How to introduce the iPhone 3G S to your organisation
While security professionals (like me) fret about iPhone threats, this prosumer smartphone continues to spread throughout the enterprise. At last month's Interop Las Vegas, a packed crowd gathered to hear panelists discuss enterprise iPhone adoption trends. When moderator Nathan Clevenger (Enterprise Editor, Smartphone Magazine) polled the audience, roughly one third officially supported the iPhone, while another third banned it. The rest used iPhones anyway, without their employer's help.
According to Clevenger, 44% of businesses that have not yet embraced iPhones plan to do so this year. As one attendee observed, where the one-laptop-per-child initiative failed, one-iPhone-per-child appears destined to succeed. College students glued to their iPhones will soon hit the enterprise. Once there, these Millennials will demand not just iPhone tolerance but enterprise iPhone applications. "Apple's iPhone commercials have done a great job raising mobility awareness," Clevenger said. "If there's an app for everything in their personal lives, it's only a matter of time until they expect an app for everything in their business lives too."
