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How TSA Plans To Spend $3 Million On Macs And Other Apple Gear
TSA plans massive pilot project using $3 million worth of Apple products TSA is the latest U.S. federal agency to make a significant investment in Apple technologies in what may be a move away from RIM’s BlackBerry and Windows PCs. The agency is set to start a pilot programthat will run ove...
Good Offers Secure iOS Data Management Platform With Developer Partners [Mobile Management Month]
Good offers a complete platform for information security May is Mobile Management Month at Cult of Mac,where we will be profiling a different mobile management company every weekday. You can find all previous entrieshereand read our Mobile Management manifestohere. Although Good does provide devi...
British parliament members all set to receive tax payer funded iPads
Every British member of parliament is going to receive an iPad and the British tax payer is set to pick up the bill. The iPad roll-out is part of a major ICT upgrade and follows the completion of a successful iPad trial. The House of Commons administration committee has recommended that the iPad...
FBI Wants to Force Internet Companies to Make Their Sites Surveillance-Ready [Spying]
If you are paranoid about the rise of a police state, it's time to pull out your metaphorical tin foil hat: according to Cnet, the FBI is attempting to strong-arm companies such as Facebook, Google and Microsoft into making their websites and services "wiretap-friendly."More »
Australia Parliament investigating why Apple's digital goods cost more down under
The standing committee on infrastructure and communications in the Australian House of Representatives will be launching an investigation into why digital goods (such as iTunes music and iBooks) are priced so much more highly in Australia than elsewhere in the world. Traditionally, shipping cost...
Apple makes a tax deal for Prineville, Oregon data center land
We've heard before that Apple plans to build a data center on land it previously purchased in Oregon, but now the Associated Press reports on part of the cost. The company has reportedly agreed to pay US$150,000 per year to local governments, and has signed off on at least 35 jobs. Those jobs wil...
Thursby Updates Tool For Macs Used By Top Secret Organizations
Thursby updates Mac tool for high security environments Thursby last week released ADmitMac PKI 4. The release is a specialized version of the company’s ADMit Mac software that focuses two factor authentication. The solution is largely aimed at government customers and regulated industries ...
FAA To Dramatically Expand iPad Use While Punting on BYOD
The FAA to expand iPad use, create internal app store There’s been a lot of news stories this year about iPhone and iPad use by U.S. federal agencies. Most of those stories have been reports of agencies ditching BlackBerries for iPhones and/or iPads. This week’s news from the FAA is d...
RIM Clings To Delusional Thinking As Federal Agencies Move To iOS
Is RIM's relationship with the U.S. government really as strong as the company says? Probably not. 2012 hasn’t been shaping up to be a good year for RIM. The company has already lost some major enterprise customers, developers have publicly announced they’re shuttering BlackBerry ...
U.S. Department Of Veterans Affairs Cancels Long Term Contract With Microsoft
The VA cancels Microsoft contract, which could mean widespread use of iOS to follow While many federal agencies have been defecting from RIM’sBlackBerryto iOS devices, the Department of Veterans Affairs seems poised to make a much more dramatic transition. The agency recently canceled its p...
