Tech at Play

I am no iPhone hater.  However, I find myself getting annoyed when I come across reports around the Internet proclaiming that the iPhone is “finally” ready for the enterprise.  And this seems to be happening every time that Apple announces improvements to the iPhone.  The fact that people are truly in love with their iPhone aside, I had to do something to set the facts straight.

First of all, let me qualify that I think of the iPhone as a very nice smartphone to have.  In fact, it certainly raised the bar for mobile devices in terms of attractiveness and intuitive usability.  In addition, the iPhone team has made strong inroads in its enterprise-centric capabilities – specially at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference 2009 last week.

Having said that, there are still many areas where it lags behind in the enterprise.  To straighten matters out, I wrote a blog pitting the Apple iPhone against the RIM BlackBerry.

I highlighted three crucial areas where the iPhone falls behind where the enterprise is concerned.

• Data efficiency of the BlackBerry
• Installing third-party software
• Weak enterprise management of the iPhone

For the details, do check out my Why the BlackBerry will continue to triumph in the enterprise article over at TechRepublic.

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