Microsoft in 2013: Big changes, big surprises, and a unifying vision

How Bluetooth LE is poised to revolutionize mobile security | PayPal's Stackmob acquisition should serve as warning signal Follow CITEworld BY IDG ENTERPRISE December 23, 2013 InCITE Your twice weekly digest of the most important developments in the consumerization of IT Microsoft in 2013: Big changes, big surprises, and a unifying vision 2013 was definitely an eventful year for Microsoft. With a new CEO likely to arrive in the early part of 2014 there's scope for even more change to come.   How Bluetooth LE is poised to revolutionize mobile security Most multi-factor authentication solutions are unwieldy to set up and use. Bluetooth LE, however, offers the possibility a completely seamless multi-factor authentication of personal and enterprise devices, computers, and technologies.   PayPal's Stackmob acquisition should serve as warning signal StackMob is the latest backend-as-a-service provider to get scooped up, this time by PayPal. While the acquisitions indicate that BaaS is a legitimate market, users of the remaining independent services might want to think about the future of their providers. SAP Jam has basically replaced email for Chicago suburb Schaumburg Schaumburg's 650 employees formerly had to log in to more than 10 separate programs daily to do their jobs. Now their work lives are streamlined and that's brought big benefits. How Iron Maiden found its worst music pirates -- then went and played for them The British heavy metal legends used analytics to determine where the greatest amount of music theft was taking place, then set up gigs in those areas. The result? Sellout shows. Mobile developers have high hopes for iOS in the Car Almost two-thirds of mobile developers expect Apple's upcoming automotive platform to be a big deal in 2014, versus about 50% for Google Glass and Windows. How Android got (more) serious about security in 2013 As 2013 draws to a close, it's fair to say that Google made huge strides in providing users and IT professionals with tools to better secure the open source mobile platform. Google Glass gets a cheap competitor, but it may have one fatal flaw Google Glass competitor Atheer Labs is launching an Indiegogo campaign that will offer both a developer kit as well as the final product to users. Analyst who called this year's 10% PC decline thinks 2014 will be much better Ben Bajarin thinks that the desktop PCs at the center of most consumers' homes are getting long in the tooth and will be replaced in 2014. But he cautions that will only be a one-time bump. We love our smartphones like we love our sports teams Over the last few weeks, I've learned just how much people love their phones and how personally they take it when you don't.   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.**