What to listen for during Apple's earnings call today

	OS X Yosemite public beta nears release | Mac sales will again outstrip industry average
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	What to listen for during Apple's earnings call today Apple later today will reveal its second-quarter revenue and device sales during a conference call with Wall Street, but there are more important things to listen for than the numbers, analysts said. Read More   RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: JAMF Software Manage Apple devices easily with the Casper Suite The Casper Suite by JAMF Software gives IT the power to fully support an extraordinary Apple experience for the user while meeting business goals and requirements. Designed by IT professionals for IT professionals, it's the only solution purpose built to let you easily and securely manage all Mac, iPad, iPhone, and Apple TVs in your organization. READ MORE. In this Issue OS X Yosemite public beta nears release Mac sales will again outstrip industry average Apple's new iPhone 6 could have biggest initial production Want an Apple watch? Just 3D print one Apple fashions 'brilliant' partnership with IBM for instant enterprise cred Apple, IBM spell out enterprise support for iPhone, iPad Apple-IBM deal threatens Android's enterprise push Apple and IBM: A winning combo for IT Among IBM users, Apple agreement gets praise, questions Why the Apple-IBM deal matters IBM and Apple ties go way back Why Microsoft isn't spooked by the Apple-IBM alliance Quickpoll: Who's the winner in the Apple-IBM partnership? Jonny Evans: 15+ reasons Apple is best for accessibility Jonny Evans: OS X Yosemite, iOS 8: Continuity -- what you need to know Jonny Evans: 6 Steve Jobs stories we learned this month Jonny Evans: 15 more iOS 8 features we learned this week Jonny Evans: 6 ways Apple protects your privacy in iOS 8 Jonny Evans: Why enterprise IT pros should fear Apple and IBM Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: Who should really worry about Apple/IBM? Microsoft Jonny Evans: Apple's IBM alliance kills Google in the enterprise WHITE PAPER: VCE VCE Lifecycle Assurance Adoption of converged infrastructures is accelerating. This ESG report highlights why VCE is leading the way in enabling IT to remain focused on strategic initiatives, offloading the massive expense and risk associated with integrating home-grown IT solutions and endless patch management and regression testing. Learn More OS X Yosemite public beta nears release Apple may release a public beta for OS X Yosemite as early as next week, according to an online report Monday. Read More   Mac sales will again outstrip industry average Apple likely sold more Macs than it did in the same quarter last year, keeping its better-than-the-industry sales pace going. Read More   Apple's new iPhone 6 could have biggest initial production Apple is ordering a combined 70 to 80 million units of two big-screen versions of its next iPhone, its largest initial production to date, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. Read More   Want an Apple watch? Just 3D print one If you're tired of waiting on Apple to come out with its rumored iWatch, you might want to consider a new 3D printable wrist band that can enable an iPod Nano to take on many of the same tasks. Read More   Apple fashions 'brilliant' partnership with IBM for instant enterprise cred The business-focused deal between Apple and IBM unveiled Tuesday is "brilliant," one analyst said, noting that Apple now gets into the enterprise through the front door rather than the back. Read More   Apple, IBM spell out enterprise support for iPhone, iPad   Apple will provide an expanded set of support services to IBM customers with iPhones and iPads under a new enterprise-grade AppleCare plan. Read More   Apple-IBM deal threatens Android's enterprise push The new Apple-IBM partnership seems sure to help Apple sell more iPads to businesses, but it may also be setting off alarm bells at mobile device management companies large and small. Read More   Apple and IBM: A winning combo for IT One thing is clear about the Apple-IBM partnership: It will change the dynamic of the enterprise mobility market in significant ways. Read More   Among IBM users, Apple agreement gets praise, questions The IBM-Apple partnership resonates with users who like the idea of connecting Apple's mobile platform with IBM's back-end data, but some observers have questions about the deal and there's no certainty the partnership will succeed. Read More   Why the Apple-IBM deal matters Apple's partnership with IBM to tackle the mobile enterprise could have lasting ramifications for both companies -- as well as for rivals Google, Microsoft and BlackBerry. It could also make life a lot easier for IT staff at large enterprises. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Medhost Improve care delivery and performance MEDHOST YourCareCommunity is built on prevailing industry standards, making it vendor-agnostic, and as an SaaS-based solution, no hardware or software needs to be installed at the Customer site. Learn More IBM and Apple ties go way back IBM and Apple have a history of working together that dates back more than 20 years. Read More   Why Microsoft isn't spooked by the Apple-IBM alliance   The Apple-IBM partnership will have little effect on Microsoft's dominance in the enterprise, or drastically change its mutating mobile strategy. Read More   Quickpoll: Who's the winner in the Apple-IBM partnership? Register your opinion on who gets the most out of the Apple-IBM pact. Read More   Jonny Evans: 15+ reasons Apple is best for accessibility Apple does more to ensure its solutions are accessible to a wide range of users than any other platform, in spite of any drivel suggesting otherwise. Read More   Jonny Evans: OS X Yosemite, iOS 8: Continuity -- what you need to know Apple's promised Continuity feature will bind OS X Yosemite with iOS 8, enabling integration between Macs and mobile devices for compatible apps. So what is Continuity and what can you expect? Read More   Jonny Evans: 6 Steve Jobs stories we learned this month Apple's Steve Jobs is a modern icon, but biographers have painted his character with a wide brush. That's why many who worked with Jobs seem keen to give us a much better insight into the man. Here are six Steve Jobs stories we learned this month. Read More   Jonny Evans: 15 more iOS 8 features we learned this week New insights into what's inside Apple's looming iOS 8 release continue to emerge, alongside a bunch of new enhancements introduced within iOS 8 Beta 4, which reached developers last night. Read More   Jonny Evans: 6 ways Apple protects your privacy in iOS 8 Apple has put a lot of work into ensuring iOS 8 users are given much stronger controls over their privacy and security, giving its mobile OS a USP competitors cannot (or will not) match. Read More   Jonny Evans: Why enterprise IT pros should fear Apple and IBM   Apple and IBM intend bringing Apple's legendary ease of use into the enterprise. This means those who currently work in enterprise IT will be expected to deliver complexity and power within applications users can understand. And if they don't do it, they'll be out of a job. Read More   Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: Who should really worry about Apple/IBM? Microsoft Sure, the enterprise push by Apple and IBM should worry the Android camp, and business writers should make sure they have an up-to-date obituary ready for BlackBerry. But Microsoft is the company with the most to lose. Read More   Jonny Evans: Apple's IBM alliance kills Google in the enterprise   The news (to my mind, at least) confirms just how far Apple has come in its battle for relevance against old foe, Microsoft. So, what might this mean for Android? Nothing good. Read More
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