The Next-Generation iPlatform - iPhone Gets Serious About Corporate UC-Unified Communications

March 7, 2008
I love my iPhone but I am only a multi-national corporate wannabe.  In my conversations with other iPhone lovers who work in the enterprise space, they also love the iPhone but are often blocked by corporate IT security and Exchange developers from using their iPhones for business.  In some cases, users forward their corporate emails to a gmail, yahoo or non-corporate email account to get email on their iPhone.  Now with support for Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 or 2007, iPhone 2.0 software will allow users to wirelessly push company email, calendar events, and contacts over Wi-Fi or EDGE networks to iPhones. This also means that SIP “presence,” IM, and other SIP/OCS applications are on also their way.   This new development will only serve to increase demand and interest in the iPhone.  
We at TECHtionary develop Flash/Quicktime sales and technical training tutorials for the iPod/Touch/Phone because the iPhone combines all the functionality of unified communications in one device.  Our sales tutorials are used by sales people to get “up-to-the minute” sales tips, product updates and price changes on one device.  In you want an example of an iPhone tutorial, send me an email cross@gocross.com
Combining the next-generation of Microsoft OCS-Office Communications Server features will also serve to increase demand for the iPhone.  To get specific, Apple says “upcoming iPhone support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and industry-standard corporate security standards will allow IT professionals to seamlessly integrate iPhone into their enterprise environments.” New features include:
-                 Push email
-                Push contacts
-                Push calendar
-                 Global Address List
-                 Certificates and Identities
-                WPA2/802.1x
-                Enforced security policies
-                More VPN-Virtual Private Network protocols
-                Device configuration
-                Remote wipe
For more go here: http://www.apple.com/iphone/enterprise/
Note these are features that are just coming out today.  In my view and with the surge in new iPhone applications coming from developers, the iPhone will be, in my opinion, the “quintessential” communications platform, not just device. The device will continue to evolve but the platform is even more powerful.
 
This information is also part of OCS-101 and SIP Essentials 2.0c available in the onsite and online courses. The online version is $299 for SIP 2.0c and for $499 as part of OCS-101 Office Communications Server online version per person or less with discounts. For more information go to http://www.techtionary.com or please call Tom Cross at 303-594-1694 or cross@gocross.com Discounts are also available to members of the SIP Forum. For a complete detailed course outline go to: http://www.techtionary.com/ocs/sip-essentials.htm
 


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