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Smartphone Owners Concerned About Mobile Security but Lack Education: Survey
A survey of smartphone-owning consumers conducted in December 2011 by NQ Mobile, a provider of consumer-centric mobile security and productivity applications, and the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), a nonprofit public-private partnership focused on cyber-security awareness and education, indicates that while almost three-fourths of American consumers are aware of—and concerned about—security threats to their smartphones,…
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ShoreTel Acquires Hosted Unified Communications Specialist M5 Networks
ShoreTel, a provider of IP phone systems with integrated unified communications (UC), announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire M5 Networks, a specialist in UC. Under the terms of the agreement, M5 shareholders will receive approximately $84 million in cash and 9.5 million shares of ShoreTel stock, which equates to a total of…
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Level Platforms to Offer Mobile Device Management
Level Platforms has introduced Mobile Device Management as a key new feature in its Managed Workplace 2012, enabling IT service providers to manage and monitor smartphones and tablets. The company will roll out MDM during its road show this month. The offering delivers on what so many MSPs have been grappling to find as customer…
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Cisco Helps Manage BYOD Traffic With Aironet 3600 Series AP
Cisco Networks is rolling out a new wireless access point designed to address the growing demand for fast network performance and consistent connectivity that is being fueled by the rapid growth of mobile devices and mobile network traffic. At the Cisco Live conference in London Jan. 31, company officials unveiled the Aironet 3600 Series Access…