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• Samsung launches new 'enterprise friendly' smartphones

  Samsung's new Galaxy smartphones are more enterprise-friendly, with heightened security measures for business users, the manufacturer said on Monday.

• 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.
  

• BYOD may be SOP, but it's still a headache for IT

  Just because BYOD has become standard operating procedure in most workplaces doesn't mean the practice has stopped causing challenges for IT.

• Should CIOs Use a Carrot or a Stick to Rein In BYOD Workers?

  Many workers who bring their mobile devices to the office don't care about security, which is forcing IT leaders to take action. Some CIOs offer stipends to help cover mobile expenses in return for BYOD compliance. Others are choosing to throw the kill switch on lost or stolen smartphones.

• Mobile security tools win over IT pros

  When we asked about tech favorites, several IT pros cited tools they've acquired to help address mobile device management, data security and application control.

• JAMF's Casper Suite makes it easier to set up, deploy, manage iOS devices

  A new release of JAMF Software's Casper Suite automates management tasks for iOS devices by leveraging key changes Apple has introduced for enterprise customers.

• Dell unveils BYOD-focused mobility product plans

  Dell today unveiled enterprise mobility software for Google Android or Apple iOS that supports employee "bring your own device" use by selectively applying VPN controls only to the corporate apps on the device, not the employee's personal apps.

• IBM's push for MDM market share swings into high gear

  Chris Clark, president and COO of mobile device management company Fiberlink, has no doubts about the importance of MDM.

• Samsung tops in Android enterprise usage

  More than half of Android devices being used in the enterprise are made by Samsung, according to a report from mobile device management company Fiberlink that surveyed more than 250,000 devices worldwide.

• Security firm discloses Apple iOS 'malicious profile' vulnerability impact on MDM

  At the RSA Conference today, security start-up Skycure plans to disclose a vulnerability in Apple iOS devices that can impact mobile-device management (MDM) systems running on them.

• Mobile Device Management Lets You Track Your Teens

  It's becoming more common for companies to deploy mobile device management to track smartphone and tablet use as part of a BYOD policy. However, now MDM software is coming home to help parents keep tabs on their teens -- and possibly each other.

• Attack of the BYOD-Killing MDM Software

  BYOD has been an enterprise hit because it allows employees the convenience of combining their work and personal lives on a single mobile device while offering companies a sense of security thanks to mobile device management software. However, a breed of monstrous new MDM software threatens to send users away screaming.

• 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.

• 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.

• 10 top tests of 2013

  Network World tested hundreds of products in 2013, but here are our top 10 tests of the year. In order to make the list, the product review had to be a comparative test of multiple products in a single category and it had to break new ground or deliver fresh insight into an important product area.