Apple iPhone buzz hits the UK

The big question for enterprise IT managers right now is whether the iPhone is suitable for business use.

Analysts have said that the handset is not yet ready for corporate deployment, because there is no standardised enterprise-level support and security for it. However, some enterprise applications are becoming "iPhone-compatible", in that they are web-based and can run through the handset's Safari browser. Predictions have even been made of a future, business-friendly version of the iPhone.

Whether willingly or not, IT managers will probably have to face up to the handset and others like it. As a Wi-Fi-capable, synchronisable device that many employees are likely to bring with them to work, the iPhone will have security implications one way or the other.

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