Sybase iAnywhere Brings Secure Enterprise Email to the iPhone

With every developer out there rushing to port its goods to the iPhone, why would Sybase iAnywhere sit with its arms crossed? The company has announced support for Apple's iPhone, through its Information Anywhere Suite, offering a secure delivery of Lotus Domino and Microsoft Exchange enterprise email to IT organizations.

According to the official report, Sybase iAnywhere's means of providing enterprise email support for the iPhone reduces potential security concerns, whilst offering a rich user experience using native iPhone applications.

"We've had significant demand from our customer base for iPhone support, as companies want to allow the iPhone as an approved device choice for wireless email, along with their other Windows Mobile, Symbian or Palm devices," said Mark Willnerd, vice president, Sybase iAnywhere. "In addition, we are excited by the recent release of the Apple iPhone SDK. We are currently exploring new possibilities for future product enhancements and additional iPhone support across our entire Information Anywhere Suite mobility platform."

Since security is a top priority for everyone, it wasn't hard to decide which feature of the Information Anywhere Suite deserved first place. As such, Sybase iAnywhere notes that the suite provides iPhone support without requiring changes to an enterprise's messaging infrastructure. More than that, the outbound connection model adds an additional layer of security, while all mobile device connections end within the enterprise DMZ.

Information Anywhere adds restricting attachments, preventing user access and removing email data from a device, reducing potential security threats as far as iPhone use in the enterprise is concerned.

Among other distinguishable features of Information Anywhere Suite is the support for Offline Email Access, Contact Data Access, Multi-device Support (250 Windows Mobile, Symbian and Palm-based devices) and Broad Enterprise Email Support (supports both Lotus Domino R6/7/8 and Microsoft Exchange 2000/2003/2007).

The wireless email support for iPhone confirmed today by Sybase iAnywhere will become available towards the end of this month.