News: Email Security in iPhone

iPhone is of no use to business clients, if it does not support the corporate delivery for corporate emails. That is why, Sybase Inc. has already planned selling the software, which could help the popular device gain use among business clients by allowing them to access their emails.

The program for Apple Inc.'s iPhone will be released before the end of this year. The new program will let workers use the iPhone to access their e-mail with the same security safeguards that are currently available in products for use on Treo smartphones from Palm Inc. and Research in Motion's BlackBerry.

Sybase is also working on similar software for Android, a new smartphone platform that Google Inc. is developing with dozens of other companies. Android is being put together by the Open Handset Alliance, a collection of 30+ companies, including Intel, TI, Sprint, T-Mobile, HTC, Motorola, Samsung, and Wind River.

This group is putting the finishing touches on this platform, which will consist of a Linux-based operating system, middleware, and key mobile applications. Many of these are likely to tie into Google's services, like Gmail and Google Maps.

Because this platform will be open source, the Alliance hopes it will be quickly extended to incorporate new technologies as they emerge.
In addition, it will be open to third-parties to create applications using Java.

The new Sybase software programs will allow businesses to deliver e-mail to several different types of phones, depending on which device a user carries.