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BYOD:

Short for 'bring your own device'

A phrase that has become widely adopted to refer to mobile workers bringing their own mobile devices, such as smartphones, laptops and PDAs, into the workplace for use and connectivity. Today, many consumers expect to be able to use personal smartphones and mobile devices at work, which is an IT concern. Many corporations that allow employees to use their own mobile devices at work implement a "BYOD policy" to help IT better manage these devices and ensure network security. (Source: Webopedia)

WLAN Buyer’s Guide 2012-2013

Section: Research

The evaluation of a Wi-Fi network requires that enterprises carefully consider the changes happening in the user population. Factors in the Wi-Fi world today such as consumerization of IT and BYOD are driving the enterprise to deploy a wireless infrastructure. Additionally, three converging trends - cloud, mobility, and virtualization - allow business-critical work to be done just about anywhere on any device. This white paper looks at: K ... read more

Key Issues in Deploying Video Collaboration

Section: Articles

With enterprise video moving into the mainstream of business communications, organisations are now faced with the challenge of deploying video collaboration in the workplace. An executive brief from IDC called "Mobile Video Collaboration: The New Business Reality” describes the issues on th ... read more

Video Anywhere, Anytime: How Mobile Technology is Bringing Video into the Mainstream

Section: Articles

Videoconferencing is set to become a centerpiece of mainstream business communications, and advances in mobile technology are playing a crucial role in the take-up of enterprise video solutions and services. Tablets, smartphones and other mobile technologies are driving up user expectations and becoming increasingly vital collaborative tools. Why mobile matters read more

1 in 4 Organisations affected by mobile malware in 2011

Section: News

Analysts Goode Intelligence published a new report yesterday that found the incidence of mobile malware has increased significantly within organisations, with a quarter of those asked reporting they had been affected. The survey asked 130 IT managers and CEOs in a cross section of industries around the world and found that malware has increased from 9% in 2009 to 24% in 2011. Goode also found that 71% of all organisations allow BYOD, but are not really paying attention to the se ... read more

2013 Poor Year for Enterprise Spending

Section: News

2013 will see modest spending on enterprise technology, a report from CNN’s Fortune magazine has predicted. Whilst many in the sector are predicting stronger growth than last year, this is only because 2012 was such "a dismal year”, the report says. As the PC market declines, enterprises will be spending more on cloud services and mobile devices such as tablets and whilst th ... read more

4G Spectrum Bidding Begins

Section: News

Ofcom has confirmed that applications have been opened for mobile operators to put in bids for the 4G auction, the largest ever sell-off of the mobile spectrum in the UK. The bidding process only had a short window into which to submit their applications, between 10:00am and 16:00pm yesterday, potential bidders also had to provide an initial deposit of £100,000. Ed Richards, Ofcom

Android Responsible for Unresolved Mobile Video Issues?

Section: News

Whilst new research from Cisco indicates that video accounted for more than half of mobile traffic last year, according to a report from TechCrunch, people are still missing out on "tremendous opportunities to make money”. This is because, at the moment, "the mobile landscape is too fragmented and frustrating and this, the reports says, is mainly due to Android. However, the problem goes deeper than mobile operating systems, as many of the "power players” are refusing to work to ... read more

BBM Coming to iPhone and Android

Section: News

The popular Blackberry Messenger (BBM) app will be offered as a download to run on devices running iOS and Android in the summer. It’s thought that initially, the app will offer texts, MMS and group sharing, with further services such as voice and video calling to be rolled out at a later date. The app is expected to be free, both to download and use. "As we’ve chronicled on our Inside BlackBerry ... read more

Cisco see Drop in Videoconferencing Revenue

Section: News

Whilst videoconferencing is set to be the next big thing as faster connections and more collaboration takes place, market leaders Cisco, who in Q2 last year held a 49.3% market share, have reported a loss in revenue, despite increasing interest from enterprises. This is due, it has been reported, to the "uncertain global economy and ... read more

Cisco to acquire Meraki Inc.

