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	Microsoft pilots Mac Office and Office 365 training program Microsoft has launched a pilot program to train and accredit Apple techs and consultants on Office for Mac and Office 365, but you wouldn't know it from perusing the Microsoft website or even reaching out to the company's public relations team. The Microsoft Office for Mac Accredited Support Professional accreditation is real, though it's currently being pushed only by MacTech, an Apple technology journal that's hosting the program at various events this year. Read More WEBCAST: IBM Corporation Breaking Big Data Performance Barriers In this exclusive webcast, you'll hear how IBM's Platform Symphony improved Big Data performance over pure Hadoop - by 74X - and how you can take advantage of this competitive differentiator. Learn More. In this Issue Why Microsoft is pushing Office subscriptions Tokyo court rules Apple doesn't violate Samsung patent Do enterprise security teams want 'Big Data Security'? General Dynamics bringing government-level security to consumer smartphones TD-LTE goes mainstream with a new performance promise WEBCAST: Liaison Technologies Managed Services: B2B Communication in the Cloud Learn how Neenah Paper, with the assistance of Liaison Technologies, gained business advantage through B2B communication in the cloud. Learn More Why Microsoft is pushing Office subscriptions The launch of new and revised Office 365 software-by-subscription plans for businesses shows that Microsoft realizes its current licensing revenue is threatened by cost-cutting customers, an analyst said. "Microsoft wants to shift people to subscriptions because you cannot stop paying for a subscription," said Paul DeGroot, principal at Pica Communications, a consulting firm that specializes in deciphering Microsoft's licensing practices. "What they're facing is a lot of Office revenue potentially dropping off the books as customers stick with their perpetual licenses but stop further payments to Software Assurance." Read More Tokyo court rules Apple doesn't violate Samsung patent A Tokyo court ruled Thursday that Apple did not infringe a Samsung patent, a small win for Apple in the continuing legal wrangling between the two companies. The patent in question was related to a wireless transmission technology, according to Japanese media reports. Samsung spokesman Nam Ki Yung confirmed the lawsuit was filed in Japan against Apple for a "standards-related patent." Read More Do enterprise security teams want 'Big Data Security'? A big theme at the RSA Conference this year is a concept known as "Big Data Security" -- the idea that massive amounts of data related to both network security and of business context should be stockpiled to be analyzed to pinpoint malware, rogue insiders, and stealthy attacks aimed at stealing sensitive data. But the four chief information security officers (CISO) on a conference panel about big data security indicated that they already have their hands full with plenty of security data to analyze on a daily basis to defend their corporate networks, and for now, that's enough. Read More General Dynamics bringing government-level security to consumer smartphones General Dynamics is looking to bring U.S. government-level security to consumer smartphones, allowing organizations to benefit from the type of strong data protection only available on expensive and clunky mobile terminals. The goal is to secure an off-the-shelf smartphone so that it can make encrypted voice calls, support secure email and Web browsing, and securely access classified and unclassified networks, including the U.S. government's SIPRNet and NIPRNet. Read More TD-LTE goes mainstream with a new performance promise A version of LTE that could give consumers more mobile bandwidth for downloading content or apps is moving from the margins to the mainstream at Mobile World Congress this week. TD (Time-Division) LTE, which uses a single block of radio frequencies instead of the paired blocks used in typical FDD (Frequency-Division Duplexing) cellular networks, has shown up in many places at the world's annual mobile gathering. Numerous carriers and vendors are building the technology into their gear and demonstrating uses for it, in a departure from the scant attention given TD-LTE a few years ago. Read More
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