The following concerns come to mind when trying to deploy smartphones in the enterprise.
- Remote ability to wipe the device
- Encryption of data to the phone
- Passwords to lock the device
- Restricting usage (such as which apps are acceptable)
- Enforcing internet policy for content filtering
- Protection from malware.
Welcome to the new worldSeveral companies have already started down the path of providing a solution to meet these requirements:
Cisco Anyconnect Mobile (currently for Apple IoS 4)
VPN encryption to the enterprise network
Juniper JunOS Pulse (currently for Apple IoS 4)
Malware Protection, loss and theft prevention, vpn encryption to the enterprise network
Checkpoint for Iphone
VPN encryption to the enterprise network
Lookout (for android)
Loss and theft prevention
It seems the only client that is currently trying to meet all the needs is the JunOS pulse. But a combination of the other utilities can also meet the requirements. It seems it is only a matter of time before all the requirements will be met on multiple platforms for a mass deployment of multi vendor smartphones into the Enterprise. Until then, we must make do with what we have.
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