Today's Top Stories A single BYOD policy may be insufficient to address the variety of issues raised by the flood of employee-owned mobile devices into the enterprise, which Juniper Research forecasts will exceed one billion by 2018. Instead, enterprises should develop multiple strategies to enable BYOD devices in the enterprise to enhance employee satisfaction and productivity, while mitigating risks created by managing a multi-platform environment, advises Juniper. Nearly 70 percent of all online threats are malware, capable of damaging devices or stealing the end user's personal information stored on the mobile device. Another 20 percent of online threats are spyware, which require a user's permission before they install a program on the user's device, according to Juniper. Juniper Research finds that more than 80 percent of the total enterprise- and consumer-owned smartphone device base will remain unprotected through 2013. The low level of adoption of security software is the result of low consumer awareness about mobile security threats and a widespread consumer perception that the price of security products is too high. The research firm estimates that nearly 1.3 billion mobile devices will have mobile security software installed by 2018, up from around 325 million in 2013. Juniper forecasts that 40 percent of mobile security software sales revenue will come from the consumer segment by the end of 2018. For more:
- see Juniper's release
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U.S. businesspeople working with their Chinese counterparts will benefit from a new mobile app that enables them to receive free calls from China Mobile numbers. As reported by Reuters, the new application intends to win business from millions of new customers abroad--both Chinese and others communicating with China. The result will be considerable savings for organizations that have facilities, partners or customers in China. The new app, called Jego, enables anyone with an Android or iOS smartphone and a data connection to receive free incoming calls on a China Mobile number. The user must have a China Mobile account, or they can receive calls on a rented number if they don't have one. The obvious gain to China Mobile is with the new subscribers who will sign up. China Mobile is the largest mobile operator in the world and also the most profitable, according to ABI Research. The company currently has 700 million subscribers. The Reuters article notes that the company has a difficult time expanding its reach outside China. It currently has only one subsidiary outside China, its Pakistan unit Zong. In the enterprise communications space, the new app will enable China Mobile to compete with Microsoft's Skype for users to share video, audio, text and photographs for free. For more:
- read the Reuters article Related Articles:
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Machine-to-machine (M2M) communications "as a service" will be one of the key enterprise tech trends for 2014, predicts Verizon. "Ubiquitous 4G LTE wireless service and the availability of machine-to-machine (M2M) solutions 'as a service'--on demand, over the Internet and ready to use--coupled with strong security will overcome the issues that have previously prevented many organizations from fully embracing M2M," explains Verizon in a release. By using M2M as a service, enterprises will be able to transform M2M communications into business insights and opportunities. Through M2M, manufacturers, dealers and business partners will be able to realize the "full potential of new revenue streams and increased operational efficiencies, while better meeting the needs of their customers," Verizon says. Check out Verizon's full-size graphic here. Read more about: M2M
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