I had an interesting conversation with a number of our customers with regards to mobile devices and how they saw Enterprise applications play a part in the workplace. Most are happy with Blackberry devices as the control they have over the device is paramount to their security. What was interesting is that most would consider devices which enable them to lock the device down. One of the biggest problems for them is the fact that an end user can install any application from the market. This poses a number of problems. Firstly, from a support point of view and secondly, which is more of a priority for them to contain, is the security.
We came up with a wish list: 1) Remote control / Support of a device(s) 2) Locking down a device ( Only Managers can install / configure the device / Hide applications like the Market / Disable ability to install from web ) 3) Push E-mail / Calendar / Todo sync( Support ActiveSync? ) 4) Utilisation of an internal telephony system via wifi ( SIP etc ) ( I know about a Beta SIP client for android 1.5. ) An android platform would be considered if the above was supported. Anyone know if there are plans for an "Enterprise Mode" for a stock phone? I guess the question is aimed squarely at Google as we have little control of the in-built applications via the API. Apologies if this has been asked before. Pd. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
