This report from Microsoft presents a vision for the development of smart cities which bring together technology, architecture and people. 

Why would a person or organization be interested in deploying wireless communication in their home or business? This being said, there are some things to think about before jumping into the wireless world. As is usually the case in the wonderful world of networking, whenever one thing becomes simpler, it almost always complicates something else. 

In an environment where access to a secure computing device is governed and controlled by inherently secure protocols, the problem still remains of how access to untrusted environments such as the Web is controlled. 

The tough economic climate will accelerate businesses take-up of “disruptive technologies”, such as cloud computing and mobile working, CIOs at Computer Weekly’s 500 Club heard. 

Check out this white paper for best practices when planning and managing a comprehensive offsite backup and recovery strategy. Learn how careful planning with remote or branch offices (ROBOs) can allow for seamless data protection without compromise, and discover key questions to ask when planning remote office backup strategies. 

This report introduces best practices for understanding and improving the performance of mission-critical networked applications and provides pointers for what to look for in a measurement tool in a WAN optimized environment. 

The value of the IT market for smart cities globally is approximately $35bn, according to this in depth analysis from Ovum. 

Uncover how Instant-On Enterprises are transforming applications for a secure, context aware, connected environment at work, home, play or on the road. 

Digital Britain is the UK government’s strategic vision for the UK digital economy. While social inclusion and rights protection are major themes, the plans will also have a significant impact on businesses. 

This report from the Corporate Executive Board, based on extensive research with Chief Information Security Officers, identifies the top 10 security imperatives for 2012. 

This guide from Sybase is full of examples of mCommerce at work. The benefits range from speeding up economies to life-changing improvements. For merchants, operators and banks, the new channel offers another way to grow business and revenues while meeting the financial needs of customers. 

This white paper covers “Smart Working”, inventive new working tactics that were designed to reduce costs and improve business performance. Discover the 11 principles that make up “Smart Working”, your flexible working options, technologies that complement the “Smart Working” approach, and much more. 

<p>More employees are working remotely than ever before, and this trend is only expected to grow significantly in the coming years. This video discusses the benefits of SharePoint 2010 and describes hardware and software well suited to support it.</p>