AustralianIT attempts to take the hype factor down a notch towards reality...
The iPhone, after all, has an extremely high lust-after factor, and people, from the average punter to big end of town executives, can't wait to sample it when it hits Australia on July 11.The article then goes on to acknowledge that this is a when, not if, question, but that questions about when do remain.
Two key stumbling blocks for iPhone adoption in the corporate arena are security -- especially for the push email component -- and compatibility with other enterprise applications such as SAP.
Qantas CIO Jamila Gordon says more work is needed to convince her that the iPhone is on par with the BlackBerry. "The BlackBerry is a tool we use all across our organisation. We haven't tested the iPhone yet because it isn't a priority."
Qantas isn't in a rush to examine the iPhone and that decision appears to be well-founded, as recent research by Gartner reveals that Apple still has a long way to go before it catches up with the BlackBerry in security.
"For a platform to be considered mature, many security advocates require at least two things: time to let the platform percolate within the community of hackers to demonstrate it can resist threats," Gartner analyst Ken Dulaney writes in a research paper, and "access to the platform's insides by third parties, which can assess whether additional add-on measures are required to make the platform secure".
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Volker Weber http://vowe.et/about | 7/1/2008 11:34:18 AM
Interesting.
"... more work is needed to convince her ... We haven't tested ..."
As far as "security" is concerned, I often hear reservations about sending data through RIM's infrastructure. Microsoft uses that vector to tell people about the "it's only on YOUR servers" story of Exchange ActiveSync.
iPhone has remote lock and wipe, and secure access to Exchange. That is probably "good enough".
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Henning Heinz | 7/1/2008 11:59:55 AM
According to Heise.de Deutsche Bank AG has already approved the iPhone as a business mobile and will allow their accredited employees to choose between the iPhone or a Blackberry. If a bank if already approving the iPhone as business ready I would not rely on so far unproven security concerns. How about a headline "How the iPhone comes to Lotus Notes. iNotes Ultra-Light and beyond" (with an emphasize on beyond).
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Ethan Bearman http://www.ethanbearman.com | 7/1/2008 12:38:41 PM
Umm, I think they are ignoring SAP's announcement in December about the iPhone - { Link }
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Ed Brill http://www.edbrill.com | 7/1/2008 12:56:47 PM
@4 hmmm, { Link }
"Sorry, no results were found."
I would like to know more about what SAP has done. I have a meeting with SAP tomorrow, so I'll ask, but for now at least, I can't find it.
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Henry Ferlauto http://www.geniusinside.com | 7/1/2008 1:41:24 PM
The title of this article is missing two key words, "For Now."
For now, RIM has the advantage. For now, the iPhone is new and is growing. For now, it can't run Lotus Notes.
There is little doubt in most people's minds that the sales of the 3G iPhone will simply obliterate any and all comers in the high-end consumer smartphone segment.
Then the corporate will follow.
But if you're in to denial, then go have a beer with Verizon's CEO, Ivan Seidenberg. Have a look at this: { Link }
Someday reality will hit him. But he's enjoying his state of denial, for now.
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Kevin Mort | 7/1/2008 2:22:46 PM
@2 - Volker, I thought I saw something which indicated the iPhone/Exchange setup pushed the data through Apple or some other conduit and wasn't "just" on the customer's systems so-to-speak.
Perhaps I am missing something on that point?
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Flemming Riis | 7/1/2008 2:45:18 PM
alot of companies dont have the budget for blackberry and dont weight the security that high so iphone / wmobile / lotus mobilesync is enough out of the box
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Volker Weber http://vowe.et/about | 7/1/2008 3:45:44 PM
Kevin. you are mixing two things up. Exchange ActiveSync and the new notification mechanism Apple announced at the developer conference.
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Vitor Pereira http://www.vitor-pereira.com | 7/1/2008 3:53:40 PM
You do like to stir the pot, don't you?
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Andy Brunner http://ABData.CH | 7/2/2008 2:33:00 AM
Just look at the newly released iPhone 3G video. Even hardcore Domino users will want such a device.
Interesting, I remember when BB was up and coming and there were a massive amount of nay-sayers then. But as a platform it proved itself over time. Admittedly RIM was tiny compared to Apple but considering iPhone is still generation 1/1.5 device as far as Apple is concerned it is truly astonishing what they have achieved in a year - I wonder what the market will look like a year from now?