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Consumer tech is spreading in federal agencies

Android-powered smartphones and iPhones have joined the Coast Guard. The first branch of the U.S. military to officially allow personnel to use these devices, the Coast Guard plans to supply them

SIMposium: A future of freedom and flexibility for IT devices

ATLANTA--One day in the not-too-distant future, companies may find that it makes good sense to let their employees choose whatever devices they want to work with. This is the vision of Nicole

Rogue IT users or Heroes?

Some people call them rogue IT users, but Forrester Research analyst Ted Schadler calls them HEROes--highly empowered and resourceful operatives. These are employees who use whatever technology they

Practices, polices for handling consumer technologies at work

As more organizations allow employees to use consumer technologies on the job, tips for managing the risks and training users on appropriate use are gradually evolving. "The secret to living with the

RSA study: More IT decisions are influenced by users

A study commissioned by RSA, the security unit of EMC, found that users are increasingly influencing IT and security decisions, and yet IT is not entirely prepared to handle the consumer devices that

Apple, Google take detour into the enterprise

Two of the foremost consumer tech vendors, Apple ( NASDAQ: AAPL ) and Google ( NASDAQ: GOOG ), are making some serious inroads into enterprise computing, but it is not necessarily via direct routes. Two