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Best iPhone, iPad business apps for 2014 Clippy in the cloud? Office 365 to get 'smarter,' more social ITworld Today March 05, 2014 Share this email Pre-installed malware turns up on new phones A fake version of Netflix that steals personal data and sends it to Russia has been found on several phone models. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Best iPhone, iPad business apps for 2014 2. Clippy in the cloud? Office 365 to get 'smarter,' more social 3. No Internet? Facebook could fix that with drones 4. AT&T lays out 'radical' network changes with SDN 5. Yes, Microsoft will use a popup to push users off of Windows XP 6. Amsterdam architects building 3D-printed canal house 7. Majority of ERP software projects still over time and budget, survey finds 8. 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Office 365 to get 'smarter,' more social Microsoft will add new software, developer tools and capabilities to Office 365 in an attempt to make the cloud applications suite a "smarter" product that is better at helping people interact at work. READ MORE No Internet? Facebook could fix that with drones Facebook's grand scheme to bring Internet access to underserved parts of the world could soon get off the ground, literally, with drones flying high overhead. READ MORE AT&T lays out 'radical' network changes with SDN AT&T is remaking its infrastructure as a "user-defined network cloud" in the pursuit of greater flexibility, lower costs and faster response to user needs, the carrier's infrastructure chief said. READ MORE White Paper: Citrix Systems InfoWorld Exclusive: Mobile Device Management Deep Dive Smartphones, tablets, social networks, and cloud services are all popular, incredibly useful, and a security risk. These days, the security focus is on mobile devices, as they tend to be used a lot to work with corporate information. View more Yes, Microsoft will use a popup to push users off of Windows XP Believe it or not, this will be a legitimate message from Microsoft. Although we can't blame you if you don't click. READ MORE Amsterdam architects building 3D-printed canal house Amsterdam firm DUS architects has started printing the first building blocks of a 3D-printed canal house. READ MORE Majority of ERP software projects still over time and budget, survey finds Cost and schedule overruns are continuing to plague the majority of ERP (enterprise resource planning) software projects, according to a new study from Panorama Consulting. READ MORE Yahoo to phase out signing to its services using Facebook, Google Users of Yahoo services will down the line have to use a Yahoo username to sign on to its services, as the company plans to phase out signing up to these services using Facebook and Google credentials. READ MORE 12 terrific techie TED talks The true meaning behind 404 pages, an optimistic George Orwell & more. READ MORE White Paper: PC Connection, Inc. in Partnership with HP Keeping Pace with the Modern Work Environment This white paper will take a close look at how HP is revolutionizing mobile printing and the how best to get on a path that puts several advantages within reach. In the past decade, one of the biggest challenges of business productivity was printing whenever and wherever necessary. View Now BOOK GIVEAWAY: March comes roaring in with these 2 new book giveaways. Enter now for your chance to win! 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