Improved MS Exchange Email support for iPhone

Apple working on improved Exchange support for iPhone
By agent680


Apple Insider is reporting that Apple is working on improving the
iPhone's support of Microsoft's Exchange email platform, which could
finally deliver true syncing capabilities, a new company job posting
has revealed.
The undated listing seeks a "motivated, highly-technical Exchange test/
sync engineer with excellent problem solving and communication
skills."

"You will join a dynamic team responsible for qualifying the latest
iPhone products," the company wrote. "Your focus will be testing
Exchange and Outlook functionality with Apple's innovative new phone."
Thus far, the iPhone's official support of Exchange has been limited
to IMAP functionality under certain conditions. The lack of full
support for the Microsoft platform is commonly cited as one of the
primary barriers to adoption of the Apple handset by businesses, as
Exchange is widely deployed as the email solution of choice amongst
the corporate world.
Though speculative, Apple's reference to sync engineers may indicate
that work is being done to deliver support for ActiveSync, which would
allow the iPhone to synchronize email, calendar items and contacts
with Exchange servers. Potential iPhone buyers who rely on Exchange in
the workplace have have singled out the omission of ActiveSync support
as the limiting factor in their decision to hold off on purchasing the
Apple handset.

In a recent web poll, 98 percent of respondents said support for
ActiveSync or some other form of Exchange synchronization would
greatly influence their decision to eventually purchase an iPhone.

Via Apple Insider

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4phun <[email protected]> wrote in news:f8ff8ddb-a8b3-4c71-90b2-
[email protected]:

> Apple working on improved Exchange support for iPhone
> By agent680
>
>
> Apple Insider is reporting that Apple is working on improving the
> iPhone's support of Microsoft's Exchange email platform, which could
> finally deliver true syncing capabilities, a new company job posting
> has revealed.
> The undated listing seeks a "motivated, highly-technical Exchange test/
> sync engineer with excellent problem solving and communication
> skills."
>
> "You will join a dynamic team responsible for qualifying the latest
> iPhone products," the company wrote. "Your focus will be testing
> Exchange and Outlook functionality with Apple's innovative new phone."
> Thus far, the iPhone's official support of Exchange has been limited
> to IMAP functionality under certain conditions. The lack of full
> support for the Microsoft platform is commonly cited as one of the
> primary barriers to adoption of the Apple handset by businesses, as
> Exchange is widely deployed as the email solution of choice amongst
> the corporate world.
> Though speculative, Apple's reference to sync engineers may indicate
> that work is being done to deliver support for ActiveSync, which would
> allow the iPhone to synchronize email, calendar items and contacts
> with Exchange servers. Potential iPhone buyers who rely on Exchange in
> the workplace have have singled out the omission of ActiveSync support
> as the limiting factor in their decision to hold off on purchasing the
> Apple handset.
>
> In a recent web poll, 98 percent of respondents said support for
> ActiveSync or some other form of Exchange synchronization would
> greatly influence their decision to eventually purchase an iPhone.
>
> Via Apple Insider

Until they support a PUSH client, it won't be worth a crap for email.

"Elmo P. Shagnasty" <[email protected]> wrote:

> > Apple working on improved Exchange support for iPhone
> > By agent680
>
> which tells everyone that they DON'T have support for Exchange now.
>
> Thanks for confirming that, Oxford.

poor Elmo... 4pun isn't me...

and the iPhone already supports Exchange, but most businesses aren't
sophisticated enough to have the modern IMAP protocol implemented.

http://snipurl.com/1vb6p

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O x f o r d wrote:
> "Elmo P. Shagnasty" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>> Apple working on improved Exchange support for iPhone
>>> By agent680
>> which tells everyone that they DON'T have support for Exchange now.
>>
>> Thanks for confirming that, Oxford.
>
> poor Elmo... 4pun isn't me...
>
> and the iPhone already supports Exchange, but most businesses aren't
> sophisticated enough to have the modern IMAP protocol implemented.
>
> http://snipurl.com/1vb6p

http://www.technotheory.com/2007/06/...esync-exchange

And...

IMAP ports must be opened on the server to support Exchange,
which is a minor, but real, security vulnerability.