Wow, I am Good Customer, and stay active on their forums.  I had no idea
they released "Good Mobile Control for iPhone"
 
Good tip, thanks!

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From: Andy Ognenoff [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 4:31 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: IPhone 3g <Nightmare>



I'm curious how these 2 products will change things for iPhone in the
enterprise:

 

http://good.com/corp/int_products.php?id=good_mobile_control_iphone&pid=
good_for_enterprise

 

http://www.sybase.com/products/mobileenterprise/iphone

 

 

 - Andy O.

 

>From: Rod Trent [mailto:[email protected]]

>Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 4:01 PM

>To: NT System Admin Issues

>Subject: RE: IPhone 3g <Nightmare>

> 

>Security is the primary issue.  There's no security on P2P connections

>through Bluetooth right now, i.e., great for sharing songs with people
in

>range, but bad for "losing" company data in the same data stream.

> 

>And, as mentioned previously, valid, signed certificates is another

>security

>area.

> 

>iPhones do not multitask, i.e.,. you can only run one app at a time.

> 

>iPhones are chained to iTunes.  iTunes is a consumer-oriented service.
Who

>really wants your users loading up "shake the baby" on business
devices?

> 

>There's currently no way to manage an iPhone inside the Enterprise,
from

>app

>installations to remote wipe for stolen units.

> 

>Others...

> 

>From: Andrew Greene [mailto:[email protected]]

>Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 4:44 PM

>To: NT System Admin Issues

>Subject: RE: IPhone 3g <Nightmare>

> 

>Sorry if this question seems like flame bait, but exactly which
features

>does the iPhone need to have to be considered ready for the enterprise?

> 

>Andrew Greene

>IS Technician / Webmaster

>City of Anderson

> 

>From: Rod Trent [mailto:[email protected]]

>Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 4:27 PM

>To: NT System Admin Issues

>Subject: RE: IPhone 3g <Nightmare>

> 

>The iPhone is still not a business unit.  They are trying, and while
the OS

>is at 3.0, the business side is still in beta, IMO.  Apple has never

>catered

>to businesses - no matter how much folks have tried to integrate their

>products.  The iPhone is the first device where Apple has been severely

>tasked by the customer to produce something that can work in both
consumer

>and business sectors.  They'll get it eventually, but 3.0 still does
not

>provide everything.  In addition, AT&T has stated publicly that there
are

>certain features of the iPhone 3Gs and the 3.0 update that they either
a)

>will still not support for a while, and b) may cost extra in the
future.

> 

>Watch your phone bill.

> 

>From: Tim Vander Kooi [mailto:[email protected]]

>Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 3:52 PM

>To: NT System Admin Issues

>Subject: RE: IPhone 3g <Nightmare>

> 

>I see, so really your just touting the iPhone's lack of security
features?

>;-)

>Just blindly accepting a self-signed cert is really not a good security

>practice, even if it does make life a little simpler.

>That said, not using a trusted cert on OWA/Autodiscover truly is a
matter

>of

>getting what you pay for.

>TVK

> 

>From: Sam Cayze [mailto:[email protected]]

>Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 2:19 PM

>To: NT System Admin Issues

>Subject: RE: IPhone 3g <Nightmare>

> 

>Self Signed Certs.  Nothing 'really amiss' here.  Just have to import
the

>CA

>Cert.

> 

>________________________________________

>From: Tim Vander Kooi [mailto:[email protected]]

>Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 12:19 PM

>To: NT System Admin Issues

>Subject: RE: IPhone 3g <Nightmare>

>If setting up a Windows Phone (the new name for Windows Mobile from
what I

>hear) takes more than entering a URL, a user name and a password then

>you've

>got something amiss in your systems. Should take around 45 seconds,

>depending on the length of those fields and the speed of your thumbs.

>TVK

> 

>From: Steve Ens [mailto:[email protected]]

>Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 11:58 AM

>To: NT System Admin Issues

>Subject: Re: IPhone 3g <Nightmare>

> 

>That is ironic.  I setup my HTC in under a minute (actually timed it).
So

>those iPhones must be wicked fast.  ;-)

>On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 11:44 AM, Sam Cayze <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Ironically, our iPhone was far easier to connect to our Exchange Server

>than

>our Windows Mobile Phones.

> 

>________________________________________

>From: Fogarty, Richard R CTR USA USASOC
[mailto:[email protected]]

>Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 11:42 AM

> 

>To: NT System Admin Issues

>Subject: RE: IPhone 3g <Nightmare>

>Only if you have the app for it.

> 

>From: Eric Wittersheim [mailto:[email protected]]

>Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 11:32 AM

>To: NT System Admin Issues

>Subject: Re: IPhone 3g <Nightmare>

> 

>I thought the iPhone can cure cancer.

>On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 10:33 AM, Mark A. Ross <[email protected]>

>wrote:

> 

> 

>Hello All.

> 

>The boss just purchased an iPhone 3g. I believe the cure for cancer
will

>be realized before I can get this "rock" to send and receive e-mail
from

>our

>Exchange server. The folks at Apple were little or no help. They sent
me

>links to various docs, which I found useless.

> 

>Does anyone know the "trick" to getting an iPhone 3g to connect to an

>Exchange server? (2003). The server resides on our network, on the

>friendly

>side of our SonicWall firewall.

> 

>I guess I'm spoiled with my Blackberry, which has a 2 minute setup

>process.

> 

>Thanks a ton!

> 

>Mark A. Ross

>(909) 946-2032

> 

> 

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