John, There are VPN client software for windows mobile based phones. There are TN3270 and telnet clients for most phones windows mobile, blackberry, iphone, android etc. There are also VNC/RDP clients for most of these phones. Though all these exist, its very hard to use from handheld devices. Drawbacks are small screen, keyboard, navigation etc. I have found it easier to tether via phone to a laptop and use full fledged laptop.
You would need additional software like Rove, Alarmpoint etc to make your handheld really useful for remote administration. If your organization allows access to the network via personal computers, that is the way to go. HTH, Natarajan On 07/29/2010 11:27 AM, McKown, John wrote:
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