04.30.08
ActiveSync on the iPhone
It’s about a month old now, but I came across this article on the MS Exchange Team Blog “You had me at EHLO“.
It announced that Apple announced they have licensed the Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) protocol and are building support into the iPhone. I’m pleased to say that, as far as I can see the addition of this piece completes the package for me. With the addition of 3G connectivity to the handset I can see no reason (pricing notwithstanding) why we won’t see the adoption of this - let face it VERY cool - piece of kit.
Other handset updates:
- Nokia has revved their Mail for Exchange application and now supports it on most of the N and E Series smartphones. Mail for Exchange can be downloaded here.
- Sony Ericsson is shipping some cool phones with EAS support. Check out the W960i Walkman. And two that often get grabbed out of my hands are the Z750i featuring a “hidden” external display and the sleek K630.
- Palm is shipping the Palm Centro with EAS support.
- Remoba announced its EAS implementation, RemoSync, and expects to make it available soon.
- J.
