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• How to implement an effective BYOD policy

  Companies have accepted that BYOD is a reality. The challenge now is striking a balance between security and flexibility.

• iOS, Android or Windows? Who dominates the enterprise BYOD landscape?

  BYOD movement continues to mature with more personal tablets joining employee-owned smartphones as the devices of choice for business productivity on the go.

• Google vs. Microsoft - Android for Work heats up battle for enterprise supremacy

  As market competition heats up, it appears Google strives to have every Microsoft move covered…

• BYOD brings corporate contradictions

  During a roundtable discussion on the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) trend, a tech leader candidly offered this bit of real-world insight: "My wife is a nurse. There is no BYOD policy at the hospital. But all of the nurses communicate with each other via SMS, because that's the most efficient way to do their job."

• All Kiwis want for Christmas is a fast reliable IT system

  That’s the message from Kiwi workers to their employers based on newly released research.

• Apps the way as Kiwi tech firm records golden Deloitte Fast 500 day

  "We entered the marketplace at a time when the enterprise had barely heard of apps. All that has changed now."

• BYOD twists and turns keep CIOs off-balance

  In New York City, venerable companies give luxurious corporate cars to power brokers dressed in Armani suits driving down Wall Street. But across the country in San Francisco, you're more likely to see blue jeans-clad execs driving shared Zipcars to their wacky digs in SoMa, or south of Market.

• CIO Meets Mobile Challenges Head-on

  In some ways, veteran CIO Sam Lamonica is an old dog learning new tricks.

• Mobilizing Your Sales Team Brings Challenges and High Expectations to IT

  There's been a lot of talk about all the great benefits companies reap from mobilizing their workforce, especially those in sales and services who work mostly out in the field.

• Why One CIO Is Saying 'No' to BYOD

  A growing backlash threatens to thwart the BYOD trend. The CIO of a large electrical contractor explains why his company will "never have a BYOD environment.'

• How CIOs Can Tailor BYOD Initiatives for the Public Sector

  For all the buzz around mobility and BYOD, the entry of new devices into the network poses challenges for federal CIOs, who must tailor policies to address security and usage challenges.

• 12 hot US security start-ups to watch

  Going into 2014, a whirlwind of security start-ups are looking to have an impact on the enterprise world. Most of these new ventures are focused on securing data in the cloud and on mobile devices. Santa Clara, California-based Illumio, for example, founded earlier this year, is only hinting about what it will be doing in cloud security. But already it's the darling of Silicon Valley investors, pulling in over $42 million from backer Andreesen Horowitz, General Catalyst, Formation 8 and others.

• IT Is Increasing Efficiency but Failing to Drive Business Growth

  A study by Juniper Networks and the Economist Business Unit finds that IT is succeeding at improving the efficiency of business processes, but most IT departments are failing to take the next step in becoming a strategic partner for business.