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Originally Posted by inteller
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Originally Posted by r@dimus
Until Microsoft can release an enterprise push mail system as tight and secure as RIM's I kind of doubt it.
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uh, they already have, its just up to carriers to implement it. MSFP takes care of push email just fine. iJam users can attest to that. |
Looks interesting. I googled it a bit to get the jist of the basics, but how does it work on the backend? BES does not require a lot of firewall configuration to work, whereas I've heard that Microsoft's answer requires opening up more holes in the firewall and is a more complex solution.
The other thing that I can see as a concern over MSFP is that it appears to be a security add-on for an otherwise insecure PDA OS. A tacked-on solution, so to speak. Given Microsoft's track record in the security dept this is not an encouraging impression. If that is truly the case, then there is probably a good chance that someone will find a way to back-door the thing and crack it open. To my knowledge, no one has yet cracked a BES policy on a Blackberry.
Then there is Dave's comment on ease of use, which rings very true. You can put a Blackberry in the hands of most non-technical PHB's and they'll figure it out sooner or later with little help. Give them a PPC and you'll probably confuse them.