{"id":338,"date":"2009-04-15T19:43:14","date_gmt":"2009-04-15T19:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/refraction.co.uk\/blog\/?p=338"},"modified":"2009-04-15T20:51:57","modified_gmt":"2009-04-15T20:51:57","slug":"what-management-options-are-available-in-microsoft-exchange-for-windows-mobile-and-apple-iphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/refraction.co.uk\/blog\/2009\/04\/15\/what-management-options-are-available-in-microsoft-exchange-for-windows-mobile-and-apple-iphone\/","title":{"rendered":"Smartphone and iPhone polices in Exchange"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s a lot of well deserved buzz about the Exchange 2010<\/a> announcements today, but unfortunately this post is more about the present day versions!<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve had a few conversations over the past few weeks about managing mobile devices like smartphones and iPhones.\u00a0 Many companies now have a lot<\/em> of phones and PDA\u2019s being used to access email, calendars and contacts.\u00a0 Now I think this is great news, having consistent access to my calendar and contacts from all my phones is fantastic.\u00a0 From a company perspective though it can pose some challenges.\u00a0<\/p>\n

With all those devices wandering around the countryside with copies of mailboxes, attachments, address books etc on them, the risk of loosing something important increases.\u00a0 So how do you go about managing the things?<\/p>\n

Fortunately there are quite a few people out there who can help.\u00a0 There are a number of products out there that will manage phones, PDA\u2019s smartphones etc.\u00a0 Some will manage just specific devices and others will look after anything that\u2019s even slightly intelligent.\u00a0 Depending on your size, you can probably also get these as a managed service from people like Brightpoint<\/a>, so no need to buy kit of your own.\u00a0<\/p>\n

These dedicated solutions offer a fantastic amount of control over remote devices, including software distribution even remote control.\u00a0 But the costs do add up.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re using Microsoft Exchange and Activesync, another option is to look at the management options that they provide out the box.\u00a0 Since Exchange 2003 you\u2019ve been able to apply polices to devices that connect to Exchange for mail.\u00a0 This has the advantage that you can apply policies to all devices that connect to Exchange, including those that might be personal phones (of course you\u2019d need to warn people!).<\/p>\n

Whilst Exchange doesn\u2019t offer quite the same level of control as something like Mobile Device Manager<\/a> or mProdigy<\/a>, for some it will offer enough for free that the dedicated solutions aren\u2019t necessary.<\/p>\n

When this subject first came up at work last year I put this table together that shows what options are available from Exchange 2003 through to Exchange 2007 SP1, and on Windows Mobile and iPhone.\u00a0 The info came from quite a few places, but I can\u2019t remember exactly where so sorry if anyone recognises a bit of it as theirs!\u00a0<\/p>\n

Unfortunately the table is too big too wide post here directly, but here\u2019s\u00a0 a copy of the spreadsheet with the info:<\/p>\n

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Mobile Device Management Policies<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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