BYOD means soaring IT support costs for mobile devices

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	BYOD means soaring IT support costs for mobile devices Annual IT costs for managing smartphones will soar by 48 percent next year compared to 2011, a new survey by Osterman Research shows. The increase is mainly due to the need for better security and management as workers bring consumer smartphones to use at work, according to the survey. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco Webcast Demonstrates New Collaboration Advances An insightful webcast demonstrates how you can harness the power of people-centric collaboration in today's post-PC world. You'll learn about new collaboration tools and technologies and witness firsthand why they're making the experience more immersive and more mobile, in boardrooms, bistros, and everywhere in between. Watch the webcast today. See how these solutions make collaboration possible from iPads to boardrooms. And learn how they're enabling organizations to accelerate decisions, be more productive, and save countless dollars in the process. View the webcast and see for yourself. In this Issue Microsoft urges death of Windows 'gadgets' as researchers plan disclosures How to ease the need for IT security pros: Write more secure code VMware revamps Zimbra enterprise email server ISPs credited with dampening DNSChanger's impact RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: FileMaker, Inc Create, deploy and manage custom business apps for iPad The FileMaker Platform is a complete software suite to create, deploy, and manage custom business apps for iPad and iPhone. Design and build stunning iOS apps. Integrate mobile apps into existing enterprise systems. Deploy and instantly update your apps. Secure your apps with industry-standard authentication. Learn more, Watch overview video, Read the white paper > Microsoft urges death of Windows 'gadgets' as researchers plan disclosures Just two weeks before researchers are to disclose bugs in Windows "gadgets" at Black Hat, Microsoft acknowledged unspecified security vulnerabilities in the small pieces of software supported by Vista and Windows 7. To deal with the vulnerabilities, Microsoft has provided a way to cripple all gadgets and disable the "sidebar" engine that runs them. Read More How to ease the need for IT security pros: Write more secure code There are about 2.2 million people working as information security professionals today, says Hord Tipton, executive officer for security education and credentialing organization (ISC)2 and former CIO of the U.S. Department of the Interior. That number is expected to grow to 4.25 million by 2015 -- assuming there are enough skilled security professionals to meet demand. Read More VMware revamps Zimbra enterprise email server VMware plans to make a beta version of an upgrade to its Zimbra Collaboration Server available for download on Wednesday, with shipments in final form scheduled for later this quarter, the company said. Zimbra Collaboration Server 8.0, a major upgrade of this Linux-based enterprise email and calendaring product, has been designed to be easier to install and can be integrated with third-party unified communications tools. Read More ISPs credited with dampening DNSChanger's impact Despite warnings of a possible Internet meltdown, the servers that once controlled the DNSChanger Trojan that infected millions of computers were taken down without incident. Read More
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