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	INSIDER How to secure Apple and Android mobile devices using 802.1X When connecting to an enterprise-secured network with Android devices, users are prompted with many settings that could be confusing. When connecting with iOS devices, users are typically only prompted for their username and password. They can't edit the advanced 802.1X settings on the device, but there are ways to get around this.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story) Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Software An Insightful Approach to Optimize Mainframe MLC Spend This paper, "An Insightful Approach to Optimizing Mainframe MLC Costs," discusses how you can penetrate the complexity of IBM mainframe MLC products and the MLC price model to gain insight into the MLC cost drivers and leverage that insight to optimize MLC spend. Learn More In this Issue The best office apps for Android A brief history of Linux malware The 10 greatest and goofiest gadgets of 2014 WHITE PAPER: Code 42 Buyer's Guide to Enterprise File Sync and Share As an IT professional, you understand sync and share software is a growing part of today's workflow—but the workers you support consider it essential to their daily activity. Learn More The best office apps for Android Getting serious about mobile productivity We live in an increasingly mobile world -- and while many of us spend our days working on traditional desktops or laptops, we also frequently find ourselves on the road and relying on tablets or smartphones to stay connected and get work done.Where do you turn when it's time for serious productivity on an Android device? The Google Play Store boasts several popular office suite options; at a glance, they all look fairly comparable. But don't be fooled: All Android office apps are not created equal.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM ACM Leadership Guide Knowledge worker effectiveness has emerged as a top priority to both optimize the customer experience and help employees work more efficiently. See how advanced case management offers a solution to these challenges. Learn More A brief history of Linux malware Although not as common as malware targeting Windows or even OS X, security threats to Linux have become both more numerous and more severe in recent years. There are a couple of reasons for that; the mobile explosion has meant that Android (which is Linux-based) is among the most attractive targets for malicious hackers, and the use of Linux as a server OS for and in the data center has also grown; but Linux malware has been around in some form since well before the turn of the century. Have a look.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More WHITE PAPER: PC Connection | EMC Dual Perspectives on ITaaS This global survey by IDG Research Services of more than 350 IT and BU directors at enterprises of 1,000 employees or more reveals significant differences in the perception and priorities of business and IT when it comes to many aspects of running IT like a business. Based on a global survey conducted by IDG (CIO), EMC and VMware. View Now The 10 greatest and goofiest gadgets of 2014 We look back at the tech products that were released for sale to the general public in 2014, and picked out the ones that left an impression. Being popular or top-selling wasn't a deciding factor. Instead, trying to stand out from others, or introducing new ideas, even bad ideas, was. Read More
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