iPhone gaining in enterprise IT, still needs OTA management
Its sleek design, elegant interface, and trove of mobile apps has made the iPhone one of the top smartphone choices for consumers. Corporate IT departments have been a different story, as Apple has done little to actively court the enterprise. While many admins are waiting for improved security and over-the-air management tools, the steady improvements Apple has made to the platform over the last couple years has made the iPhone a workable mobile solution for some corporate enterprises. Getting there hasn't been easy. Apple released the original iPhone in 2007 with essentially no enterprise-friendly features. iPhone OS 2.0 brought with it support for Microsoft's Exchange servers via licensed ActiveSync compatibility. ActiveSync also enabled remote wiping of an iPhone containing sensitive data that might have gotten in the wrong hands. It also ushered in the era of third-party native iPhone apps, including direct ad hoc provisioning. iPhone OS 3.0 went even further, adding a number of oft-requested features to benefit corporate users, such as: LDAP support for contacts, wireless CalDAV syncing, improved VPN support, improved Exchange support for meeting invites, encrypted backups, a variety of security and authentication protocols, additional device restrictions that include disabling the camera, and additional management capabilities with the latest version of iPhone Configuration Utility.
published on Monday, the 7. December 2009, ars-technica
MacPractice upgrades, optimizes iPhone Interface 2.0
MacPractice has released an upgrade for its iPhone framework, iPhone Interface 2.0. The code allows doctors who also have the MacPractice desktop software (MD, DDS, DC or 20/20) to remotely connect to an office database for schedule access, patient records, appointment histories, prescription histories and alerts. It supports VPN access for keeping records secure....
published on Wednesday, the 30. September 2009, macintosh-news-network
Check Point VPN delivers secure remote access to iPhone
Check Point on Thursday launched its VPN and intrusion-prevention software for the iPhone. Check Point iConn VPN is designed to provide iPhone users with secure remote access to corporate network systems through VPN gateways. When working on corporate servers, users can do everything from e-mailing to accessing internal web portals, file servers and IP-based corporate applications....
published on Thursday, the 10. September 2009, macintosh-news-network
Check Point VPN delivers secure remote access to iPhone
Check Point on Thursday launched its VPN and intrusion-prevention software for the iPhone. Check Point iConn VPN is designed to provide iPhone users with secure remote access to corporate network systems through VPN gateways. When working on corporate servers, users can do everything from e-mailing to accessing internal web portals, file servers and IP-based corporate applications....
published on Thursday, the 10. September 2009, macintosh-news-network
Disable iPhone 3.0 Hotspot login on jailbroken iPhones
iPhone 3.0 contains a log-in overlay that makes logging into many WiFi hotspots easier. Unfortunately, the implementation makes logging into some WiFi hotspots impossible. When you connect to a WiFi network, the iPhone tries to connect to www.apple.com. If the hotspot uses a captive portal (meaning that apple.com would redirect to the captive portal), the iPhone launches a WebSheet that loads the captive portal, which usually allows you to log into the network. On some networks, however, the captive portal page may not provide a way to login. In my case, the page simply provides instructions saying that I need to connect to the VPN to access the Internet. There's no apparently way to exit the HotSpot login without also disconnecting from the WiFi network, which makes it impossible to connect to my VPN. If you have a jailbroken phone, a workaround to disable the login is to edit /etc/hosts (using a text editor such as nano) and add this line: 0.0.0.0 www...
published on Tuesday, the 23. June 2009, macosxhints
Turn Your iPhone Into a Web Server
miller60 writes "A Japanese company called Freebit has released ServersMan, an app that turns the iPhone into a web server. It debuted in Japan in February, has now been launched in the US, and is being touted as a 'Personal Data Center.' Freebit also has a video with additional information on server-enabling your iPhone. 'Once the app is installed, PCs on the internet can access the iPhone to upload or download files through a browser or they can use the webDAV protocol. If the PC and the iPhone are on the same network, the PC can connect directly. If they are on separate networks, then FreeBit's VPN software will engage the connection.'"Read more of this story at Slashdot.
published on Friday, the 15. May 2009, apple-slashdot
Kerio talks iPhone growth, debuts new Mac VPN client
Kerio Technologies says it is seeing significant -- even surprising -- growth in iPhone users of its MailServer products for small-to-medium-sized businesses. Worldwide Marketing VP Dusan Vitek tells MacNN says the introduction of the iPhone 3G led to a significant increase in demand in recent months....
published on Thursday, the 8. January 2009, macintosh-news-network
?iPhone 3G wins over BlackBerry? in battle for enterprise users
?Apple?s iPhone 2.0 OS brought Cisco VPN, Exchange Server e-mail, and native custom applications to Apple?s devices, bringing utility to the mix to make the iPhone an enterprise shoo-in,? reports Tom Yager (infoworld.com) in his comparison of the iPhone to the Blackberry. ?All of the iPhone?s standard applications are beautiful, responsive, and stable.? And, he says, ?iPhone?s deal maker is the App Store.?
published on Wednesday, the 8. October 2008, apple-hot-news
Set the Cisco VPN group password on iPhone 2.0
If you're trying to configure the iPhone 2.0's built-in Cisco VPN client, you may be stymied by the lack of a place to type your group password. It's there, but labeled "Secret." Put your group password there, and you should be good to go.
published on Friday, the 18. July 2008, macosxhints
Check Point VPN-1 support for iPhone
Check Point Software Technologies on Monday announced Check Point VPN-1 support for the iPhone, allowing the popular device to access virtual private networks through its gateways. Check Point VPN-1 now supports the L2TP client found in all current and future iPhone versions to provide immediate IPsec VPN access to corporate servers. Check Point VP...
published on Tuesday, the 3. June 2008, macintosh-news-network