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    • Jellyfish
    • The second and final album from this power-pop group makes me wish Jellyfish had been able to make just one more record together. The album is best enjoyed as a whole piece, flowing from one track to
  • Jagged Little Pill (Acoustic)

    • 6 out of 10
    • Alanis Morissette
    • Ten years after the original release, comes the traditional celebratory acoustic re-recording. The album has held up remarkably well. While it is not as meaningful to me as it was when I was sixteen,
  • How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb

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    • U2's latest entry is a mostly underwhelming collection of songs that does very little to sound any different from its equally pedestrian predecessor, 2000's "All That You Can't Leave Behind." While

  • De Nova

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    • With the new movie adaptation of H.G Wells' classic Sci Fi invasion tale, War of the Worlds, currently on theater screens everywhere, there's new interest in Jeff Wayne's rock opera version, and it is

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Reuters: iPhone is Winning Corporate Fans

Despite its consumer focus, the iPhone is winning fans in the business world, according to Reuters on Thursday. One day, it could rival RIM’s Blackberry line.

Recently, SAP announced support for the iPhone in its new CRM project in preference to an early rollout for Blackberry support. SAP president Mike de la Cruz is very happy with his own iPhone. "It’s fun," de la Cruz said earlier this week. "It’s so popular." In addition, the popularity of the iPhone with SAP’s own employees influenced the decision.

"This isn’t necessarily iPhone deployment by way of the IT department, but it’s by people who really want to use this device and IT is responding in a really positive way," said Michael Gartenberg, with Jupiter Research commenting on the SAP decision.

Even so, the iPhone still lacks some features considered essential for business. Push e-mail and a remote security wipe of a stolen iPhone have been high on the list. Analysts are wondering if Apple will take the next step with the iPhone. "What really made the iPod take off was when they made it compatible with Windows. So if they made the iPhone compatible with Windows e-mail, meaning Outlook, that would really make sales take off," said Shaw Wu, an analyst with American Technology Research.

iPO notes that Apple always has its reasons for holding back. In this case, it may be that Apple is letting the fever in the private community insure a healthy, high profile launch before slowly adding business features. That way, they win in both markets as business customers clamor for enterprise features that Apple can roll out with fanfare. In the meantime, Apple is holding its cards close to the vest.

"We’ve said many times that we’re providing a solution in iPhone that many businesses love," Apple COO Tim Cook said recently. "Clearly, there are some businesses buying them and very much enjoying them."

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