Sybase iAnywhere Provides Secure Enterprise Email for Apple iPhone
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Meets Business User Demand for Secure Email on Popular Device
SAN FRANCISCO and NEW YORK, Oct. 23 / - CTIA WIRELESS and Mobile Business Expo @ Interop - Sybase iAnywhere today announced that it will provide support for Apple iPhone within its Information Anywhere® suite. Information Anywhere will enable IT organizations to provide secure delivery of Lotus Domino and Microsoft Exchange enterprise email to iPhone users. Sybase's unique approach to providing enterprise support for the iPhone reduces potential security concerns while still providing a rich user experience utilizing the native iPhone mail application.
"With millions of iPhones sold in recent months, IT organizations are challenged with how to manage the influx of these personal devices coming 'in the back door' without compromising enterprise security policies," said Mark Willnerd, vice president, Sybase iAnywhere. "Information Anywhere provides a way for businesses to be proactive in adding iPhone as a supported device, along with other mobile operating systems, for secure corporate email use."
Key advantages include:
o Security: Information Anywhere's wireless email solution will give
users access to the rich native email client provided on the iPhone
without requiring an enterprise to enable IMAP in their Lotus Domino
or Microsoft Exchange environments. This approach reduces potential
security concerns with iPhone use in the enterprise. In addition,
Information Anywhere equips IT with features to eliminate potential
security risks, such as providing filtering of attachments.
o Offline Email Access: Information Anywhere's support of the native
iPhone client provides a feature rich and faster user experience than
found with browser-based email support. In addition, email is
available for offline use.
o Personal Information Management (PIM) Data Support: Information
Anywhere provides secure access to PIM data, including corporate
directory look-up.
o Multi-device Support: Information Anywhere addresses the demand
corporations face to support a variety of mobile devices. Sybase
iAnywhere currently supports more than 230 Windows Mobile, Symbian and
Palm-based devices.
o Broad Enterprise Email Support: Information Anywhere supports both
Lotus Domino and Microsoft Exchange.
"We are excited about the flexibility of Sybase iAnywhere's wireless email solution. Mobile device diversity is a fact of life with enterprise customers requiring support for a variety of mobile platforms," said Jeroen van Dinther, technology advisor mobile solutions, Capgemini. "With iPhone support, Information Anywhere is an even more compelling offering for our customers. This announcement demonstrates Sybase iAnywhere's ability to support new mobile devices shortly after they hit the market."
"Bringing secure enterprise wireless email to the Apple iPhone brings it one step closer to being able to be used as a trusted enterprise device," said Stephen Drake, IDC program director, Mobile Enterprise programs. "Although IDC sees strong desire for consumers to use the iPhone in corporate settings, it will require an innovative approach to satisfy the data protection concerns of IT while leveraging the richness of the native Apple iPhone client."
Availability
Information Anywhere wireless email support for Apple iPhone is expected to be available 1H 2008. For more information, please visit www.ianywhere.com/iphone.
About Sybase iAnywhere
Sybase iAnywhere enables success at the front lines of business. The company holds worldwide market leadership positions in mobile and embedded databases, mobile management and security, mobile middleware and synchronization, and Bluetooth(R) and infrared protocol technologies. Tens of millions of mobile devices and over 20,000 customers and partners rely on the company's "Always Available" technologies, including SQL Anywhere and its Information Anywhere suite. iAnywhere is a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc.
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Source: Sybase, Inc.
CONTACT: Crystal King of Sybase iAnywhere, +1-978-287-1524, crystal.king@ianywhere.com; or Scott Malinowski of Citigate Cunningham,
+1-617-374-4223, smalinowski@cunningham.com, for Sybase, Inc.
Web site: www.ianywhere.com
