Hablando de Apple
martes, 27 de marzo de 2012
iPads and gold top targets for thieves
The attraction of iPads and laptops to thieves has been used as a factor to explain the growth in insurance claims following burglaries.
According to reports over the weekend the insurance industry is now having to pay out £415m to cover the claims of those who have been targeted by criminals with consumer electronic equipment, along with jewelry some of the main targets.
Figures obtained by the Sunday Telegraph indicate that three years of falling numbers of break-ins have been reversed with the number of claims going up significantly last year.
The trend is fueled by the recession and the advice being handed out by the insurance industry is to check personal security as well as ensuring that policies cover the latest computer products that might have been recently purchased.
Leido en Microscope UK.
jueves, 22 de marzo de 2012
Can the iPad sustain its incredible yearly growth?
Leido en CNNMoney
CISCO blog/mobility/ BYOD
With more than seven billion souls set to tote 10 billion mobile-connected devices by 2016, mobility has not just arrived, it’s taken over our schools, businesses and personal lives.
Just ask Mitch Davis, the CIO of Bowdoin College, a private liberal arts college in Maine. Before BYOD ever became a global IT trend, according to Mitch, the vast majority of college students were already bringing their personal devices into the campus environment.
These co-eds expected Bowdoin to fully embrace personal mobility, and, upon graduation, these same post-grads expect that their employers will do the same (this year’s Connected World Technology Report findings back this up, with more than 40 percent of recent college graduates/Gen Y employees choosing BYOD flexibility over higher pay).
Bottom line, the rules of the game are changing, and companies must move beyond basic BYOD connectivity to meet employee demands today and tomorrow. To help companies meet these demands, we’ve introduced a comprehensive approach that unifies policy, supports a better user experience and simplifies management to deliver an uncompromised user experience in any workspace. After all, Cisco wants to empower IT managers to allow employees to have their devices and use them too. That means delivering:
A unified security policy across the whole organization – wired, wireless, VPN and now MDM – helping companies set and enforce policies;
An uncompromised user experience over the entire wired/wireless network, across any type of device; and,
Simplified operations and network management to understand application performance from a user’s perspective, accelerating troubleshooting and lowering operating costs.
Like Ray-Ban aviators, BYOD is here to stay. And done the right way, BYOD demands a comprehensive approach to allow current and future employees to work how they want, when and where they want, and on the devices they want – while still allowing IT the control and visibility to sleep at night.
Just ask Mitch Davis, the CIO of Bowdoin College, a private liberal arts college in Maine. Before BYOD ever became a global IT trend, according to Mitch, the vast majority of college students were already bringing their personal devices into the campus environment.
These co-eds expected Bowdoin to fully embrace personal mobility, and, upon graduation, these same post-grads expect that their employers will do the same (this year’s Connected World Technology Report findings back this up, with more than 40 percent of recent college graduates/Gen Y employees choosing BYOD flexibility over higher pay).
Bottom line, the rules of the game are changing, and companies must move beyond basic BYOD connectivity to meet employee demands today and tomorrow. To help companies meet these demands, we’ve introduced a comprehensive approach that unifies policy, supports a better user experience and simplifies management to deliver an uncompromised user experience in any workspace. After all, Cisco wants to empower IT managers to allow employees to have their devices and use them too. That means delivering:
A unified security policy across the whole organization – wired, wireless, VPN and now MDM – helping companies set and enforce policies;
An uncompromised user experience over the entire wired/wireless network, across any type of device; and,
Simplified operations and network management to understand application performance from a user’s perspective, accelerating troubleshooting and lowering operating costs.
Like Ray-Ban aviators, BYOD is here to stay. And done the right way, BYOD demands a comprehensive approach to allow current and future employees to work how they want, when and where they want, and on the devices they want – while still allowing IT the control and visibility to sleep at night.
La mitad de las pymes españolas utiliza tecnologías de movilidad tras aumentar un 12,4% su uso
El 48% de las pequeñas y medianas empresas (pymes) españolas utilizaba tecnologías de movilidad en 2011 para optimizar sus procesos empresariales y mejorar su competitividad, lo que supone un 12,4% más que el año anterior. El ordenador portátil es, con diferencia, el dispositivo preferido en la mayoría de los sectores, aunque los smartphones son los que más se extendieron a lo largo del ejercicio en todas las áreas de actividad.
Así se desprende del Especial Tecnologías de Movilidad elaborado por Fundetec y la Dirección General de Industria y de la Pyme (Dgpyme), que destaca el uso de aplicaciones móviles en el sector logístico, con un 95% de empleados que disponen de este tipo de herramientas. Le siguen la agroalimentación (77%), los instaladores TIC (75%) y la ingeniería de consulta (74%). La excepción es el sector hotelero, que pese a ser el segundo más tecnológico según el Informe ePyme 2011, no destaca en este aspecto por la escasa movilidad de sus empleados.
