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The mobile device management problem (and opportunity)

2008-07-23 09:14:31 by Steve Bigelow, Features Writer in WhatIs: Enterprise IT tips and expert advice
 
Mobile devices are proliferating in enterprises, and IT managers are faced with trying to manage a problem that's out of control. This first installment of our Hot Spot Tutorial on mobile device management analyzes the implications of smart phones, laptops and USB devices on the network when they go unmanaged and explains what solution providers...
 
Tags: hot spot tutorial, usb devices, mobile devices, smart phones, solution providers, network, laptops, implications, enterprises
 
 
 
 
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T-Mobile Sues Starbucks over Premature Free Wi-Fi

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2008-06-06 19:18:56 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...Mobile filed a complaint in New York's Supreme Court over the Starbucks Card Rewards free Wi-Fi launched this week: T-Mobile spokesperson Peter Dobrow said this evening that his firm was surprised when the free Wi-Fi was launched in every market, because T-Mobile wasn't party to that deal. "Starbucks launched this promotion without involving...
 
Tags: free wi-fi, free, t-mobile, wi-fi, starbucks, t-mobile filed, t-mobile continues, provide free, subscribers
 
 
 
 
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End user security psychology, part I: Are small mobile computers less secure than larger mobile computers?

2008-03-27 11:30:35 by Bill Nagel in Security & Risk Management
 
...mobile authentication and mobile signatures -- using a cell phone as the alternative to a token for identity, authentication, and signing purposes -- this post from Finextras Chris Skinner on why mobile banking and payments don't work (yet) caught my eye. Hint: People don't want them. But why Given that my colleagues serving eBusiness,...
 
Tags: mobile, mobile signatures, mobile channel, authentication, mobile authentication, mobile phone apps, mobile device, online, online channel
 
 
 
 
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T-Mobile wants you to still pay for that access with your latte

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2008-06-07 10:07:13 by HASH0x8bbef18 in StillSecure, After All These Years
...Mobile is none to happy about Starbucks and ATT offering free wi-fi to customers. They have filed suit against Starbucks, claming that according an agreement between the three companies, the transition from T-Mobile's pay for access to the ATT free access was supposed to go at a much slower rate, only it seems ATT and Starbucks have rushed...
 
Tags: t-mobile, access, free, offers free wi-fi, t-mobile hotspot world, att free access, revenue t-mobile ground, t-mobile files suit, att
 
 
 
 
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T-Mobile wants you to still pay for that access with your latte

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2008-06-07 11:06:54 by ashimmy in StillSecure, After All These Years
...Mobile is none to happy about Starbucks and ATT offering free wi-fi to customers. They have filed suit against Starbucks, claiming that according an agreement between the three companies, the transition from T-Mobile's pay for access to the ATT free access was supposed to go at a much slower rate, only it seems ATT and Starbucks have rushed...
 
Tags: t-mobile, access, free, offers free wi-fi, t-mobile hotspot world, att free access, revenue t-mobile ground, t-mobile files suit, att
 
 
 
 
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Bringing Order and Security to your Mobile Workforce: Corporate Mobility Policy and Device Management

2008-04-09 13:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
...mobile devices are managed the way that laptops were managed ten years ago - as a kind of "wild west." Today, mobility is no longer just about providing executives with mobile email. A growing number of employees are "mobile workers," with specialized mobile device and data access requirements. So whats the best way to gain control over...
 
Tags: mobility, mobility policy, effective mobility policy, mobile device, mobile device proliferation, mobile device management, data access requirements, data, gain control
 
 
 
 
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T-Mobile, AT&T, Starbucks Make Nice about Wi-Fi

2008-06-11 10:07:54 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
 
...Mobile have signed a memorandum of understanding about the free Wi-Fi kerfuffle: T-Mobile filed a lawsuit a few days ago against Starbucks stating it wasn't involved in discussions about its network carrying free loyalty-awarded Wi-Fi via AT&T's authentication system. Now the three companies are apparently making nice The statement from...
 
Tags: starbucks, starbucks reads, t-mobile, starbucks rewards customers, wi-fi, starbucks locations nationwide, att, att confirms, t-mobile filed
 
 
 
 
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Detecting rogue mobile devices on your network

2008-06-16 10:34:22 by Lisa Phifer in WhatIs: Enterprise IT tips and expert advice
 
...mobile devices connect to your network is crucial, whether those devices are local or remote, stationary or mobile. Many enterprises use application portals, mail servers and/or VPN gateways to detect and restrict mobile access, complemented by IPS to spot anything that slips through the cracks. Such techniques can be effective, but today's...
 
Tags: devices, mobile, mobile devices connect, mobile devices, restrict mobile access, lisa phifer discusses, discusses, network, challenges
 
 
 
 
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T-Mobile Takes Home Line Service National

2008-06-25 10:33:49 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
 
...Mobile launches nationwide July 2nd with its home-line replacement service--or is it a cell plan extension service? I link here to Seattle Times's columnist Brier Dudley's take on @Home , T-Mobile's $10 per month unlimited domestic home calling service that leverages customers' existing cell service and broadband connection. The service...
 
Tags: service, family plan service, home service, home, cell service, t-mobile, telephone service, home-line replacement service, domestic home