Smart connected devices — PCs, tablets, and smartphones — will accelerate to nearly 2.5 billion shipments annually by 2017.

Interestingly, much of the growth, at least in the developed regions of the world, will be in 5in.+ screen-size phones, while in tablets, the smaller, more mobile 7–8in. variety will record the highest growth.

From 2013 to 2020, a new category of mobile device — the “wearable” — will emerge.

These will start as devices that focus on a single, or small number of, “apps” to transform all aspects of life. We expect wellness, fitness, and security/authentication to be the most popular use cases.

As computing becomes mobile and ubiquitous, with a variety of devices and operating systems, how will your company handle the changing security risks, user demands, business processes, customer expectations, and IT infrastructure requirements?

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