As more people become attached to their mobile devices, mobile application development should be high on your list of priorities as it may be the best way to reach your target audience. Read this expertly-compiled e-to learn how you can best develop your mobile applications to optimize their speed and reliability to surpass user expectations. 

<p>Enterprise mobility concerns employees at every level. As you plan for 2012, let this book show you how easy it can be to mobilize—and transform—your enterprise. From application development and deployment to management and security, any company can do it. Download your free guide now!</p> 

This week’s Computer Weekly asks what chancellor George Osborne's Budget means for the UK IT community and if he can deliver his goal to make Britain "the technology centre of Europe". Also you'll find the final part of our private cloud Buyer's Guide and we examine the options for choosing the right WAN optimisation strategy. 

New application technologies, such as composite application architectures, cloud computing, and mobile platforms, and new software development methodologies, such as agile, make functional testing more challenging for the quality assurance (QA) organization. Read this paper to learn how to address the challenges of these new IT initiatives. 

This whitepaper provides a framework for CIOs on how to create a mobile application strategy for their business. It gives a step-by-step guide to the different stages involved, from choosing a focus, to building and deploying, to ongoing support. 

Read this expert e-guide to learn how advancements in order management technology can help you increase efficiency and effectiveness. 

In this week’s Computer Weekly, after HP announced 27,000 job cuts worldwide, we examine how the IT giant is changing its strategy and what it means for customers. We talk to the one-man team that runs IT for a global firm employing 1,600 people. And Virgin Atlantic's CIO explains why mobile apps are such a high priority. Read the issue now. 

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at the IT challenges facing retailers, as consumers turn increasingly to web and mobile shopping channels. Oracle president Mark Hurd talks about how the supplier intends to simplify IT infrastructures. And new government CIO Andy Nelson discusses how he plans to transform Whitehall IT. Read the issue now. 

This week’s Computer Weekly kicks off our Buyer's Guide to data security by looking at the changing role of the IT security chief. We also examine why flexible working is proving so slow to roll out and we talk to the UK's air traffic control operator about its ambitious desktop virtualisation project. 

Uncover what unified communications and collaboration (UCC) are bound to look like by the year 2020 and learn what advances will truly reform your workplace’s UCC capabilities. 

This expert e-guide discusses mobile sales strategies and sales performance management software and provides best practices in both areas. 

When it comes to mobile security, how can you ensure your device is secure? While mobile devices already have native security measures embedded, there are also mobile device management (MDM) products available. Which is the better approach? In this e-guide, expert Lisa Phifer takes a look at the pros and cons of each.   

The definition of a mobile payment is often open to interpretation and can differ from source to source.    Juniper Research has a simple definition of a mobile payment as “payment for goods or services with a mobile device such as a phone, Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), or other such device.”