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Ofcom to free up 700MHz spectrum for mobile networks
Telecoms regulator Ofcom hopes to avoid a capacity overload on mobile networks by releasing more frequencies by 2018 mobile networks | 16 Nov 2012
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IT professionals too trusting of Generation Y
While most IT managers think employees stick to policy, most 18- to 30-year-olds play by their own rules, using personal devices at work News | 14 Nov 2012
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Mobile NFC in Retail
This report from the GSMA explains the opportunities for NFC Mobile communications in retail. News | 13 Nov 2012
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Mobile Security Strategies
This exclusive report for Computer Weekly members explains the security risks and challenges of using mobile devices in the enterprise. News | 13 Nov 2012
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Gartner: BYOD will encourage self-support
Self-support communities will offset the cost and manpower of providing a helpdesk for staff who use their own devices, according to Gartner News | 12 Nov 2012
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BYOD devices to double by 2014
The number of consumer devices brought into the workplace will hit 350 million by 2014, according to a study from Juniper Research News | 09 Nov 2012
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Samsung dominates smartphone market as global shipments grow 44%
Global smartphone shipments grew to 173.7 million units in Q3 2012, with Samsung taking a 32% market share of 55.5 million units News | 08 Nov 2012
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iZettle launches mobile payments in UK
Swedish firm iZettle partners with EE to offer its technology to small businesses, enabling them to turn mobile phones into payment terminals Mobile technology | 07 Nov 2012
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Microsoft sells discount Windows 8 devices to schools
Microsoft teams up with RM Education and Intel for the Shape the Future scheme to get Windows technology ‘in the hands of every child’ News | 05 Nov 2012
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Samsung tablet sales leap 325% as Apple iPad market share falls
Figures from analyst house IDC suggest Android OS tablet sales are surging while the the Apple iPad’s hold on the market begins to loosen News | 05 Nov 2012
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CW500: Managing the mobile workforce (part 2)
Glenn Morgan, head of service transformation at British Airways, explains how the airline is harnessing consumer technology Feature
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CW500: Managing the mobile workforce (part 1)
Mobile working has transformed Colt Telecommunications beyond recognition over the past three years Feature
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Windows 8 looks to reclaim territory in the enterprise
Every few years a new Microsoft desktop operating system arrives. The latest version may influence how corporate IT regards desktop computing Feature
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Can tablets handle business?
As IT departments prepare for an influx of mobile devices, we look at three tablets to see how Android, Windows 8 and iOS fit in the enterprise Feature
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Tablets: The best tools for the job
Tablets have replaced laptops for many uses because of their light weight and longer battery life, but there remain important distinctions Feature
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Tablets in the enterprise: Challenges of office mobility
Moving the physical desk environment onto a tablet-based one brings a host of IT obstacles Feature
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CIOs sold on flexible working benefits – so what is holding it up?
Flexible working offers business benefits and allows employees to improve their work/life balance – but will managers accept it? Feature
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IT priorities in the downturn
IT leaders talk to Computer Weekly about how their IT priorities have been shaped by the downturn it strategy
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BYOD policy gives London university users network access flexibility
A London university has undergone a network infrastructure upgrade to make way for a BYOD policy, offering staff and students more network access flexibility and capabilities. Case study
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Computer Weekly / TechTarget IT priorities survey 2012
Learn which IT priorities are at the top of UK IT managers lists for 2012. Coverage from across our network includes cloud, budget cuts, networking, security, disaster recovery and more. IT priorities survey
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BYOD: Bring your own device – or demise?
Nitin Bhas from Juniper research discusses the impact bring your own device (BYOD) polices are making on the enterprise Opinion
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Windows 8 – Beauty and the Beast?
Quocirca analyst, Clive Longbottom, looks at whether corporates should consider deploying Windows 8. Opinion
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Intel Developer Forum 2012 focuses on wireless
Andrew Buss reviews the technology on show at Intel's 2012 Developer Forum in San Francisco. Opinion
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Review: Windows tablets in the enterprise
Tony Lock has been using a Windows tablet for a year and finds that it has a lot to offer businesses Opinion
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Managing shadow IT
Shadow IT is the use of IT systems within an organisation without the approval, or even the knowledge, of corporate IT. What should you do in response? Opinion
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Does Microsoft need to change its policy on Windows upgrade pricing ?
