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10 Reasons Your IT Department Won't Support the iPhone

by Terrence O'Brien on December 14, 2007 at 02:14 PM

10 Reasons Your IT Department Won't Support the iPhone
Since the iPhone's release, IT departments across the nation have been pestered by Apple users who want to replace their Blackberry or company-issued mobile phone with an iPhone. And of course IT departments across the nation have replied with a hearty 'no.'

Why? Well it's actually pretty straightforward, and Fortune has taken the time to explain the top 10 reasons in some pretty basic terms. But we're going to boil it down even further for you.

The number one reason is that the iPhone doesn't support synchronization with Microsoft Exchange or Lotus Notes. Sure, there are some workarounds, but your IT department isn't going to specially configure its mail and calendar servers just so a few early adopters can get their multi-touch on.

Number two: no real security. No encrypting data. No way to remotely lock or wipe the phone. For any business that relies on proprietary data, that's a deal-killer.

And number three: no customization. How can a bank remove the YouTube gadget? How can an insurance company install its mobile claims submission software? Oh right -- they cant. They can't even replace the battery if it keels over on you in the middle of an important business trip.

Fortune has seven more, but those three reasons alone are more than enough to doom the iPhone in an enterprise environment. So unless Apple changes the iPhone, we wouldn't hold our breath on an Apple handset making it into your corporate office anytime soon.

From Fortune

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