Re: HOT: urn Apple's iPhone handset into a "fully-fledged business tool".

4phun <vic.healey@gmail.com> wrote in news:32d0742e-7354-4ecb-b84f-
d8fdab1c4d95@e4g2000hsg.googlegroups.com:

> From ZDnet
>
> Avaya has released software which it claims will turn Apple's iPhone
> handset into a "fully-fledged business tool".
>
> The one-X Mobile client software, due for release in Europe in the
> first quarter of next year, is designed to integrate the largely
> consumer-centric device into "most enterprise IP telecommunications
> networks", Avaya claimed in a statement on Tuesday.
>
> The software will allow the use of a single number for both mobile and
> desk-based communications, by routing calls through the corporate
> network.
>
> Avaya already has software to enable the integration of a variety of
> popular handsets, but this is the first time it has targeted the
> iPhone. The company claims that the one-X Mobile interface will give
> users functionality such as multi-party conference calling, call
> transfer and call screening.
>
> Some enterprise applications have been made available for use with the
> iPhone, but several issues remain for those who wish to use Apple's
> handset in the workplace. Gartner has warned against such deployment
> due to security and compatibility concerns, and O2 -- the exclusive
> network operator for the iPhone in the UK -- has admitted that IT
> managers may be loath to allow work numbers to be ported over to the
> iPhone as it is only available on consumer tariffs.

About time they got two year old technology for such a cutting edge phone
(not). This technology has been on the market for some time now with other
phone models.

What I find funny is that most of the features mentioned are standard fare
for most cellphones on the market.