Mobile app dev needs 'omni-channel' perspective

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	Forrester: Mobile app dev needs 'omni-channel' perspective Rather than merely devising a mobile application strategy, development shops need to view mobile apps as just one component of a larger, "omni-channel" application architecture, according to an analyst report released this month. The Forrester Research report urges an omni-channel approach in which software services and applications work everywhere. Netflix, which works on tablets, mobile devices, TVs, laptops and game consoles was cited as an example. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cloudera Get Certified in Apache Hadoop. Learn with Cloudera! Cloudera University is the world's leading provider of Apache Hadoop training and certification . Get job-specific training for Hadoop administrators and developers, as well as in-depth coverage of other Apache projects such as HBase, Hive and Pig. Check out the free online tutorials or sign up for a live training class near you, by visiting university.cloudera.com/. In this Issue Microsoft's Azure-based video streaming service goes live New BlackBerry mobile management tools ready for download Phone makers switch focus to battery life Yahoo acquires content sharing startup Snip.it WHITE PAPER: Zerto Protect Applications, Not Just Data Learn how to recover applications by creating virtual protection groups (VPGs) and to set application protection policies that meet your business needs. You may also be interested in this security related whitepaper: http://bit.ly/10zVudM. Learn more. Microsoft's Azure-based video streaming service goes live Microsoft continues to expand its cloud offerings with the general availability of Windows Azure Media Services, which lets enterprises skip building their own infrastructure for streaming on-demand video. The service, released Tuesday, can be used to deliver training videos to employees; stream video content from a website; or build video-on-demand service similar to Hulu or Netflix, Microsoft's Scott Guthrie said in a blog post. Read More New BlackBerry mobile management tools ready for download Analysts are unsure whether RIM's new enterprise mobility software, now available for download, can halt the migration away from BlackBerry smartphones. The new BES 10 tool set combines security, device and application management for multivendor tablets and smartphones. Read More Phone makers switch focus to battery life With the latest generation of high-end smartphones sporting power-hungry 5-inch screens, a growing number of phone vendors are emphasizing bigger batteries rather than thinner devices. After HTC's introduction of a 5-inch, full-HD screen on its Droid DNA phone, also know as Butterfly, Sony and Huawei Technologies showed similar products at International CES in Las Vegas and, on Tuesday, LG Electronics expanded its Optimus range with the G Pro. Read More Yahoo acquires content sharing startup Snip.it Yahoo has acquired content discovery and sharing website Snip.it, and the service has been shut down. Snip.it in San Francisco is offering users up to Feb. 21 the option to download and export their content, called snips. Read More
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