Whether or not iPhone it is useful as a business tool, it cannot judge with present time. But, if around ahead the report which the American investigation company Forrester Research announces is read, with, iPhone as for the possibility of succeeding as a business tool it seems the low way.
As for Forrester from the reason of 10 below, under present conditions as for enterprise iPhone should be introduced at least, unless, it has advised.
It cannot encode 1 data
According to Forrester, you say that the function which encodes the file and the disk is not loaded in iPhone. In order to access the data, as for setting the password although it is possible, a change of the password/management is left to the user. It is impossible for IT section of enterprise to apply password policy.
The wireless sink of 2 pushes mail and the calendar is not supported
If it is the Mobile terminal which is utilized as the business tool, as for the push mail (when it is transmitted in mailbox of user, mail which at once is transmitted to terminal) it is the function which cannot be missed.
Through IMAP and SMTP, Lotus Notes of Exchange Server of Microsoft and IBM it can synchronize iPhone. But, for that it is necessary to add modification even on server side, or to purchase the separate gateway product.
In addition, iPhone does not correspond to either the wireless sink of PC. Modification ahead calendering and communication PC same period in order to be able to point, other way, it is necessary to purchase the USB sink cable which Apple has sold.
Unless 3 guarantees are abandoned, application of the third party cannot be executed
Apple has declared that the software development kit (SDK) which, develops the application for iPhone, is released to the third party vendor to 2008 2 end of the month. But at present time, application of the third party vendor make is not supported.
To tell the truth, if the device component of the specification which is loaded onto iPhone "is altered", application of the third party vendor make can be utilized. But when this it does, the guarantee of Apple becomes invalid.
4 remote operations is not possible
It means that the function where it can lock terminal handling with remote, can eliminate the data that it is most important with management of use of the Mobile terminal is loaded. These functions are not loaded onto iPhone. The operational management software which designates BlackBerry and Windows Mobile of the smart phone and Symbian of the portable telephone as the object is many offered. But, Apple does not offer either the software such as that. Furthermore as for Forrester, the operational management software of iPhone correspondence as for release being done, has estimated that from 2008 mid term it is latter term.
There are no 5 physical keyboards
As for interface and the hypothetical keyboard of the touch screen, the appearance is good. But, it is unsuitable to E-mail and the power user which utilizes instant frequently. The hypothetical keyboard, noting, 1 letter each has the necessity to input. Speaking clearly, you become tired. Time is required for striking the E-mail 1 than something too much.
6 service areas are limited, there are no choices of the communication carrier
The country which presently can utilize iPhone is just the United States/England/France/Germany. Furthermore, only via the monopolistic carrier, it cannot utilize. The case where the business user takes a business trip other than these 4 countries, it cannot use iPhone. With this being called "unsuitability by business use", probably there is no manner.
7 price is too high
It was reduced also 200 dollars call 2007 fall, as for the fee, "substance 400 dollar + telephone call charge + data communication charge", by comparison with the portable telephone (with the fee plan) which presently is marketed markedly it is high. When generally it lumps together introduces at enterprise, discount for the enterprise and service plan is set, but Apple or AT&T which is the monopolistic communication carrier, do not offer the plan such as that.
It is the terminal of 8 1st generations
Is not to limit to iPhone, but it just appeared, there is various troubles in the portable terminal. Forrester points out the point below as "the weak point" of iPhone.
- Time is required for activation
- Drive time and life of the battery are short
- Sound quality conventional seeing
- Data rate is slow
There are no batteries for 9 exchange
Industry observation muscle in the near future, has estimated that the third party vendor sells the battery for exchange. But, the battery of iPhone is exchanged, it is necessary to disassemble the terminal, it is not the case that everyone can exchange with ease.
When 10 iPhone are suitable for business use, it is not proven
With the major vendor, the enterprises which iPhone full are supported are few, (excluding Apple). When enterprise decides the purchase of the portable terminal, the introduction case of other companies and designating the advice of the industry analyst as the judgement material are general. But, Apple has not announced the introduction case and the support data of enterprise, altogether.
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