This is interesting: http://www.windowsfordevices.com/news/NS9106877991.html
Now if Google would let us specify an alternate active sync enabled mail server for the Google Mail / Calendar. No point re-inventing the wheel :-) Going back to my original question I guess there isn't an answer at the moment, well, no answer anyone is willing to put their head above the parapet and shout out :-) It makes me sad :-( mike quinn wrote: > Or should the question be aimed at the phone manufacturer, or the > carriers. > > From this product tour HTC of the magic you can see they have replaced > the dialer and contacts applications > (http://www.htc.com/www/product/magic/product-tour.html) > > So these things are possible in the Open Source world that is > Android. So there would be nothing to stop someone from removing the > Market application if they so desired, be that a manufacturer/carrier > or a 3rd party. > > Google's job is as an enabler to let these things happen, I dont see > it as Google's job to produce multiple version of Android for > different uses (consumer, enterprise, whatever). > > As Mark Murphy asked in another posting, is there a license > implication with using ActiveSync? A license implication that goes > against the Open Source nature of Android? Is that why HTC introduced > their own syncing software (HTC Sync™)? > > On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 8:32 AM, PeeDee <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
