Why the Apple-IBM deal matters

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Apple-IBM partnership is a direct challenge to Microsoft 10 tools for more productive telecommuting Network World Daily News AM July 16, 2014 Share this email Why the Apple-IBM deal matters Apple's partnership with IBM to tackle the mobile enterprise could have lasting ramifications for both companies—as well as for rivals Google, Microsoft and BlackBerry. It could also make life a lot easier for IT staff at large enterprises.Apple and IBM announced an "exclusive" deal on Tuesday in which IBM will build a new line of enterprise-specific apps from the ground up for Apple's iOS, aimed at companies in retail, health care, transportation and other industries.IBM will create "unique cloud services" for iOS, including tools for security, analytics and device management. It will also resell iPhones and iPads to its corporate customers, and Apple will roll out new support services for businesses.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Apple-IBM partnership is a direct challenge to Microsoft 2. 10 tools for more productive telecommuting 3. IBM and Apple ties go way back 4. Bank of America illegally copied $300 million in software, alleges Tibco lawsuit 5. 10 tools for more productive telecommuting 6. IBM and Apple ties go way back 7. Open user group specs out SDN expectations 8. Why the Microsoft Active Directory design flaw isn't serious 9. Why a Media Giant Sold Its Data Center and Headed to the Cloud 10. 'Six Californias' lunacy looks headed for ballot 11. NetApp Private Storage adds an Azure cloud option 12. Microsoft rumored to be buying security firm that publicized Active Directory exploit 13. Apple-IBM deal: The moment pundits have been waiting for 14. 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Learn More Apple-IBM partnership is a direct challenge to Microsoft IBM and Apple are teaming up to create enterprise apps to can run on Apple devices that business customers can manage and secure, creating a formidable direct challenge to plans Microsoft is trying to carry out on its own.The just-announced vision of Apple and IBM is for 100-plus iPhone/iPad business applications, with IBM promising to sell iPhones and iPads, along with the apps, to its customers.+[Also on Network World: Apple, IBM join to make iOS the default mobile platform; ; 10 changes CEO Nadella wants from Microsoft workers]+To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE 10 tools for more productive telecommuting Home office helpersCongratulations—you're working from home! Now you just have to actually get to work. In the home office environment that isn't always easy. While your employer has probably set you up with a phone and laptop, VPN access, and whatever software you need to actually get your job done, they might not have thought through how exactly you're supposed to keep in touch with co-workers, collaborate on projects, and steer clear of distractions. Here are 10 apps, programs, and web services that can help to fill in the gaps.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE IBM and Apple ties go way back IBM and Apple are no strangers to each other. IBM played a key role in turning the Macintosh into a successful hardware platform at a point when it -- and the company itself -- were struggling.Nearly 25 years ago, IBM was a part of an alliance that gave Apple access to PowerPC chips for Macintosh systems that were competitive, if not better performing in some benchmarks, than the processors Intel was producing at the time for Windows PCs.+ ALSO ON NETWORK WORLD Apple, IBM join to make iOS the default mobile platform +To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE Bank of America illegally copied $300 million in software, alleges Tibco lawsuit A Bank of America spokesman denied wrongdoing with regard to Tibco's software READ MORE 10 tools for more productive telecommuting Keep in touch with co-workers, track your time, and block distractions with these apps and services. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: HP Protecting Your Mid-Size Business from Security Threats Security breaches in large enterprises make the headlines, but 55% of small and mid-size businesses have also experienced a data breach. And 60% of small businesses fail within six months of falling victim to a cyber attack. Learn More IBM and Apple ties go way back IBM and Apple are no strangers to each other. IBM played a key role in turning the Macintosh into a successful hardware platform at a point when it -- and the company itself -- were struggling.Nearly 25 years ago, IBM was a part of an alliance that gave Apple access to PowerPC chips for Macintosh systems that were competitive, if not better performing in some benchmarks, than the processors Intel was producing at the time for Windows PCs.+ ALSO ON NETWORK WORLD Apple, IBM join to make iOS the default mobile platform +To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE Open user group specs out SDN expectations The Open Networking User Group (ONUG) this week established working groups to address what it sees as the biggest pain points in networking and issued a white paper describing the current challenges and future needs.The group, which includes some of the biggest end user IT organizations in the industry, is looking to persuade network vendors to meet its requirements for greater multivendor interoperability and diversity, and relieve the bottleneck networking currently presents in moving IT operations forward. And ONUG will vote on the best remedy with its dollars.