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moosag
Expert Member
Irrespective of what came out of these test and publication of results its still a very long way off the mark.
Our local IT mongers -> Dimension Data & Business Connexion don't yet support Windows Vista in Enterprise environments. Having said that I highly doubt they are even bothered at looking at or are even aware of the capabilities of Iphone's functionality in Enterprise Environments.
Even if Apple's firmware and software were up to scratch, our local IT talent is not. Tsk.. Tsk.. Tsk..
Our local IT mongers -> Dimension Data & Business Connexion don't yet support Windows Vista in Enterprise environments. Having said that I highly doubt they are even bothered at looking at or are even aware of the capabilities of Iphone's functionality in Enterprise Environments.
Even if Apple's firmware and software were up to scratch, our local IT talent is not. Tsk.. Tsk.. Tsk..
mancombseepgood
Executive Member
And what about third party software? Is that even possible on an Iphone?
I am not sure I agree with you on this one moosag. I work for a large corporate, and we are 100% ready for iPhone. We have done all the integration testing by subscribing to the beta program, and have an exact idea what to expect.
The key thing is assessing your remote computing needs properly. If you just want to give execs remote access to email, then the iPhone is an outstanding choice. If you want to use remote custom apps like CRM apps and Sales apps, you would need to evaluate it against a Windows Mobile device. Horses for courses really. It has its place.
My experience is that the consumers drive corporate technology nowadays. They buy devices, and expect their IT department to make it work. Agile corporates have already adjusted the way they plan things around this...
The key thing is assessing your remote computing needs properly. If you just want to give execs remote access to email, then the iPhone is an outstanding choice. If you want to use remote custom apps like CRM apps and Sales apps, you would need to evaluate it against a Windows Mobile device. Horses for courses really. It has its place.
My experience is that the consumers drive corporate technology nowadays. They buy devices, and expect their IT department to make it work. Agile corporates have already adjusted the way they plan things around this...
I've had an iphone for a few months now and I'm not impressed. Even with the latest firmware, it still sucks when it comes to simple things like SMS, not to mention that there's no way to turn off "auto-correct" (unless you jailbreak the phone and apply some modifications, violating your warranty).
By now, the browser should have supported flash which it still doesn't. Considering the fact that it doesn't actually load lots of plug-ins, it's surprising that it crashes so much and then there's the whole thing about it needing to constantly reload pages when you have several windows open.
At this stage, the only thing that makes the browser great compared to others is the iphone's ability to resize the viewing area as well as the fact that you can open multiple pages (regardless of the multi-page caching issue)
I haven't checked on the latest firmware, but I assume the bluetooth is still only there for your headset and noting else.
When it comes to its UI though, I must admit that it's one of the best I've worked with. What a pity that the SDK only runs on Apple mac – probably the biggest thing I have against them as I will never own one of those overpriced toasters.
On a side-note, I hope Vodacom will provide a similar email/Internet offering on the iphone as they do on the Blackberry and compatibles ..
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