ComputerWorldUK – Why mobility matters to EAs and IT
Here at Forrester, we spend a good deal of time talking about the future of the mobile enterprise. Whether that’s an emerging standard for a faster, more capable mobile network or a future of all-out mobile connectivity with applications and devices ready to tap into it.
The Register – Google music search thingy revealed
Google has officially rolled out its new music-search service, after widespread rumours it was on the way.
CRN (online) – Security incidents costing mid-sized firms £26K a year
New research from security giant McAfee claims that security incidents cost mid-sized firms an average of £26,000 last year.
Computer Weekly – Wi-fi and Wimax tax could be backdated five years
Business rates tax on wi-fi and Wimax networks may be backdated to April 2005, potentially putting an intolerable strain on many community networks in rural areas that depend on them for broadband access, Computer Weekly has learned.
The Daily Telegraph – Google Android 2.0 ‘turns mobile phones in to sat navs’
An update to Google Maps will give Android users turn-by-turn directions, and alert them to local points of interest. The new tool, Google Maps Navigation, will be released as beta software for phones running the latest version of the Android operating system.
ComputerWorldUK – Why mobility matters to EAs and IT
http://www.computerworlduk.com/community/blogs/index.cfm?RSS&entryid=2615
Here at Forrester, we spend a good deal of time talking about the future of the mobile enterprise. Whether that’s an emerging standard for a faster, more capable mobile network or a future of all-out mobile connectivity with applications and devices ready to tap into it.
The Register – Google music search thingy revealed
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/10/29/google_music_onbox/
Google has officially rolled out its new music-search service, after widespread rumours it was on the way.
CRN (online) – Security incidents costing mid-sized firms £26K a year
http://www.channelweb.co.uk/v3/news/2252137/mid-sized-firms-losing-26
New research from security giant McAfee claims that security incidents cost mid-sized firms an average of £26,000 last year.
Computer Weekly – Wi-fi and Wimax tax could be backdated five years
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/10/28/238330/wi-fi-and-wimax-tax-could-be-backdated-five-years.htm
Business rates tax on wi-fi and Wimax networks may be backdated to April 2005, potentially putting an intolerable strain on many community networks in rural areas that depend on them for broadband access, Computer Weekly has learned. The Valuation Office Agency (VOA), which is responsible for rating non-domestic buildings, plant and equipment, known as the “heriditament”, for business property taxes, is considering whether wi-fi and Wimax equipment should form part of the heriditament on which the tax is based.
The Daily Telegraph – Google Android 2.0 ‘turns mobile phones in to sat navs’
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/6455259/Google-Android-2.0-turns-mobile-phones-in-to-sat-navs.html
An update to Google Maps will give Android users turn-by-turn directions, and alert them to local points of interest. The new tool, Google Maps Navigation, will be released as beta software for phones running the latest version of the Android operating system.
