| Nowdays Apple iPhone has a great impact in the | | | | yet which applications are currently supported by |
| cell phone field, and it also has a great effect in | | | | the iPhone. |
| people’s life(in many fields.) | | | | “I think Apple's going to very tightly control |
| Executives, wanting to own the latest tech | | | | the flow of applications onto this device,” said |
| gadgets might put their companies at risk when | | | | Charles Golvin, principal analyst for Forrester |
| they try to connect iPhone Mobile Phone to | | | | Research in San Francisco. “There are certain |
| corporate networks, warns an analyst | | | | things that as a business user you need, and it's |
| To guard against such resualts, IT departments | | | | not clear if it's on the device yet.” Is there |
| should begin drafting policies to forbid executives | | | | support for Microsoft Office documents such as |
| from doing this, said Rob Enderle, a principal | | | | PowerPoint or Adobe PDF? “Without those |
| analyst with the Enderle Group based in San Jose, | | | | things, it's usefulness as a business tool would be |
| Calif. “The device isn't secure enough, nor is it | | | | greatly reduced, but I think Apple recognizes that. |
| designed to run with corporate systems,” he | | | | I would be greatly surprised if those applications |
| said. | | | | either didn't come bundled with the phone or |
| Companies spend a lot of time on getting RIM and | | | | quickly found their way onto the phone |
| Palm handheld devices up to par so they can be | | | | inexpensively.” |
| secure enough to connect to company e-mail, he | | | | Still, Golvin doesn't think Apple will go directly after |
| said. | | | | the business market. |
| Before the iPhone mobile phone is as secure as | | | | Those targeting that market, such as RIM, don't |
| the BlackBerry and Treo, it needs a product such | | | | need to start worrying about Apple, said Brian |
| as Good Technology Mobile, which is designed to | | | | Sharwood of the SeaBoard Group in Toronto. |
| securely deliver enterprise applications to mobile | | | | The two companies are going after very |
| devices. But now that Good Technology has been | | | | different markets and whereas Apple sells a piece |
| bought by Motorola, it's unclear whether it'd be | | | | of hardware, RIM sells a service, he said. |
| interested in creating a product for Apple's iPhone, | | | | But because of the iPhone's attractive form |
| Enderle said. | | | | factor, executives are likely to start buying it |
| And even if third-party developers were | | | | when it becomes available in June in the U.S., and |
| interested in making applications for the iPhone | | | | tech departments need to head them off at the |
| that would turn it from a consumer toy to a | | | | pass by issuing policies that forbid iPhones from |
| business tool, it's uncertain whether Apple wants | | | | being connected to networks, Enderle said. |
| to go that route. The phone is currently a closed | | | | If executives insist on connecting iPhone Mobile |
| platform, which means Apple hasn't invited | | | | Phone, then the IT department has a duty to |
| independent software vendors to develop | | | | report the violation since it could mean that |
| applications for its platform. | | | | Sarbanes-Oxley or other compliance rules have |
| And because the platform is closed, it's not clear | | | | been broken, Enderle said. |