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE Why the Microsoft Active Directory design flaw isn't serious Experts are skeptical of the threat posed by a reported design flaw in Microsoft Active Directory, which is used by many enterprises to control employee access to the corporate network.Israeli security firm Aorato reported Monday that it created a proof-of-concept attack in which it was able to change a person's network password, thereby making it possible to access other sensitive systems.[Critical design flaw in Active Directory could allow for a password change]To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE Why a Media Giant Sold Its Data Center and Headed to the Cloud Two weeks ago, venerable media company Condé Nast — publisher of magazines like Vogue, The New Yorker and Wired — decommissioned its Newark, Del. data center. The 67,200 square feet facility had already been sold and the deal closed. The 105-year-old company had gone all-in with the cloud.10 of the Most Useful Cloud Databases "Our job in the technology group at Condé Nast is to provide the content makers in the company with the best tools to create content," says Joe Simon, executive vice president and CTO of Condé Nast. "Now most of our content is distributed across all sorts of places. We've got to ensure that we have the platform and technology flexibility to enable this content to be distributed wherever our editors want it to be. And, of course, we also continue to manage the traditional IT functions like HR and finance and sales."To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE 'Six Californias' lunacy looks headed for ballot An earthquake will drop California into the Pacific Ocean before Congress agrees, as it must, to carve the state into six separate mini-Californias.Nevertheless, an inexplicably wasteful effort led by billionaire venture capitalist Tim Draper, dubbed "Six Californias," is reported to have collected the signatures necessary to place Draper's pipedream on the ballot.From USA Today: A Twitter account belonging to the nonprofit Six Californias tweeted on Monday that "#SixCalifornias will be submitting signatures in Sacramento tomorrow for placement on the November 2016 ballot. Stay tuned for coverage!"To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE WHITE PAPER: Mobiquity Inc. BYOP: How Mobile and Social Are Creating New User Personas The digital world of mobile + social creates new customer segments and behaviors. Companies need to reorient their customer interactions around these segments to drive business impact. Learn More NetApp Private Storage adds an Azure cloud option Microsoft Azure just became the next cloud connection for NetApp Private Storage, which can already link enterprise storage to Amazon Web Services.With NetApp Private Storage (NPS), organizations store their data in collocation centers to get it close to cloud computing services. In most cases, it's on the enterprise's own storage gear, though some data-center operators provide the equipment and sell a managed service, according to Phil Brotherton, vice president of NetApp's Cloud Solutions Group.Public cloud services such as Azure represent an alternative to in-house storage as well as to on-premises computing infrastructure, so in the long term they could prove stiff competition for NetApp's core business. But as the range of options grows, many enterprises are embracing hybrid approaches today.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE Microsoft rumored to be buying security firm that publicized Active Directory exploit Microsoft is thinking about buying an Israeli security company that yesterday posted instructions on how to change Active Directory passwords by exploiting a design flaw.Microsoft is talking to startup Aorato, according to a source quoted by The Wall Street Journal, with the possibility that a deal could be struck by the end of the summer. The buying price mentioned is $200 million.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE Apple-IBM deal: The moment pundits have been waiting for Tuesday's late breaking news announcement by Apple and IBM that they will work together to bring IBM's big data/data analytics apps to iPhone and iPad users in the enterprise has industry watchers reaching back into their memory banks to explain the historical significance of this pairing. Apple exec Phil Schiller spouted the party line: Apple + IBM = Redefining the mobile enterprise http://t.co/ainqkNA6SA http://t.co/8jBk1PGM17To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE Apple, IBM join to make iOS the default mobile platform READ MORE Everyone - not just IBM and Apple - is talking about mobile apps IBM-Apple partnership sense ripples far and wide across the tech industry READ MORE WHITE PAPER: HP and Intel® Management Insight Technologies Understanding evolving needs of IT infrastructure decision-makers from enterprise organizations in the converged infrastructure market and how CI vendors are meeting those needs. 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