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Apple Launches iPhone Enterprise Beta Program

Thursday, March 6th, 2008 at 3:40 PM - by

Apple announced on Thursday its iPhone Enterprise Beta Program. IT Departments can try iPhone 2.0 software before general release and provide feedback.

"Announcing the iPhone Enterprise Beta Program: a unique opportunity for IT departments to try iPhone 2.0 software before general release. If your company is selected to participate, you’ll test new iPhone enterprise features within your corporate environment, then provide Apple with valuable feedback," Apple said on the new Web page.

The program highlights some of the new enterprise features of the iPhone 2.0 apps: push e-mail, push-contacts, push calendar, WPA2/802.1x, enforced security policies, more VPN protocols, device configuration, and remote wipe.

With these features, Apple appears to have addressed every single enterprise feature that IT managers have cited as missing ever since the iPhone was released in June 2007.

Companies that want to sign up for the program can do so at the link above.

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BurmaYank said:

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Thu Mar 06, 2008 5:37 pm

"With these features, Apple appears to have addressed every single enterprise feature that IT managers have cited as missing ever since the iPhone was released in June 2007."

Except: the lack of a replaceable/back-up battery option.

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gslusher said:

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Thu Mar 06, 2008 6:04 pm

BurmaYank wrote:
"With these features, Apple appears to have addressed every single enterprise feature that IT managers have cited as missing ever since the iPhone was released in June 2007."

Except: the lack of a replaceable/back-up battery option.

Perhaps. However, just how many people even OWN a second battery for their phone, much less carry it around, charged? I bought a second battery for my first cell phone (a cheap Nokia), but never used it. The charger had two slots, one for the phone, one for a naked battery, so I could easily charge both.

I've actually asked people I know who use cell phones for business about backup batteries. Several were not even aware that they could buy additional batteries. A couple didn't know how to change the battery. Of about 30 people, only *ONE* said that she owned and carried a backup battery. She's a real estate agent and depends upon her phone more than most people would. She said that she seldom actually used the backup battery, as she charged the phone in her car.

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