Monday, December 05, 2011

More enterprises willing to adopt mobile-only communications: study

Skype flaw reveals users' location, file-downloading habits | Vodafone buys unified communication consultant Bluefish

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More enterprises willing to adopt mobile-only communications: study
We observed in our newsletter a week ago that the integration of business apps on mobile devices was very important to business, but we weren't quite sure businesses were willing to "cut the cord" in favor of wireless substitution. However, based on results published this week in the BroadSoft 2011 Mobile Enterprise of the Future Survey, enterprises appear more likely to adopt mobile-only communications that we thought. Read More


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Skype flaw reveals users' location, file-downloading habits
Researchers have found a flaw in Skype, the popular Voice-over-Internet-Protocol service which allows users to make video phone calls and internet chat with their computers. The vulnerability can expose your location, identity and the content you're downloading. Microsoft, which owns Skype, says they are working on the problem. Read More


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Vodafone buys unified communication consultant Bluefish
Vodafone's Global Enterprise is strengthening its professional services arm by acquiring British consultant Bluefish Communications, which will form the basis of a new unified communication and collaboration practice, the operator said on Thursday. Read More


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Understanding Web Application Security
This paper examines current trends in Web application security, assessing the present threat environment as well as limitations in existing approaches to protection. Learn more

Cisco sees UCS as key cloud building block
The only place Cisco plays directly in the cloud is in the SaaS arena with its WebEx collaboration, video and telepresence services, which account for about $1 billion of Cisco's $40 billion in annual revenue. Read More

Maybe you can trash your boss online after all
The Wall Street Journal has a must-read story this morning that undercuts the conventional wisdom that a non-union employee who gets fired for trashing his or her employer online has no legal recourse. Read More

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