7 enterprise messaging companies to watch

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Enterprise messaging services fight to make themselves heard, but are they doomed already? Buildings don't fall down, why should network security Network World Daily News PM May 13, 2014 Share this email 7 enterprise messaging companies to watch Just a taste of the growing number of business-centric messaging companies out there. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Enterprise messaging services fight to make themselves heard, but are they doomed already? 2. Buildings don't fall down, why should network security 3. May Microsoft Patch Tuesday: 2 rated Critical, 6 Important & 4 Security Advisories 4. How Riverbed is reinventing itself 5. TechTip: Changing the voice your Android phone uses for navigation 6. Upgrade to Samsung Galaxy S5? No thanks 7. New evidence that Microsoft is preparing a cloud-based Windows OS 8. Microsoft's Windows 8.1 Update requirement generates confusion 9. 4 years in, augmented reality in smartphones has yet to catch on 10. Feds offer $15M for research on the next Internet 11. Europe's top court orders Google to forget 12. Salesforce.com ties Force.com to Heroku for richer app development 13. With the Internet of Things, smart buildings pose big risk WEBCAST: VMware | IBM Virtualization Infrastructure With IBM and Vmware Virtualization technology is now expanding beyond the server compute elements to encompass networking and storage aspects as well. Learn More Enterprise messaging services fight to make themselves heard, but are they doomed already? Odds are, you probably don't communicate with friends and family the same way you did a decade ago. The rise of the text message and the fall of the phone call as ways to stay in touch has been precipitous, even if the centrality of email has been unquestioned for far longer than 10 years. READ MORE Buildings don't fall down, why should network security Over the centuries the building trades have learned from their mistakes and set up complex systems of checks and balances that not only works but could serve as a model for network security, attendees at the Security Bsides Boston 2014 conference were told. READ MORE May Microsoft Patch Tuesday: 2 rated Critical, 6 Important & 4 Security Advisories Microsoft released eight security bulletins, which address 13 Common Vulnerability & Exposures (CVEs) in .NET Framework, Office, SharePoint, Internet Explorer, and Windows. READ MORE How Riverbed is reinventing itself Over the years, a number of companies have become synonymous with certain technology markets. These are companies that have been the primary evangelists for a market and are typically the technology and/or share leaders. Examples of this are F5 with Application Delivery Controllers and Aruba Networks in wireless LAN. In the WAN optimization, Riverbed is that vendor. The company has had its way with... READ MORE WHITE PAPER: Brocade Communications Business Impact from IT Agility and Data Center Automation Live Webcast Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2014, 2:00 PM EDT How are your IT peers achieving IT agility? Get the inside scoop from Forrester and Brocade on how enterprise organizations are overcoming IT agility challenges and the results they are achieving – plus get key recommendations and steps you can take to achieve similar results. View now>> TechTip: Changing the voice your Android phone uses for navigation TechTip: Changing the voice your Android phone uses for navigation If you're looking for a voice that's slightly less robotic when your phone is helping you navigate, this TechTip will help. Follow reporter Nick Barber on Twitter @nickjb. From: Network World Views: 10 2 ratings Time: 01:08 More in Science & Technology READ MORE Upgrade to Samsung Galaxy S5? No thanks For those who don't read my blog here regularly you should know that I am not a big fan of the Samsung Galaxy phones. READ MORE New evidence that Microsoft is preparing a cloud-based Windows OS More than a year ago, the notorious Russian Windows leaker WZor dropped hints that Microsoft was working on a cloud-based OS to follow Windows 9. WZor has since gone into hiding following the arrest of an inside leaker a few months back, but a new source has yet another hint of the OS to come. READ MORE Microsoft's Windows 8.1 Update requirement generates confusion Microsoft is struggling to explain its requirement for Windows 8.1 customers to update to the latest version of the OS in order to receive bug and security patches. READ MORE : CenturyLink Technology Solutions Case Study: Big Data Culture Clash The ability to create a data-driven culture is about to separate the winners from the losers in just about every industry. Creating a targeted, data-driven culture offers increased customer engagement, satisfaction and revenue. Learn the strategies you need to create and perpetuate a big data culture. Learn More 4 years in, augmented reality in smartphones has yet to catch on Four years have passed since augmented reality apps for smartphones started appearing in app stores for consumer use, but the trend has been slow to catch on. READ MORE Feds offer $15M for research on the next Internet The National Science Foundation is investing $15 million to create a more robust, agile and secure Internet. READ MORE Europe's top court orders Google to forget Google and other search engine providers can be ordered to delete links to outdated information about a person published on the Internet, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled Tuesday. READ MORE Salesforce.com ties Force.com to Heroku for richer app development Salesforce.com has made another step toward unifying its family of application development technologies with Salesforce1 Heroku Connect, which synchronizes data between its Force.com platform and Heroku. READ MORE With the Internet of Things, smart buildings pose big risk In an Internet of Things world, smart buildings with web-enabled technologies for managing heat, lighting, ventilation, elevators and other systems pose a more immediate security risk for enterprises than consumer technologies. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: HP Big Security for Big Data In order to meet current security problems, a new paradigm shift needs to occur. Businesses need the ability to secure data, collect it, and aggregate into an intelligent format, so that real-time alerting and reporting can take place. This white paper will give you the information you need to get started. 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