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Schneider Electric Integrates StruxureWare DCIM Solution with HP ITSM for Converged Management of IT and Facilities

July 3, 2014July 3, 2014 enews

Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, today announced at HP Discover that the integration of its Data Centre Infrastructure Management (DCIM) solution, StruxureWare for Data Centers, with HP’s Universal Configuration Management Database (UCMDB), is complete. Enabling an increased level of communication between IT Service Management (ITSM) and DCIM platforms, this integration provides data centre managers with more cohesive management of data centre assets. “Today’s data centre managers are increasingly challenged by enduring siloes between IT and facilities that lead to a breakdown in communication, making it difficult to take…

BYOD: One in three companies still don’t get it

July 3, 2014July 3, 2014 enews

Staff want to use their own laptops, tablets and smartphones — and will find a way of doing it whether the IT department knows or not, according to new research. Meanwhile, businesses rather than consumers are showing most interest in wearable tech. IT departments are still failing to get to grips with the concept of bring your own device (BYOD) — forcing staff to go it alone, according to research from tech analyst Ovum. BYOD cuts across all industries, said Adrian Drury, consulting director at Ovum. “The big consumerisation challenge for IT…

Get going on the web – anywhere, anytime – with new Opera Mini on iOS

July 3, 2014July 3, 2014 enews

Oslo, Norway – Introducing Opera Mini 8 – the biggest update for the Opera Mini mobile browser on iPhone and iPad to date. Available for free in the Apple App Store today, Opera Mini 8 will get you to anywhere on the web faster, cheaper and with a brand new native UI look for iOS 7. Opera Mini 8 lets you choose from three different modes of exploring the vast world of the web: • Opera Mini mode offers huge compression of web traffic, up to 90%, and data savings.…

Five apps that leave Google Contacts Manager in the dust

July 1, 2014July 1, 2014 enews

Google’s contact management tool is pretty lame, especially for business users. Luckily, third-party apps are available to give you the power and convenience you need. If you’re a heavy user of Google Apps, you know that the Google Contacts Manager isn’t the greatest tool in an otherwise outstanding toolbox. In fact, the contact manager trapped within Google Docs is so bad, I use it only as a Gmail address book. How this has been overlooked for so long escapes me — considering how the business landscape lives and dies by…

Tablets speed up vehicle inspections in Finland

July 1, 2014July 1, 2014 enews

Protacon became the market leader in vehicle inspection systems in next to no time Protacon, a Finnish information system supplier, launched the Muster vehicle inspection system this spring. Since then the system, which runs on any mobile and tablet device, has considerably speeded up vehicle inspection procedures. Thanks to agreements with two large vehicle inspection chains, Protacon became Finland’s leading supplier of vehicle inspection systems. Protacon’s Muster vehicle inspection system, which runs on mobile devices and tablets, has received a very warm welcome from Finnish vehicle inspection stations. Inspection results…

Toshiba Testing Experimental System to Monitor Infrastructure Integrity in UK

July 1, 2014July 1, 2014 enews

Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has developed an innovative means for monitoring and detecting deterioration and damage, including cracks, in bridges and tunnels, and that it is undertaking proof of concept testing of a prototype of the system in the UK in partnership with the Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction (CSIC) at the University of Cambridge. The testing is taking place in a 2km utility tunnel in London owned by National Grid plc, and involves capturing high-resolution images of the tunnel lining, using the data to construct 3D…

Windows wars? The Android and Chrome OS Alliance

July 1, 2014July 1, 2014 enews

Can Google’s Rebel Alliance of Android and Chrome OS finally dent Microsoft’s Windows Evil Empire? I expect we’ll see this desktop operating system war start in late 2014. Linux may rule in most places — supercomputers, mobile, and Wall Street to name a few — but the Windows empire has still held on to the desktop, despite Windows 8.x’s failure to grab marketshare quickly. Now there’s new hope: At Google I/O, Sundar Pichai, Google’s head of Chrome and Android, said during the opening keynote that Google will be giving Chrome…

Why is Windows Phone outselling iPhone in 24 countries?

July 1, 2014July 1, 2014 enews

During 2013, Windows Phone managed to overtake iPhone in 24 countries across the world. Almost all of these countries are located in Latin America, Central & Eastern Europe, Africa & Asia. Windows Phone apps are now available to more users than iOS apps in countries like India and Nigeria where a huge number of people are purchasing smartphones for the first time. The reason why Windows Phone has become popular in emerging markets is because of its lower pricing. On average, iPhones cost twice as much as Windows Phones which are equal in pricing to Android. Competitive pricing and Nokia’s…

Are You Ready for an All-Mobile World?

June 30, 2014July 1, 2014 enews

Sometime in 2017, there will be more mobile devices than people on this planet. That might sound surprising, but it’s merely the tipping point in an accelerating trend. Smart CIOs and IT departments are working hard to stay ahead of the curve. What will an all-mobile world look like? More people in more places will be connected. Many of these mobile users will be making their first-ever connections to the mobile world from developing countries in the Asia Pacific region, the Middle East and Africa. In fact, by 2018, mobile users in Asia will grow to…

The Smartphone Lies at the Heart of the Wearable Revolution

June 30, 2014June 30, 2014 enews

While many are thrilled about the potential of wearable technology, it’s important to remember that the smartphone currently holds the keys to the kingdom. The wearable-technology market has exploded with new products in the past two years. In fact, if you tried to wear all the gadgets at once, you would probably have trouble walking, much less running. At the center of all this body technology sits one key piece: your smartphone. Goofy images of dangling Fitbits and Pebble watches aside, the wearables market should reach about $1.5 billion in revenue…