Usos por dispositivo
Algunas funciones que colocan a los portátiles a la cabeza en el ranking de uso son el acceso a los sistemas corporativos, la realización de operaciones comerciales o procesos empresariales, la consulta de stocks, la elaboración de ofertas y presupuestos, la demanda de pedidos, la consulta de saldos financieros de clientes, la confirmación de procesos logísticos o el traspaso de información interna.
Los smartphones le siguen de cerca, sobre todo en sectores muy tecnificados, por opciones como el acceso a Internet, la consulta de información general y el correo electrónico, así como la mensajería instantánea. Menos significativa es la presencia de los notebook (en el 37% de las pymes) o de los tablet PC (23%), precisa el informe.
Leído en Castilla y León Economía
Así se desprende del Especial Tecnologías de Movilidad elaborado por Fundetec y la Dirección General de Industria y de la Pyme (Dgpyme), que destaca el uso de aplicaciones móviles en el sector logístico, con un 95% de empleados que disponen de este tipo de herramientas. Le siguen la agroalimentación (77%), los instaladores TIC (75%) y la ingeniería de consulta (74%). La excepción es el sector hotelero, que pese a ser el segundo más tecnológico según el Informe ePyme 2011, no destaca en este aspecto por la escasa movilidad de sus empleados.
Usos por dispositivo
Algunas funciones que colocan a los portátiles a la cabeza en el ranking de uso son el acceso a los sistemas corporativos, la realización de operaciones comerciales o procesos empresariales, la consulta de stocks, la elaboración de ofertas y presupuestos, la demanda de pedidos, la consulta de saldos financieros de clientes, la confirmación de procesos logísticos o el traspaso de información interna.
Los smartphones le siguen de cerca, sobre todo en sectores muy tecnificados, por opciones como el acceso a Internet, la consulta de información general y el correo electrónico, así como la mensajería instantánea. Menos significativa es la presencia de los notebook (en el 37% de las pymes) o de los tablet PC (23%), precisa el informe.
Leído en Castilla y León Economía
miércoles, 21 de marzo de 2012
The corporate world has changed. BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) is the order of the day, and there's no going back.
The reality is that more employees than ever before are using their own smartphones and tablets for work, creating new security and management challenges for IT. What happens if a device is lost or stolen? How do you secure corporate data on these devices? How do you prevent unauthorized access to data from devices? One lost device could put your data into the wrong hands.
This best practices guide will explain how to set up a strong mobile device management foundation and then build on it with advanced security and application management strategy. Personal devices may be on your network already. You can't afford to sit back and hope for the best.
Bestseller
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Apple launched its new iPad in the United States March 16. As expected, Apple Stores (including the giant one in New York City’s Grand Central Station that eWEEK visited) saw long lines of people anxious to be among the first to get their hands on the tablet. Despite some new, upgraded hardware—including a rear-facing 5-megapixel camera and a high-resolution Retina Display (2048 by 1536 pixels)—Apple hasn’t radically altered the fundamental iPad experience. Many apps seem to run faster, thanks to the proprietary A5X processor (an upgrade from Apple’s previous A4), and the screen sets a new bar for display clarity. Even when you lean close, you can barely see the pixels. While the new iPad is a bit thicker than the iPad 2 (at 0.37 inches, versus 0.34 inches for the previous version) and a little heavier (at 1.4 pounds, versus 1.3 pounds) the difference feels negligible when the two devices are actually compared in the real world. Those in the United States will have the option of purchasing the new iPad with 4G Long-Term Evolution (LTE) connectivity on either Verizon or AT&T. Analysts predict the new iPad will prove an instant bestseller. Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster expects Apple to sell roughly 1 million units March 16. Apple likely hopes that early surge will translate into long-term success against rivals such as Google Android and the upcoming Windows 8 tablets.
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Apple launched its new iPad in the United States March 16. As expected, Apple Stores (including the giant one in New York City’s Grand Central Station that eWEEK visited) saw long lines of people anxious to be among the first to get their hands on the tablet. Despite some new, upgraded hardware—including a rear-facing 5-megapixel camera and a high-resolution Retina Display (2048 by 1536 pixels)—Apple hasn’t radically altered the fundamental iPad experience. Many apps seem to run faster, thanks to the proprietary A5X processor (an upgrade from Apple’s previous A4), and the screen sets a new bar for display clarity. Even when you lean close, you can barely see the pixels. While the new iPad is a bit thicker than the iPad 2 (at 0.37 inches, versus 0.34 inches for the previous version) and a little heavier (at 1.4 pounds, versus 1.3 pounds) the difference feels negligible when the two devices are actually compared in the real world. Those in the United States will have the option of purchasing the new iPad with 4G Long-Term Evolution (LTE) connectivity on either Verizon or AT&T. Analysts predict the new iPad will prove an instant bestseller. Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster expects Apple to sell roughly 1 million units March 16. Apple likely hopes that early surge will translate into long-term success against rivals such as Google Android and the upcoming Windows 8 tablets.
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