11/21/2008, 6:25pm, EST
Friday, November 21stfrom: www.electronista.com
WSJ iPhone ad part of Apple's enterprise push
A full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal is the latest indication that Apple is trying to push further into the enterprise market. With Goldman Sachs analysts reporting that 17 percent of the segment plans to support the iPhone, Apple appears ready to begin courting potential business customers. The Journal offers significant exposure, with daily business news coverage circulating to millions of readers. The ad, appearing in the November 20 edition, reads, "With the iPhone's 3G speed, enterprise support, and hundreds of amazing business apps from the App Store, it's no wonder J.D. Power and Associates ranked Apple 'Highest in Customer Satisfaction with Business Wireless Smartphones.'"
The ad refers to J.D. Power and Associates’ second annual survey of smartphone users, which found the iPhone leading by a substantial margin, scoring 778 on a 1000-point scale, well ahead of industry leaders BlackBerry (703) and Samsung (701) - the industry average was 681. The survey cited the iPhone's high performance, ease of operation, physical design and handset features as contributing factors to the ranking.
Many of the improvements introduced with the iPhone version 2.0 software update have expanded the list of enterprise features. The handset now supports Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, allowing it to deliver calendar information, contacts and push e-mail. Users can now securely access corporate information via Cisco IPSec VPN, while keeping wireless connections protected with WPA2 Enterprise support and 802.1x authentication.The iPhone also handles business identities and certificates, another detail that positions the device to compete with RIM for the enterprise market.
Image via CNET, capture of Apple's ad in the Wall Street Journal
Filed under: iPhone, enterprise, Apple
, 
, 3
, 
, 
, 
, 
, 
, 
Bookmark www.electronista.com now or subscribe to RSS feed.
Top
subscribe to comments
for this article
and yet...
they still will have to fight through the perception that they have no respect for the enterprise.
Don't know why those people would have such a bad opinion of apple (cough...xRaid....cough).
Touchscreen
Great phone or not, there are enough business people out there that care enough about emails that they'd never settle for an iphone.
Only fanboys would love a touchscreen in one article (iphone)... but hate it in another (new HP laptop). So cute. They feel threatened.
Why doesn't Jobs try getting the apple computer back in the workplace before the iphone?
apple's problem
The iPhone in enterprise is a fine idea. Apple's problem with enterprise is not the quality or capability of their products. No, Apple's problem is they're skittish. The enterprise needs stability, and Apple is notoriously bad at it. Even testudo makes a valid point. Killing the XServe RAID was beyond stupid. It sent a clear signal to corporate IT that you can't count on Apple to stick by a product line.
Enterprise customers need to know that if they invest in equipment, that it will be available and supported for years and years to come. Even I, a Macaholic, will no longer consider Apple for my IT infrastructure because they've proven you can't count on them.