Posted by ted on 6. March 2008 17:00
Geeks/Apple Fanboys rejoice!
Apple made the big announcement today that they have
licensed Microsoft’s ActiveSync technology to enable push sync between Exchange
2003/2007 and the Apple iPhone. You will likely start getting asked about this
news, so here are some things to be aware of.
·
Beta program opened today, but you must be
approved by Apple to get the software.
Software will become publicly available as part
of the iPhone 2.0 software update in June.
o
Requires an Apple computer running OS X Leopard
10.5.2 to install
o
This will be a free update for all iPhone users
·
ActiveSync on the iPhone will enable the
following features:
o Push
email, calendar, contacts from Exchange mailbox
o Global
Address List access
o Full
support for Cisco IPSec VPN, WPA2 Enterprise, 802.1x authentication
o Remote
wipe from Exchange Server or Outlook Web Access
Information from Apple can be seen here.
The
Microsoft Exchange Team announcement is here