Section: News

Cisco yesterday announced their intention to expand existing cloud to solutions by acquiring Meraki Inc., a San Francisco-based leading cloud provider. Meraki has offices in New York, London and Mexico and "offers midmarket customers easy-to-deploy on-premise networking solutions that can be centrally managed from the cloud”. According to a Cisco statement, the acquisition "complements and expands Cisco’s strategy to offer more software-centric solutions to simplify network ma ... read more

Citrix Synergy Unveil Project Avalon Details

Section: News

The latest Citrix Synergy event kicked off in Barcelona today, with Citrix unveiling the next phase of Project Avalon, which aims to deliver Windows apps and desktops via the cloud to any enabled device. The project was first announced at the Citrix Synergy San Francisco event in May 2012, which was attended by 6000 IT professionals over the course of three days. The US event featured le ... read more

Cloud and Mobility Top Game Changers in IT

Section: News

A recent survey from CommScope has found that the increase in the take up of mobile devices and cloud services are the top "game changers” in IT at the moment, with many IT managers struggling to keep pace with demand. According to the read more

Cloud Services and BYOD are transforming Videoconferencing

Section: News

New technologies announced by Polycom and Cisco could push the videoconferencing market out of its current stagnation, reports suggest. The former made an announcement in October which Polycom’s CEO Andy Miller called the "most important day in Polycom history". Cisco also announced improvements to its collaboration suite ... read more

EE Announce 4G Pricing

Section: News

EE has announced its pricing and plans for its new 4G service, which is due to launch on Tuesday 30th October. The firm has also announced plans for its new superfast fibre broadband service and claim that speeds will be "typically ten times faster than today’s standard broadband plans”. EE are the first to offer 4G services, which can be up to five times faster than 3G, using their existing spectrum ahead of the Ofc ... read more

Enterprises Divided on BYOD

Section: News

A new study from Insight UK has found that opinion is still fiercely divided when it comes to BYOD schemes, with many suggesting that such schemes cause more problems in the workplace than they solve. Insight polled over 200 IT managers and directors in the UK with an average annual tech spend of between £50,000 to £100m, with up to 10,000 employees. Compa ... read more

Foldable iPhones for Apple Next?

Section: News

Forrester Research’s CEO and chairman of the board has speculated in his blog that the next iPhone from Apple could be a foldable device. George Colony says that Apple are bound to be racing to make something special when it comes to the iPhone 6, which isn’t due out for another 15 months, if they want to catch up with smartphone leaders Samsung. "After the conservative iPhone 5 and the relentless and surprising onslaught of Samsung, it's clear that Apple's next move i ... read more

F-Secure Mobile Threat Report Overview

Section: News

Security experts F-Secure Labs has released its Mobile Threat Report for the first quarter of 2012, which shows that the Android platform continues to be the most attacked in terms of malware, spyware and other threats. The popularity of Android has meant that, historically, we have seen a significant rise in the number of malicious apps developed for the platform. This shows no sign of slowing down as in Q1 of 2011 just 10 new threats were discovered and this number has almost ... read more

Gartner Predict IT Trade Won't Keep Up With Demand

Section: News

Experts at Gartner have predicted that the IT trade will be unable to keep up with the demand for support, due to the "consumerisation of IT” and the explosion in BYOD (Bring Your Own Device). The sheer volume of smartphones and tablets that will be added to the work place will make it very difficult for both departmental IT managers and IT support companies to keep up. The problem, says Gartner, means that enterprises will have to ... read more

Gartner Predict Real Time Analytics to deal with Big Data

Section: News

The latest research from Gartner says that "Actionable Analytics Will Be Driven by Mobile, Social and Big Data Forces in 2013”, ahead of their Gartner Business Intelligence and Analytics Summit 2013, due to take place in Sydney at the end of the month. Studies carried out by the analysts have found that whilst business intelligence (BI) and analytics continue to be an investment priority for CIOs, only 30% of users are adopting it within an organisation. However, Gartne ... read more

Gartner Predicts Continued iPad Domination

Section: News

Gartner have predicted that Apple's iPad will continue to dominate the tablet market in 2012 and will account for 61.4% of all tablet sales this year, despite the introduction of Windows 8 based tablet devices and the roll out of the Kindle Fire internationally. Worldwide, tablets sales are expected to total around 118.9 million units, which represents a whopping 98% increase on tablet sales in 2011. The read more