Just read a little blurb on another site about the new 3G iPhone. They also have a poll going on whether users will buy the new device… I wonder if adding ActiveSync will help them gain more Enterprise users.
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Exchange My Mail, a leading hosting provider of Microsoft Exchange Server, has announced that it
will fully support the upcoming iPhone 2.0 wireless synchronization with its Hosted Microsoft
Exchange Service.
Albertson, NY, March 11, 2008 — On March 6th, Apple announced that it will begin to offer enterprise support for the iPhone in the upcoming 2.0 release in June. With Apple’s release of the SDK, developers now have the opportunity to create new programs for the corporate environment. Apple has released a list of 10 companies that supported the 2.0 beta, including Cisco Systems, Nike, Disney, and Microsoft, just to name a few.
“Enterprise support which includes Microsoft ActiveSync would allow iPhone users to wirelessly sync
their device to our Hosted Exchange servers and provide secure, over-the-air push email, contacts and calendars as well as remote wipe. These are features all of our customers want on their iPhones, and ActiveSync provides that,” says Steven Daneshgar, COO- Exchange My Mail, Inc.
“We have had many requests for full wireless data synchronization, between the Apple iPhone and Microsoft Exchange servers ever since the iPhone was launched. Customers just weren’t happy with the basic IMAP features, so this is great news for all of our iPhone customers,” adds David Grantz, CIO.
Exchange My Mail has always fully supported ActiveSync, and is excited to add the Apple iPhone to that list. ActiveSync is included free on all Exchange My Mail plans.
Learn more about how Exchange My Mail will work with the iPhone on their website:http://www.exchangemymail.com
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This Press release can also been seen on PR.com
Looks like the iPhone could open up a little bit more starting next year. According to an announcement on
“It will take until February to release an SDK because we’re trying to do two diametrically opposed things at once — provide an advanced and open platform to developers while at the same time protect iPhone users from viruses, malware, privacy attacks, etc. This is no easy task. Some claim that viruses and malware are not a problem on mobile phones — this is simply not true. There have been serious viruses on other mobile phones already, including some that silently spread from phone to phone over the cell network. As our phones become more powerful, these malicious programs will become more dangerous. And since the iPhone is the most advanced phone ever, it will be a highly visible target.”
Sounds exciting, but will this truly enable what many of our customers are after? Wireless Sync. we sure hope so, the iPhone is a great little device, but lacks the synchronization capabilities we all crave. Lets hope this attempt at giving developers access to the iPhone works, and we can get some useful applications out of it.
The Apple iPhone is quickly becoming the phone to have! Exchange My Mail is dedicated to supporting the Apple iPhone if possible, whether through ActiveSync, Pop or Imap. As soon as the details are released on how this amazing new phone can connect to our Microsoft Exchange Servers we will be sure to add to this post.
Rumours have been flying around about support for ActiveSync. If this is indeed the case, current Exchange My Mail plans will support this device. All of our mailbox plans include free ActiveSync support, as well as POP & IMAP support.
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EDIT: New News on the iPhone capabilities;
The iPhone can connect to the popular Microsoft Exchange e-mail server software, but only through the IMAP protocol using SSL (secure sockets layer) encryption, an Apple representative confirmed.
This isn’t the same as if Apple had licensed the Microsoft ActiveSync protocol for Exchange, as has been rumored. The iPhone does not support the BlackBerry or Good Mobile Messaging software right now.
So… If you have an iPhone, All Exchange My Mail customers can send and receive email from their iPhone using the IMAP protocol that is already included in every plan.