Are enterprise app stores the future?

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	Are enterprise app stores the future? CIOs searching for enterprise software -- even those ready to buy -- know they're in for a long haul. Get ready for a deluge of vendors, products, contracts, and integration hassles. Now big software vendors hope to streamline the searching and buying process by following in Apple's footsteps. Companies like SAP and others are opening virtual doors to so-called enterprise app stores, which sell not only their software, but software and services from an ecosystem of partners and resellers. Read More WHITE PAPER: SkillSoft Developing a Mobile Learning Strategy Many organizations see the promise of mobile learning, but actual implementations are still rare. Is now the time to take the plunge into mobile learning or should you wait for a more stable mobile landscape to emerge? It's important for organizations to focus on some basic issues before making this decision. Learn more. In this Issue AMD's new FirePro processors include CPUs and GPUs Mac laptop owners report shortened battery life after Mountain Lion upgrade Microsoft opens new portal for Windows Phone developers Survey: About half of organizations use cloud-based services for sensitive data RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: FileMaker, Inc Create, deploy and manage custom business apps for iPad The FileMaker Platform is a complete software suite to create, deploy, and manage custom business apps for iPad and iPhone. Design and build stunning iOS apps. Integrate mobile apps into existing enterprise systems. Deploy and instantly update your apps. Secure your apps with industry-standard authentication. Learn more, Watch overview video, Read the white paper > AMD's new FirePro processors include CPUs and GPUs Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday launched new FirePro processors that include CPUs and graphics processors, a change from previous FirePro chips that only had graphics processors. The new FirePro A300 series processors combines CPUs and GPUs, much like AMD's existing A-, C-, and E-series processors that go into consumer laptops and desktops. While the consumer chips have Radeon graphics cores, the new processors have FirePro graphics cores and provide the graphics capability typically provided by a discrete graphics card. Read More Mac laptop owners report shortened battery life after Mountain Lion upgrade Apple is investigating reports of shorter battery life on Mac laptops that customers have upgraded to OS X Mountain Lion, according to the company's support forum. Read More Microsoft opens new portal for Windows Phone developers Microsoft has opened Windows Phone Dev Center, a new portal for smartphone developers that promises better performance and ease of use along with more markets and support for PayPal, the company wrote in a blog post on Tuesday. Read More Survey: About half of organizations use cloud-based services for sensitive data About half of the information technology and security professionals asked whether they use external cloud-based services for sensitive or confidential data said they did -- but their approaches to encrypting data in the cloud vary widely, according to the findings of the survey published today. Read More
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