• In Pictures: 3D virtual worlds for the enterprise

  The first step is browser-based environments for online meetings

• BlackBerry embraces BYOD to win back customers

  BlackBerry seeks to win back Australian business from rivals after a late realisation that it must adapt to the growing trend of bring your own device (BYOD), BlackBerry executives said at the BlackBerry 10 launch in Australia.

• Samsung Galaxy S4 to drive BYOD: Telsyte

  The release of a new Samsung Galaxy S smartphone is likely to drive more consumer devices into the workplace, according to Telsyte analyst Rodney Gedda.

• Early days for 4G in the enterprise

  Australian enterprises are slowly adopting 4G wireless, according to industry analysts. While operators are selling 4G service at the same price as 3G, service coverage and equipment costs constraints remain.

• Investment in mobile ERP increasing: IDC

  $1 in every $8 spent today on IT in Australia goes to mobile ERP, according to a white paper by IDC and mobile ERP vendor IFS. And investment in mobile is expected to increase, they said.

• BlackBerry PlayBook hands-on

  The BlackBerry PlayBook is nearing its final build with fully working tablets on public show at Mobile World Congress and one stand representative going so far as to refer to a PlayBook as "my own". All that's left, we're told, is battery optimisation - something that's actively being worked on.

• Beyond the iPhone: A buyer's guide to smartphones in the enterprise

  Once ugly, slow and purely functional, the smartphone has become sleek, fast and at the forefront of technology. And the devices aren’t just for the enterprise — ever since Apple released it's ever-popular iPhone in 2007, more and more consumers have forgone their candybar phones in favour of mobile computers.

• Can you manage an iPhone like a BlackBerry?

  Users love the iPhone, but IT does not. The biggest complaints: The iPhone can't be managed for security and access policies like a BlackBerry can. Businesses can buy a BlackBerry Enterprise Server or Motorola Good for Enterprise server to manage user profiles over the air, ensuring that users conform to password policies, encryption policies, app-installation restrictions, and so on, as well as have their e-mail, VPN, and other settings preconfigured to reduce hands-on deployment effort.

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