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Will the iPhone cause an Apple "enterprise halo effect"? | Computerworld Blogs
blogs.computerworld.com - 11/6/2008
Will the iPhone cause an Apple "enterprise halo effect"? | Computerworld Blogs
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Apple's SDK will have IT developers hammering away on Macs ( SDK is not available on Windows ) Deploying iPhones will likely require some Apple software - perhaps an enhanced Apple Remote Desktop - putting Apple enterprise software in IT workers' hands. Satisfied Apple users will encourage IT ...

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J.D. Power says business users <3 the iPhone
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — Who would have thought it? Businesses like the iPhone.  Will we see an Enterprise Halo Effect? ...

Letting Apple into the enterprise isn’t easy
Macworld — ... to argue against keeping technology out when it does what people need it to do.” And the company’s iPhone now offers business-friendly features such as increased security, e-mail synchronization with Microsoft Exchange and a software development kit for developers. On top of that, Apple’s Intel hardware can now use virtualization software from VMware and Parallels Inc. to run Windows as an instance on the Mac. But the most influential factor may be what some analysts refer to as the halo effect of the iPod and iPhone : the idea that consumers who use these devices will become ...

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