In the editor's chair: Mark Evans, RLB

We've collectively been playing "catch up" ever since and it's represented a business threat and an opportunity which has only recently seen MDM technology protecting the businesses' data assets whilst allowing staff to procure equipment they know and love.

By and large, the more pragmatic businesses will have caught up and will have methods for protecting their data and IP assets whilst leaving the rest of the device to the mercy of the user. The threat has been contained in responsible organisations.

As innovation becomes evolution, the excitement around new tablets and smartphones will diminish and the post-PC era will inevitably end - not with a bang, but with a whimper.