake opinions. Let the reader beware. Read More   Patrick Thibodeau: A better model for Healthcare.gov is Weather.gov Instead of beating up the government for its Healthcare.gov rollout, let's look at what the U.S. gets right. Read More   The 10 best new features in OS X Mavericks The latest version of the Mac OS is no transformative update, but it includes several key changes that most users will like. Read More   WHITE PAPER: BMC Software   Happy Users, Happier IT: A Dream World Becomes Reality Connected people are accustomed to convenience and simplicity when they use technology. To stay productive at work, they demand faster, easier access to IT services, wherever they are. Happy Users, Happier IT: A Dream World Becomes Reality Protesters call for an end to NSA mass surveillance   A crowd of about 5,000 people, chanting "stop spying, stop lying" and "hey, ho, mass surveillance has got to go," marched through Washington on Saturday to protest the National Security Agency's mass surveillance programs. Read More   ATM malware may spread from Mexico to English-speaking world A malicious software program found in ATMs in Mexico has been improved and translated into English, which suggests it may be used elsewhere, according to security vendor Symantec. Read More   Buffer encrypts access tokens after spammer hack Buffer, a service for scheduling social media posts, said Sunday it has strengthened its security after spammers gained access to its network. Read More   Review: Flash your way to better VMware performance PernixData FVP clusters server-side flash to improve virtual machine performance and reduce SAN latency. Read More   JohnWThompson: Tearing down IT silos Silos. Stovepipes. Ping Pong. Finger pointing. We've all heard these terms when people talk about IT. The silos that plague IT organizations and the constant finger pointing when issues arise are preventing IT from moving at the speed of business. We need to find a way to bridge the gap between the various functions to ensure that IT keeps up with the business' needs. Read More   Richi Jennings: Google's mysterious barges: Floating data centers or Glass stores? Who is behind the mysterious By And Large LLC? Google is said to be building a series of floating data centers. One is in the San Francisco Bay, another's in Portland. The locations of two more are unknown but some sources say the mysterious barges are actually marketing centers for Google Glass. Whatever they are, the secrecy around their purpose is getting Google into hot water with regulatory authorities. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers discern the vessels' purpose. Read More
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