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Posted Jan 25, 2010

iPhone & Android Creep Into The Enterprise

In what can only be assumed to be a full frontal attack on the Crackberry dominance for the enterprise, both iPhone and Google's Android operating system are making headway into the corporate enterprise. IBM and Lotus Notes (remember them? yes they are still out there) have already released a secure version of a remote tool for integration called IBM Traveler (note the spelling!) for iPhone users. eWeek is now reporting that IBM will release an Android version for the future in likely "2H 2010."

For the remote application market this is interesting but you have to think that the functionality for products like TripIt et al have already provided a secure solution and that native apps on these remote devices for email make them unnecessary.

I agree that there is an issue of security, but eventually how much do we really have to do in order to remain secure? Or is the "security" issue here a bogey man conjured up by big system software companies like IBM, Oracle and Microsoft?

Well you have fun with that one.

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" Or is the "security" issue here a bogey man conjured up by big system software companies like IBM, Oracle and Microsoft?"

Most likely, IMO. The lack of remote wipe was initially marketed by Blackberry as an iPhone security differentiator. Meanwhile Microsoft was using the lack of iPhone Exchange support to stave off the same onslaught. Not really a security bullet point, but the pattern was pretty clear; the new kid(s) posed a serious threat.

As far as iPhone, the addition of remote wipe and Exchange support dissolved those corporate security objections some time ago. Application security was addressed by signed software. If the concern is network compromises, iPhone and Android may have a leg up in the corporate ultra mobile space. Unix and Linux are pretty tough nuts to crack.

If the concern is the pilfering of sensitive data from a remote drive... that is another story...

The trend has already been set by none other than corporate leaders themselves who appear to be the (unlikely?) early adopters. There will be solutions for all of the remaining fears and concerns as adoption continues.