Apple and IBM forge global partnership to transform enterprise mobility

Apple and IBM announced an exclusive partnership that teams the market-leading strengths of each company to transform enterprise mobility through a new class of business apps—bringing IBM’s big data and analytics capabilities to iPhone and iPad. The groundbreaking partnership brings together Apples' expertise in mobile devices and IBM's strength in cloud systems as well as enterprise deployment. 

The landmark partnership aims to redefine the way work will get done, address key industry mobility challenges and spark true mobile-led business change—grounded in four core capabilities:

• a new class of more than 100 industry-specific enterprise solutions including native apps, developed exclusively from the ground up, for iPhone and iPad;

• unique IBM cloud services optimized for iOS, including device management, security, analytics and mobile integration;

• new AppleCare service and support offering tailored to the needs of the enterprise;  and  

• new packaged offerings from IBM for device activation, supply and management.

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McAfee: Superman is the most toxic superhero in terms of malware

He may be the Man of Steel but he also leads the pack in vulnerable search results and malware. As comic fans begin preparing for Comic-Con, McAfee today released its second annual 2014 Most Toxic Superheroes list, with Superman coming in at number 1. McAfee researched superheroes to find out which ones are kryptonite on the Web and result in bad links, including viruses, malware, and sites laden with malicious software designed to steal passwords and personal information. 

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Charge your iPhone with a case thanks to inserts for Henge Docks Gravitas dock

Henge Docks announces the release of its new iPhone Case Compatible Inserts for the company’s award-winning Gravitas dock.  Supported by Henge Docks’ Life After Device Program, this new case insert for iPhone 5/5s and 5c allows easy synching and charging of iPhones without removing the case off the device.  More than 70 percent of top iPhone cases on the market will fit into the new insert. This is highly convenient for anyone who wants to charge their iPhone without taking them out of the case.

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Next gen Norton products to go beyond antivirus

Symantec released a sneak peek at upcoming offerings Norton Security and Norton Security with Backup. As cybercriminals become more devious and the attacks they launch become more sophisticated, Symantec is overhauling its consumer product portfolio to offer faster performance and stronger, defense-in-depth protection for people and their information as they use Android, Windows, Mac and iOS devices. The pre-release software is now available for free download from the Norton beta website.

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