Re: [Fed-Talk] I-Phone 2.0 Software
Re: [Fed-Talk] I-Phone 2.0 Software
- Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] I-Phone 2.0 Software
- From: Dave Schroeder <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 16:11:10 -0500
I should also perhaps answer your question... ;-)
For our part, we do support iPhones used with our networks and
enterprise services (such as email and calendaring, neither of which
are Exchange-based at the moment), and various components of our
organization that do operate Exchange are expected to support Exchange
functionality with iPhone OS 2.0 when released. We will also likely be
supporting the integrated iPhone OS 2.0 VPN client with our central
VPN services.
- Dave
On May 13, 2008, at 4:04 PM, Dave Schroeder wrote:
Well, that's a different matter.
If the email server is on a network accessible to the iPhone
(whether it be on AT&T's network, remote Wi-Fi, etc.), then if the
person knows the right information to enter — which some users are
savvy enough to find out — and/or if the organization makes such
information available in technical documentation, then, yes, they'll
be able to connect.
Additionally, since iPhone OS 2.0 includes fairly robust VPN
support, some users may be able to get it working via various VPN
implementations that may be required to reach internal Exchange
servers.
So, yes, many users may be able to get an iPhone fully working with
their organization's Exchange servers, exactly as the iPhone was
designed to work, whether or not the IT folks "allow" it. And the IT
staff may reluctantly decide to support some narrow usage of iPhones
anyway, especially when it is managers, directors, and other
executive type staff that are asking for them.
- Dave
On May 13, 2008, at 4:00 PM, Joel Esler wrote:
Yes, but since the iPhone is on an "outside network" read: Not
having access to a Blackberry server... and is purely on at&t's or
whatever wifi you happen to be on, will you allow iPhone users to
make direct connections to the Exchange server ala Active Sync?
The way that the iPhone 2.0 will be designed to do so?
J
On May 13, 2008, at 4:58 PM, Dave Schroeder wrote:
It's not a matter of "allow" in some cases; some email systems
will support it in various ways, whether it's Exchange, IMAP, or
what have you...whether the IT staff "supports" it is another
story...
- Dave
On May 13, 2008, at 3:54 PM, Joel Esler wrote:
Better question is, if someone paid for it out of their own
pocket, will you allow them to get their email from the .gov
email server with it's tech?
J
On May 13, 2008, at 4:49 PM, Taylor Armstrong wrote:
One other viewpoint... I know this may be an unpopular one, but
since this *is* the Fed-talk list, is the purchase for personal,
or business use?
We've officially said that we will not support the iPhone for
any business needs. For us, it isn't necessarily an OS issue,
but it is a fiscal one. When we are getting Blackberries
basically for free as part of our contract, why would we spend
$500 of *taxpayer's* money for an iPhone?
For personal use, it is of course another story, but for a .gov
organization, we just can't justify it.
Taylor
Villano, Paul Ch CIV USA TRADOC wrote:
Is it worth waiting to buy an I-phone for it to come out with
the I-phone 2.0 software for the average user or is it "pushed"
through the phone no matter which version of the phone or OS
you already have? (That is, will I have to bring the phone
back to have it upgraded if I buy it now if the software is the
only thing that will change)?
To tell the truth, reading reports of what the new software
will do makes me nervous...Sounds as if it's fruit that is
becoming more and more tempting to hackers and hijackers at
hotspots, thorugh You Tube, etc. and if I understand that
developers are about to have a much greater ability to "push"
their software to the phones it seems to infer the possibility
of pushing malware being upped exponentially.
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