With the announcement of Android 2.2, code named "Froyo," Google targets the enterprisemarket for the first time. This release has features to enable devices that can be grantedsupport under the "appliance level" of the Gartner Managed Diversity Framework. 

The Smartphone market is characterised by increasing competition on one hand and healthy growth prospects in the medium-term on the  other. Barriers to entry are high for most players, owing to the global nature of the  mobile industry and the consequent financial strength required to enter the market. 

Juniper Research analyses the growing market for mobile apps in this report extract. 

Steve Jobs, the man recognized as one of the business world’s most charismatic and organized presenters, was made to look disorganized when his WiFi network stopped working. The unexpected nature of Jobs’ bobble was what made it such a spectacle. This white paper is designed to be a lesson in avoidance. 

The tablet market is characterised by intense interest from a multiplicity of players on one hand, and a virtually untested market place on the other. 

<p>This study reveals how today’s four leading mobile operating systems compare based upon twelve categories of security and management criteria.</p> 

The majority of user authentication schemes today still use userid and password. The burden to users of managing large numbers of userids and passwords has led to proposals for Federated Identity systems, where a single set of credentials can be used to authenticate with several organisations, which have agreed to work together as a federation. 

This edition of BI Trends & Strategies features a lead article by SearchCIO.com's Linda Tucci, who offers a helping hand in the quest to dismantle the dreaded data silo. The second piece outlines mobile BI, including a reference to Apple's iPad, and the final article delves into the world of performance management. 

Design teams across the world collaborate to create and develop prod­ucts. Unfortunately, IT organizations face serious challenges when collaborative teams share large files. This white paper will assess the strengths and weaknesses of the four technologies most commonly used to enhance file sharing for distributed teams. 

The need for strategic information by department and executive managers is driving the transformation of tactical departmental systems into enterprise solutions, regardless of the size of the company employing the solutions. 

Listed in this whitepaper are 77 Windows 7 features that're in the form of quick tips, tricks and some in the form of detailed explanations. You'll be able to use this paper as a reference to the enormous enhancements built into Windows 7. 

The Boston Consulting Group shows how consumer tablets are creating new opportunities as the market grows and segments. 

Though unprecedented changes have occurred in the last couple of years that have revolutionised the handset market, particularly at the top end of the market inhabited by smartphones, the low end market represents a continuing opportunity as emerging market individuals become connected in coming years.