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• VMworld 2015: Microsoft and VMware cozy up, forgoing past rivalry

  Despite their years-long rivalry, Microsoft and VMware have teamed in a new partnership that's part of Microsoft's collaborative strategy shift.

• MWC 2015: Galaxy S6 and Edge feature plums for workers and IT shops

  BARCELONA: With the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge, Samsung is making a concerted effort to attract workers as potential buyers and to win the hearts of IT managers who have to wrangle with enterprise smartphone security and management.

• AirWatch and Cisco help developers build enterpise-friendly smartphone apps

  A group of companies, including Cisco Systems and mobile device management software vendor AirWatch, have joined forces to help enterprises take advantage of features that are integrated in Android and iOS.

• AirWatch upgrades management platform with closer ties to Apple

  Authentication using Apple's Touch ID and more control when rolling out new apps are two of the upgrades in the latest version of AirWatch's mobile management platform.

• For BYOD, money changes everything

  Stipends, reimbursements, credits - there's nothing like money to ignite emotions. Employees want to be paid for using their personal phones and tablets for work, yet companies don't want to subsidize personal use. The question of who pays has made Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) so divisive.

• Demand for iOS devices helps drive enterprise mobility strategy

  Companies transitioning to iOS devices as part of a CYOD program can expect a suspicious number of “wet BlackBerries” turned in, according to AirWatch's A/NZ chief Rob Roe.
  

• Microsoft's strategy on identity management aimed squarely at cloud-based services

  Microsoft's strategy for providing customers with identity management options is increasingly reliant on cloud-based methods of authentication and access control for provisioning of Windows-based mobile devices as well as Apple iOS and Google Android devices.

• Mobile security lessons from Treasury

  Managing a fleet of iPhones that used containerisation to separate The Treasury data from employees’ personal information has been a journey of mistakes and lessons for CIO Peter Alexander.

• VMware outlines 'vision' for unified mobile security and management

  VMware today put forward its "vision" for unifying the mobile security and management technology it acquired in its $1.5 billion acquisition of AirWatch earlier this year with its traditional line of virtualization software.

• VMware looks to AirWatch to simplify management and centralize client storage

  VMware is leaning on AirWatch to let users access files from one place using virtual and physical clients and let admins manage desktops in the same way they handle mobile devices.

• A10 revamps lineup on multiple fronts

  Application delivery controller manufacturer A10 Networks rolled out new hardware, pricing and connectivity with a range of SDN and cloud services today, in an announcement that serves to underline the company's recent recovery.

• EMC to lean on VMware for public Cloud

  In lieu of launching its own public Cloud lineup, storage giant EMC has decided to resell the cloud products of its VMware subsidiary, Network World has learned.

• Why VMware spent $1.5B on AirWatch

  VMware's purchase of AirWatch shows just how important the mobile device management market is for not only end users, but big technology companies too. The move - which at US$1.5 billion is the largest acquisition in company history – also sets VMware on a path to further diversity from its core virtualization and cloud computing markets and almost instantly become a major player in the mobile market.

• VMware acquires AirWatch to boost mobile device, application management

  VMware has reached a deal to acquire mobile management specialist AirWatch for US$1.54 billion, as it aims let users manage desktops, mobile devices and applications using its products.

• Dell jumps into enterprise mobility management

  Dell Software Wednesday introduced a suite of software and services for enterprise mobility management, including a "secure workspace" for mobile devices that lets enterprise IT managers separate work from data apps.