“There are a lot of enterprise users who are going out and buying iPhones,” says Jack E. Gold, president of J. Gold Associates, a technology research and consulting firm.
“But as far as being a true enterprise-ready device, meaning it’s secure, it’s manageable and I can plug it into my corporate systems, it’s just not there yet.” Apart from the lack of a physical keyboard or replaceable battery, the iPhone for the time being, anyway has serious software and security limitations for enterprise use. The thing that’s made the BlackBerry such a runaway corporate hit is the server support.
BlackBerry Enterprise Server lets your email show up on your handheld before it hits your PC inbox. Meanwhile, integration with Microsoft Exchange lets users access and synchronize critical Outlook features like calendar, tasks and contacts.
IAnywhere, a division of Sybase ( SY ), plans to offer iPhone support for Lotus Domino and Microsoft Exchange enterprise email sometime in the first half of next year, but that’s not in itself enough to make the iPhone a good corporate citizen with all the features and compatibility enjoyed by BlackBerry users.
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