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• Tackling duplicate data in the NT justice system

  ​Get caught breaking the law in the Northern Territory and chances are your details will end up within the government’s Integrated Justice Information System.

• BlackBerry steers course towards software future

  BlackBerry has shifted sights towards the enterprise software market with a number of customer wins in Australia.

• AirWatch Secure Content Locker certified by Australian Signals Directorate

  The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) has certified the security of the AirWatch Secure Content Locker for Apple iOS devices.

• BYOD may be SOP, but it's still a headache for IT

  Just because BYOD has become standard operating procedure in most workplaces doesn't mean the practice has stopped causing challenges for IT.

• Mobile security tools win over IT pros

  When we asked about tech favorites, several IT pros cited tools they've acquired to help address mobile device management, data security and application control.

• JAMF's Casper Suite makes it easier to set up, deploy, manage iOS devices

  A new release of JAMF Software's Casper Suite automates management tasks for iOS devices by leveraging key changes Apple has introduced for enterprise customers.

• Dell unveils BYOD-focused mobility product plans

  Dell today unveiled enterprise mobility software for Google Android or Apple iOS that supports employee "bring your own device" use by selectively applying VPN controls only to the corporate apps on the device, not the employee's personal apps.

• IBM's push for MDM market share swings into high gear

  Chris Clark, president and COO of mobile device management company Fiberlink, has no doubts about the importance of MDM.

• Samsung tops in Android enterprise usage

  More than half of Android devices being used in the enterprise are made by Samsung, according to a report from mobile device management company Fiberlink that surveyed more than 250,000 devices worldwide.

• Security firm discloses Apple iOS 'malicious profile' vulnerability impact on MDM

  At the RSA Conference today, security start-up Skycure plans to disclose a vulnerability in Apple iOS devices that can impact mobile-device management (MDM) systems running on them.

• Why VMware spent $1.5B on AirWatch

  VMware's purchase of AirWatch shows just how important the mobile device management market is for not only end users, but big technology companies too. The move - which at US$1.5 billion is the largest acquisition in company history – also sets VMware on a path to further diversity from its core virtualization and cloud computing markets and almost instantly become a major player in the mobile market.

• Dell jumps into enterprise mobility management

  Dell Software Wednesday introduced a suite of software and services for enterprise mobility management, including a "secure workspace" for mobile devices that lets enterprise IT managers separate work from data apps.

• 10 top tests of 2013

  Network World tested hundreds of products in 2013, but here are our top 10 tests of the year. In order to make the list, the product review had to be a comparative test of multiple products in a single category and it had to break new ground or deliver fresh insight into an important product area.

• How to prepare for cloud-based enterprise mobility management

  What's the fastest, easiest, low-cost way for your organization to achieve multi-platform enterprise mobility management (EMM) without sacrificing security or performance? Using the cloud, of course. Here are tips to help you on that journey.

• Many organizations struggle to define mobile work/play boundaries

  The K-12 private education Paideia School in Atlanta now hands out about 550 Apple iPads each year to students for classroom teaching and homework purposes. And while students love them, some parents are now pressing the IT department to restrict use of apps on the devices because they think there's too much game-playing.