The two big reasons why I'm quitting Windows Phone

Why real-time brokerage tradeMONSTER used HTML5 for its mobile apps | How Humana got 26,000 employees to use an internal social network Follow CITEworld BY IDG ENTERPRISE May 30, 2013 InCITE Your weekly digest of the most important developments in the consumerization of IT The two big reasons why I'm quitting Windows Phone CITEworld editorial director Matt Rosoff has been using Windows Phone for six months, but the terrible built-in services and lackluster ecosystem are making him switch back to iPhone. Why real-time brokerage tradeMONSTER used HTML5 for its mobile apps CITE Conference speaker Sanjib Sahoo, the CTO of trade MONSTER, explains that HTML5 isn't the write-once run-anywhere panacea that proponents often claim, but it can still save tons of time and effort compared with developing and updating native apps for every platform. How Humana got 26,000 employees to use an internal social network The benefits of enterprise social network are well documented, but implementing one successfully has proven elusive for many organizations. Here's how health insurance company Humana built one that employees actually love. The genie escaped the bottle when the CEO got an iPad The consumerization battle is over, and the user has won. The next big task for IT, says AIIM CEO and CITE Conference speaker John Mancini, is connecting older back-end systems to the new devices and services that employees are going to use no matter what you tell them. How an internal social network helped one agency fight terrorism Global law enforcement agency InterPort needed a secure, global network where crime and terrorist information could be shared among its members. It found an answer with the enterprise social network, tibbr. IT must act like a fast-moving startup Brandon Porco, the chief technologist for defense contractor Northrop Grumman and a speaker at the CITE Conference, says that IT will have to try lots of different things and move quickly to keep abreast of evolving employee needs. Excel: Microsoft's best weapon against Tableau and competitors New data visualization apps for Excel 2013 could help Microsoft hang on to customers looking for better data visualization tools. Here's what Steve Jobs thought of CIOs Apple's hands-off attitude toward enterprise IT stems from the thoughts of its founder, according to an anecdote told by Salesforce's JP Rangaswami. Enough with the silly myth about Apple hating the enterprise Although Apple is often accused of not being an enterprise company, it's only in the last few years that Apple has abandoned its enterprise-oriented products. Sure, listen to your customers -- but don't expect them to have all the answers Social channels give companies unprecedented access to customers, and they can help you build better products that meet their needs. But sometimes it's your job to innovate and come up with products your customers never imagined needing. Arduino Yún: A bridge between do-it-yourself and the Internet of Things The open-source Arduino platform has helped tinkers make robots and controllers. At the Maker Faire last weekend, Arduino leader Massimo Banzi unveiled a new effort to help connect Arduino devices to the Internet.   Follow CITEworld Share this email You are currently subscribed to citeworld_weekly_update as security.world@gmail.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy Copyright (C) 2013 CITEworld, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham MA 01701 **Please do not reply to this message. To contact someone directly, send an e-mail to online@citeworld.com.**