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Weekly BYOD Mobility News Digest: November 17 – 21, 2014

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BYOD EMM Weekly News Recap Solutions ReviewBYOD EMM  Weekly News Recap Solutions ReviewSouthern California Elementary Schools Adopt BYOD Program– Beginning in January, the Laguna Beach Unified School District will be implementing their Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program. Students will be required to bring a laptop or tablet to school with them. If they do not have a device, the children can check out a chrome book for free from the library, but cannot take it home. Teachers have attended training, and the decision has been supported by most parents of the community.

Oregon City Adopts Mobile Parking Solution– Corvallis Oregon has moved to a new Android technology to help manage their downtown and residential parking needs. Their aim is to increase convenience for year-round residents, local businesses, college students and visitors. By using eChalking, the city can more easily time the vehicles and will be alerted of expired vehicles based on plate number.

Mobile Data Protection Market Worth $3.54 Billion by 2019– According new market research report “Mobile Data Protection Market by Solutions (Mobile Data Protection, Data Loss Prevention, Mobile Device Management, & by Services (Implementation, Training & Support, Consulting, Managed Services) – Global Forecast to 2019, published by MarketsandMarkets, defines the global MDP market based on various solutions, services, deployment types, user types, and industrial verticals with an in-depth analysis and forecasting of market sizes. The report also identifies the factors driving this market, various restraints, and opportunities impacting it along with the adoption trends.

British Army Bins BYOD Due to Russian Hacking Fears– British troops on exercise in Poland have been told not to bring their mobile devices with them for fear they may be hacked by Russian spies. The move was apparently made after British intelligence decided that internet-connected devices would be a prime target for Russian spies and/or state-sponsored hackers.

Wake County to Test BYOD Device Program For Students– In an effort to get by during a time of limited technology resources, the Wake County school system will experiment with letting students bring their own smartphones, tablets and laptop computers for classroom use. Administrators say a BYOD program can fill in the gaps as the district works toward the goal of having one computer for every three students.

 

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