Microsoft will needs to reduce the cost of Windows upgrades if it is to conquer the tablets market, writes Andrew Buss. Opinion
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BYOD V.2 and spotting the next big trend
An analytical look into how the BYOD trend began may help IT leaders to be more prepared to spot the next big trend Opinion
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BYOD: Businesses must be clear on data privacy
Businesses looking to implement a bring-your-own-device (BYOD) program must be aware that the parameters of what they can and cannot do with a mobile device management (MDM) platform are governed by local data privacy legislation, which inconvenient... Opinion
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Security Think Tank: Challenges and opportunities of smartphone security policy (part 8)
The use of smartphones in the workplace brings many benefits to organisations, but also risks. Increasingly, users want to experience the functionality available to them in their private lives in their professional lives, and certainly businesses can... Opinion
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Security Think Tank: What are the challenges/opportunities of smartphone security policy? (part 7)
Smartphones have become wide spread in both the consumer and business realms. More importantly, employees expect they can hold just one device for their everyday use thus the boundary between personal and business usage is diminishing. The companies ... Opinion
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Nitin Bhas on the security risks of mobile devices
Bill Goodwin talks to Nitin Bhas, senior analyst at Juniper Research about the security risks of using smartphones and tablets in the workplace and strategies for mobile security. Video
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Video interview: Gartner chief of research, Chris Howard
In this video, Chris Howard, chief of research at Gartner, discusses why CIOs should look at cloud, mobile, big data and social computing Video
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Microsoft in New York: Windows 8, Surface and Times Square
At the Microsoft launch event in New York, the company unveiled Windows 8, its Surface tablet and opened its Times Square store Photo Story
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Microsoft hopes to redefine the future of computing
Anand Krishnan from Microsoft’s UK developer and platforms group discusses what Windows 8 will mean for the future of computing. Video
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Developing software for Windows 8
With Windows 8, Microsoft hopes to make developing enterprise client applications easier, but will compatibility be an issue? Photo Story
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Video: Melanie Fourie, Tiger Wheel & Tyre
Tiger Wheel & Tyre took the VMworld Europe 2012 User Award for best virtualisation and server consolidation project project Video
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CW500: Glenn Morgan, British Airways
Managing a mobile workforce Video
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20 years of ThinkPad
ThinkPad celebrates its 20th anniversary today, Computer Weekly takes a look at the history of its technology. Photo Story
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CW500: Chris Hewertson, Colt
Managing a mobile workforce Video
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CW500: Richard Edwards, Ovum
Managing a mobile workforce Video
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IT in Europe
Download an issue of the IT in Europe digital magazine and find out news, features, tips and guides on hot topics in the UK and across the continent. guide
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A guide to embracing IT consumerisation
How can IT departments cost effectively support smartphones, tablets and people who wish to bring in their own devices to work? guide
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Ofcom to free up 700MHz spectrum for mobile networks
Telecoms regulator Ofcom hopes to avoid a capacity overload on mobile networks by releasing more frequencies by 2018 mobile networks
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IT professionals too trusting of Generation Y
While most IT managers think employees stick to policy, most 18- to 30-year-olds play by their own rules, using personal devices at work News
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BYOD: Bring your own device – or demise?
Nitin Bhas from Juniper research discusses the impact bring your own device (BYOD) polices are making on the enterprise Opinion
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Mobile NFC in Retail
This report from the GSMA explains the opportunities for NFC Mobile communications in retail. News
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Mobile Security Strategies
This exclusive report for Computer Weekly members explains the security risks and challenges of using mobile devices in the enterprise. News
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Gartner: BYOD will encourage self-support
Self-support communities will offset the cost and manpower of providing a helpdesk for staff who use their own devices, according to Gartner News
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BYOD devices to double by 2014
The number of consumer devices brought into the workplace will hit 350 million by 2014, according to a study from Juniper Research News
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Nitin Bhas on the security risks of mobile devices
Bill Goodwin talks to Nitin Bhas, senior analyst at Juniper Research about the security risks of using smartphones and tablets in the workplace and strategies for mobile security. Video
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Samsung dominates smartphone market as global shipments grow 44%
Global smartphone shipments grew to 173.7 million units in Q3 2012, with Samsung taking a 32% market share of 55.5 million units News
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iZettle launches mobile payments in UK
Swedish firm iZettle partners with EE to offer its technology to small businesses, enabling them to turn mobile phones into payment terminals Mobile technology
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About Tablet computers
Apple's iPad has launched a whole new form of mobile technology, one that hs already proved popular for consumers and is being increasingly adopted by business users. As more and more tablet computers, often using Google's Android operating system, are released, we look at the product developments and focus on the issues relevant to IT managers.