iPhones in the Enterprise? Coming Soon…

iphone_handIn a town-hall style meeting today, Apple announced their intentions of releasing version 2.0 of the firmware for the iPhone in June. This new firmware release would feature support for Microsoft Exchange’s ActiveSync protocol and several industry-standard corporate security standards. ActiveSync support will include not only ‘Push’ email for immediate delivery, but will also feature contact and calendar synchronization for Exchange users. iPhone 2.0 also offers certificates and identities, WPA2/802.1x support, enforced security policies, more VPN protocols, device configuration, and ‘remote wipe’ functionality to delete data on lost or stolen iPhones.

Since its release in June of 2007, the iPhone has been widely criticized for its lack of support of enterprise features. This announcement, though it comes as no surprise to many people, should now allow the iPhone to effectively compete against Blackberry and Windows Mobile devices in corporate settings. Like many others, I can’t wait to get my hands on iPhone 2.0!

Leopard: First Impressions

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Well, I have now reached the 12-hour mark with Leopard and thought that I would make a few comments about my first impressions. As many people know, I have been patiently waiting for Leopard for some time now, and from what I can tell, it was worth every minute. With over 300 new and improved features in Leopard, it’s going to take a lot more than a 12-hour period to examine everything, but so far, I am not disappointed.

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Google goes IMAP

Hallelujah! Google is finally offering IMAP access to Gmail mailboxes. Since the launch of the iPhone, Google has been criticized for not offering a good solution to email access for the device. The web-based interface was slow and clumsy and access with the POP protocol left a lot to be desired. Now, users can access their Gmail accounts from any standard IMAP email client, including the iPhone and other mobile devices.

New information has been posted on how to enable IMAP for your Gmail account, as well as a tutorial for configuring IMAP access on the iPhone. Thank you Google. For the time being, you have made cyberspace a better place.

iPod Video… The Verdict

Well, I finally did it. I broke down and bought one of the new iPod Video devices. When they were originally introduced, even though it was a cool toy, and definitely the coolest new geek toy of the year, I really wasn’t impressed enough to make the jump and to be really honest, I just didn’t see the benefit of spending $400 on another toy. Boy, was I wrong. Maybe I shouldn’t listen to my own logic sometimes.

When I went to finally make the plunge into the newest 5th generation iPod, I was rather torn between the 30Gb and 60Gb versions. The cost difference of $100 was just enough of a difference to make me debate whether or not I would actually utilize the extra space. At the end of the day, being the true geek that I am, I opted for the larger 60Gb version.

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