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Enterprise Testing the iPhone

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Published: Jul 6, 2007

Updated: Feb 2, 2021

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Click the image to see the slide showBy now you’ve read all the breathless first day “reviews” of the new Apple iPhone. You’ve seen the cool interface and the compelling design choices of the iPhone.

Now it’s time to step back and take a real, measured look at the Apple iPhone, especially when it comes to its use by business users and dealing with its use within companies.

My colleague, eWEEK Labs Senior Analyst Andrew Garcia, has been testing the iPhone over the last week and while he likes it as a media player and phone, he has some reservations about its ability as a productivity tool. Andrew also offers some welcome advice for businesses that will have to deal with iPhones entering their infrastructure.

Click here to read Andrew’s review of the Apple iPhone.

Read Andrew’s blog for some of his initial trials and tribulations with the iPhone.

Jim Rapoza

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Jim Rapoza, Chief Technology Analyst, eWEEK.For nearly fifteen years, Jim Rapoza has evaluated products and technologies in almost every technology category for eWEEK. Mr Rapoza's current technology focus is on all categories of emerging information technology though he continues to focus on core technology areas that include: content management systems, portal applications, Web publishing tools and security. Mr. Rapoza has coordinated several evaluations at enterprise organizations, including USA Today and The Prudential, to measure the capability of products and services under real-world conditions and against real-world criteria. Jim Rapoza's award-winning weekly column, Tech Directions, delves into all areas of technologies and the challenges of managing and deploying technology today.

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