BlackBerry Acquiring WatchDox to bolster mobile content security and enterprise collaboration

BlackBerry Limited announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire WatchDox Ltd. to further enhance BlackBerry's best-in-class mobile security and give enterprises unmatched control over their files even after data leaves the corporate network. WatchDox's technology will be offered as a value-added service that complements BlackBerry's Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) portfolio, and will be available with BES12, a multi-OS EMM solution.

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First wave of IBM MobileFirst for iOS apps released by Apple and IBM

The momentous teaming up of former rivals IBM and Apple to push enterprise-grade solutions on iOS has yielded the first crop of applications. The apps include Passenger+ (above), which allows airline flight crews to offer personalized, in-flight services to passengers such as rebooking flights, accessing baggage information and providing special offers. Other mobile business apps now available through the collaboration between IBM and Apple are designed for customers in banking, retail, insurance, financial services, telecommunications and government.

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Yahoo! rumoured to partner with Yelp to improve local business data on search engine

Yahoo! is looking to improve local business information on its search engine so they are reportedly tapping Yelp to help achieve that goal. The Next Web reports the collaboration between Yahoo! and Yelp has been announced internally with plans to debut the feature soon. Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer is said to have been interested in Yelp for a while and even tried to acquire the company back when she was at Google.

First Microsoft Technology Centre unveiled in Canada

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Microsoft Canada today unveiled its Microsoft Technology Centre in its Mississauga offices.  A Canadian first, the MTC is a collaborative environment providing technology solutions and the expertise of Microsoft and its partners. The centre is made up of various rooms for meetings and demos including a Microsoft Lync-connected conference room, a server room and various 'Device Bars' featuring the latest phones and tablets as well as other Microsoft solutions like Xbox and Kinect. Hit jump for the full press release plus some photos of the centre.

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