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  In focus: Mac attack - the big switch is on

  Over the years, Apple has earned a less-than-stellar reputation among purchasers of enterprise desktops. Macs were seen as overpriced to begin with. And Apple didn't offer huge discounts for bulk purchases, like the PC makers. Plus, Macs didn't come with the ecosystem of integrated productivity and management apps that are taken for granted in the Windows world.

• Cisco sending enterprises to the Cloud

  In an effort to accommodate enterprise users looking to implement private and hybrid Clouds, Cisco - in the coming months - will unveil an "integrated" WAN routing system of existing, but enhanced, products.

• Can Windows play well on the iPad?

  All those iPads racing into the enterprise must maneuver around a tricky corner: getting Windows desktop apps to run on iPads without wrecking the user experience. Sure, Citrix virtual desktop infrastructure, or VDI, can render entire Windows desktops and their apps on the iPad-but not always well.

• Smartphone buyers guide for the enterprise: Platform guide

  Before developing a purchasing strategy, organisations first need to understand the market including the major players and their operating system (OS) roadmaps.

• Smartphone buyers guide for the enterprise: Shopping checklist

  In mature markets smartphone purchases are increasingly driven by considerations linked to Internet access experience, wealth of applications, content and services linked to a specific operating system (OS).

• Smartphone buyers guide for the enterprise: FAQs

  Smartphone adoption in the enterprise continues to escalate with CIOs rating mobility as one of their top four priorities in 2012.

• Forrester to CIOs: End the Mac prohibition

  Forrester analyst David Johnson likes to compare Macs in the enterprise with the heady days of the Prohibition Act of 1920, the great thirst, stealthy bootlegging, and the rise of the speakeasy bar.

• IPv6 boosts schools' on-net security

  Cyberbullying may be more of an operational issue in schools than the outside hacking that enterprises face, but opaque IPv4 network configurations are causing security issues for both groups as organisations struggle to enforce administrative policies by reliably matching IP addresses and user identities.

• IBM IOD 2011: CIOs must look to real-time analytics for 'big data'

  CIOs faced with the encroaching issue of ‘big data’ should look to investing in real-time platforms in order to remain competitive in the future, according to IBM chief scientist, Jeff Jonas.

• Only 10% of Aussie enterprises prefer BYOT: Ovum

  A new survey has found only 10 per cent of large Australian enterprises prefer bring your own technology (BYOT) schemes, as opposed to other mobility strategies.

• Orix puts Android, iOS app development into gear

  Fleet leasing company, Orix, is set to create smartphone applications for Android and iOS, following major enterprise resource planning (ERP) and disaster recovery (DR) projects.

• Which business broadband plan is more bang for your buck? Telstra vs Optus

  Searching for the best internet for your dollar for your enterprise? Computerworld Australia compared the unlimited broadband packages from Telstra and Optus.

• ‘Critical’ social media banned in enterprise: Report

  Australian IT managers are struggling to deal with social media in the enterprise, with more blocking Web 2.0 sites despite their status as being “critical” to company development, a new report has found.

• Governance vital for Cloud computing

  Global IT association ISACA has issued a new guide outlining how to implement effective controls and governance for Cloud computing.

• Tips for an effective disaster recovery plan

  According to some estimates, 2011 has become the year of billion-dollar natural disasters. With floods, storms and fires now a top-of-mind business risk concern, IBM has announced six tips that individuals, businesses and government agencies can use to help prepare their IT environments for natural disasters and a wide range of other threats.