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Apple iPhone | Mobile Business Email

Posted 08 March 2009

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Finally the iPhone can now be thought of as a business device, well almost. The 3G version brought a major software update that added enterprise functionality.

Along with support for Cisco VPN's, the iPhone can also connect to a Microsoft Exchange Server using the same Exchange ActiveSync Protocols as Windows Mobile devices. Users can still use IMAP and POP3 email (As well as Gmail and Yahoo!'s mail service), but connecting to Exchange gives the user more control of their mobile messaging environment.

The ability to completely synchronise Email, Contacts and Calendars with Outlook, via Exchange, is very useful.

But is it better than a Blackberry? For security reasons, not quite. The Blackberry is still better for larger enterprise networks, with the Blackberry Enterprise Server (BES) allowing Systems Administrators to easily manage and deploy Blackberry Handsets.

However, for the Small to Medium sized Business the iPhone is getting very popular, we have become quite experienced now configuring iPhone for Small to Medium sized Businesses, especially setting up the companies Exchange Server using ActiveSync.

And for the larger business, well Apple is now producing Enterprise Deployment Guides and Tools for the iPhone, making the deployment of iPhones a more secure process.

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