Comments on: Should MSPs Embrace iPhone 3G? http://www.mspmentor.net/2008/06/10/should-msps-embrace-iphone-3g/ Managed Services & Cloud Services Blog for VARs & MSPs Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:20:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Will Scott http://www.mspmentor.net/2008/06/10/should-msps-embrace-iphone-3g/comment-page-1/#comment-16086 Will Scott Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:24:27 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/2008/06/10/should-msps-embrace-iphone-3g/#comment-16086 Absolutely agree on your last point - the effect of the pro-sumer on the demands placed on the business department. We are taking our technology experiences as consumers and expecting to enjoy the same experiences in the workplace - whether thats the iPhone or their demand for business transforming Web 2.0 technologies when interacting with their partners, vendors, customers and colleagues. Absolutely agree on your last point – the effect of the pro-sumer on the demands placed on the business department. We are taking our technology experiences as consumers and expecting to enjoy the same experiences in the workplace – whether thats the iPhone or their demand for business transforming Web 2.0 technologies when interacting with their partners, vendors, customers and colleagues.

]]> By: Joe Panettieri http://www.mspmentor.net/2008/06/10/should-msps-embrace-iphone-3g/comment-page-1/#comment-16070 Joe Panettieri Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:49:30 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/2008/06/10/should-msps-embrace-iphone-3g/#comment-16070 Hey Will, Personally, I'm still deciding whether to buy the new iPhone 3G and hand off my old one to my wife... At first I was thrilled with the original iPhone and the out-of-box experience. Signing up for the cell service was a snap. But eventually, AT&T's slow Web service started to frustrate me. I live on the web and need to see my company's sites -- regardless of my location. So 3G's faster web performance, and better email support are attractive to me... I suspect those 2 features (plus the VPN client support you mention) will allow Apple to push deeper into business. Or, perhaps the better term is "pull." I think consumers are pulling the iPhone into business, and that's forcing corporate IT to react. Some businesses have foolishly tried to outlaw the iPhone. But that will fail, much in the way that businesses tried -- and failed -- to stop their young recruits from using instant messaging, text messaging, skype, etc. iPhone may not take over the corporate world, but it now has a seat at the table. Hey Will,

Personally, I’m still deciding whether to buy the new iPhone 3G and hand off my old one to my wife…

At first I was thrilled with the original iPhone and the out-of-box experience. Signing up for the cell service was a snap. But eventually, AT&T’s slow Web service started to frustrate me. I live on the web and need to see my company’s sites — regardless of my location.

So 3G’s faster web performance, and better email support are attractive to me… I suspect those 2 features (plus the VPN client support you mention) will allow Apple to push deeper into business.

Or, perhaps the better term is “pull.” I think consumers are pulling the iPhone into business, and that’s forcing corporate IT to react. Some businesses have foolishly tried to outlaw the iPhone. But that will fail, much in the way that businesses tried — and failed — to stop their young recruits from using instant messaging, text messaging, skype, etc.

iPhone may not take over the corporate world, but it now has a seat at the table.

]]> By: Will Scott http://www.mspmentor.net/2008/06/10/should-msps-embrace-iphone-3g/comment-page-1/#comment-16069 Will Scott Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:40:55 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/2008/06/10/should-msps-embrace-iphone-3g/#comment-16069 I agree with you the key here is the support for Exchange - to augment that the inclusion of the Cisco VPN client by default on the iPhone, thereby opening up the opportunity to access to back end applications, will make the enterprise value proposition even more compelling. I imaging that the drop in price should also make FMC based managed services solution bundles more attractive to the SMB as well. I agree with you the key here is the support for Exchange – to augment that the inclusion of the Cisco VPN client by default on the iPhone, thereby opening up the opportunity to access to back end applications, will make the enterprise value proposition even more compelling.

I imaging that the drop in price should also make FMC based managed services solution bundles more attractive to the SMB as well.

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