Embrace freedom: Forget about securing your employees' smartphones

Here's how one app maker handled the huge changes in iOS 7 | No IT required: Two-person operations team uses Salesforce to run customer service Follow CITEworld BY IDG ENTERPRISE October 03, 2013 InCITE Your twice weekly digest of the most important developments in the consumerization of IT Embrace freedom: Forget about securing your employees' smartphones IT is gradually coming around to the idea that secure mobility actually starts with securing your back-end data rather than devices. Resource compliments of: CITE Conference Your pad or mine? BYOD is changing everything. Tablets and mobile devices are driving a BYOD revolution in the enterprise. Come to Consumerization of IT in the Enterprise One-Day Forum(CITE) November 5, 2013 in New York City and learn how top IT leaders have made it work for them…and how you can, too. Learn more Here's how one app maker handled the huge changes in iOS 7 Data visualization app developer Roambi said that the iOS 7 update is the most challenging of any previous iOS upgrade. Resource compliments of: CITE 2014 Awards Program Submit your nominations for the first annual CITE Awards The CITE Conference + Expo is accepting nominations for its inaugural CITE Awards, recognizing the most innovative mobile, social, cloud, and analytics technologies and solutions. Submit by Nov. 1. Finalists announced in December. Winners announced onsite at the show, April 27-29, 2014, in San Francisco. See www.citeconference.com for details. Click to continue No IT required: Two-person operations team uses Salesforce to run customer service Furniture chain Design Within Reach moved to Salesforce in 2009, and the product keeps improving itself as Salesforce adds features and acquired products. Some major advances in battery tech will help wearables take off Unless we quickly see major innovation in battery technology, most wearables will get about as much use as the much-heralded home breadmaking machines. But there are several huge changes on the horizon, including bendable, stretchable, and printable batteries, as well as wireless charging and better device efficiency. Tips to get ready for the Android tablet invasion For the first time, Android tablets are outselling iPads, according to Q2 data from ABI Research. Here are some basic steps IT can take to prepare. Microsoft's plan to sell millions of Surface tablets to businesses The company is still resolute about competing in the hardware business, and still thinks there's an opportunity to push hardware boundaries and fill gaps that its PC partners can't match. How one company used Jive and Bunchball to shed its staid reputation Hitachi Data Systems wants to show a more hip, interesting side to the world. That's where gamification from Jive and Bunchball fit in. Future tech turns any surface into an interactive touchscreen NTT Docomo demonstrated a research project called the "Anywhere Interface" that turns any flat surface into a touch screen. 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.**