Smartphone kill-switch could save consumers $2.6B per year, says report

	Smartphone kill-switch could save consumers $2.6B per year, says report | Businesses: Forget Microsoft Office for iPad, pay attention to Enterprise Mobility Suite
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	14 mobile certifications that meet IT demands Mobile technologies are increasingly important to organizations of all sizes, but how can you best prepare your workforce? Find out which of these 14 vendor-specific and vendor-neutral mobile IT certifications -- from app development to security -- are the most valuable to your employees. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Open Business Conference Attend the Open Business Conference May 5-6 and discover... How tools for leveraging data have opened up almost completely. From Hadoop to Open Stack to NoSQL and technologies like MongoDB, never have so many powerful technologies been available to so many. As Big Data matures, these tools are becoming increasingly accessible. Register and attend May 5-6, 2014, The Palace Hotel, San Francisco. Click to continue In this Issue Smartphone kill-switch could save consumers $2.6B per year, says report Businesses: Forget Microsoft Office for iPad, pay attention to Enterprise Mobility Suite Financial services firms see mobile boom, but Blackberry and CIO roles fade Toshiba's 13-inch Chromebook: A great bargain or just plain meh? Fedora tips its hat to mobility, cloud, big data Accessible technology professionals will soon be able to get certified Office for iPad vs. iWork: The battle for tablet productivity Google, Level 3 DNS services hijacked by TurkTelekom WHITE PAPER: Oracle Cloud for Business Managers in Midsize Organization Read this independent research report to learn how business managers around the world are using Cloud applications. Learn More Smartphone kill-switch could save consumers $2.6B per year, says report Technology that remotely makes a stolen smartphone useless could save American consumers up to $2.6 billion per year if it is implemented widely and leads to a reduction in theft of phones, according to a new report. Read More Businesses: Forget Microsoft Office for iPad, pay attention to Enterprise Mobility Suite While Microsoft's Office for iPad announcement caught most of the buzz, another announcement arguably has as much significance for businesses: Enterprise Mobility Suite. Read More Financial services firms see mobile boom, but Blackberry and CIO roles fade Embattled BlackBerry is about to get hit hard in one of its most important enterprise customer segments, financial services. BlackBerry stands to lose at least 15 percent of its share of mobile devices -- from 44 percent to 30 percent -- in the next 12 months, as companies move to a multi-platform, BYOD mobile environment. Read More Toshiba's 13-inch Chromebook: A great bargain or just plain meh? If 11-inch Chromebooks cramp your style and productivity, you'll want to consider Toshiba's new 13-inch Chromebook. Is it a winner, or something you should pass up? Read More WHITE PAPER: Polycom Video Collaboration: Mid-market takes center stage If video collaboration isn't on your radar, it should be. According to Aberdeen Group's "Maximizing the Business Value of Mobile Video Collaboration" report, companies with mobile video saw increased virtual attendance at work-related events vs. those that didn't support mobile video. Read Now Fedora tips its hat to mobility, cloud, big data Newest release also features support for ARM processors. Read More Accessible technology professionals will soon be able to get certified In today's accessible technology roundup: A new group for accessible technology professionals is formed, Texas middle schoolers design an app for the blind to navigate indoor spaces and web developers are warned against relying too much on ARIA Read More Office for iPad vs. iWork: The battle for tablet productivity The competing suites square off over features, file compatibility and ease of use. Read More Google, Level 3 DNS services hijacked by TurkTelekom Google said its free DNS (Domain Name System) service is being intercepted by most Turkish ISPs as the country battles users trying to circumvent censorship efforts by the government. Read More
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