VMware outlines vision for unified mobile security/management

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History's 15 most popular computer scientists How IBM is starting to look at lot like Amazon in the cloud Network World Daily News PM April 30, 2014 Share this email VMware outlines vision for unified mobile security/management VMware today put forward its "vision" for unifying the mobile security and management technology it acquired in its $1.5 billion acquisition of AirWatch earlier this year with its traditional line of virtualization software. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. History's 15 most popular computer scientists 2. How IBM is starting to look at lot like Amazon in the cloud 3. Why CIOs Shouldn't Block Rogue Cloud Apps 4. EMC's Project Liberty could free storage software from hardware 5. 7 iPhone Battery Tips for Advanced Users 6. Red Hat to acquire Ceph open-source storage provider Inktank 7. 6 free network vulnerability scanners 8. How to recover data from an old SCSI drive 9. Google stops scanning Gmail messages for ads in Apps for Education 10. 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If CIOs can remove this fear, everyone, it turns out, benefits. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: Apperian Unlock the Value of Enterprise Mobility Download this guide and learn how to manage the secure deployment of enterprise mobile apps and data, while still encouraging the levels of employee adoption needed to drive the productivity and ROI gains that are possible. Learn More EMC's Project Liberty could free storage software from hardware EMC will give users a peek at its progress toward software-defined storage next week at EMC World in Las Vegas, demonstrating a virtualized VNX array developed under a program called Project Liberty. READ MORE 7 iPhone Battery Tips for Advanced Users Battery life has never really been the iPhone's strength, though it has improved since 2007, the year the first iPhone was released. The original iPhone got about eight hours of talk time, according to Apple, while the latest Apple smartphone, the iPhone 5s, gets about 10 hours talk time. The first iPhone had a 1440mAh battery and the iPhone 5s has a 1570mAh battery. Capacity only increased by 12 percent during the last six years, according to ZDNet.com, while average life increased by 25 percent. READ MORE Red Hat to acquire Ceph open-source storage provider Inktank Taking a step into the rapidly emerging market for software-defined storage, Red Hat has agreed to acquire Inktank, the company behind the Ceph open-source storage system, for approximately US$175 million in cash. READ MORE WEBCAST: Network Instruments 5 Best Practices for Optimizing UC Monitoring This webcast discusses five best practices on how to successfully optimize and manage UC, as well as how to gain clear picture of overall performance and quickly troubleshoot when the inevitable issues arise. 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