ISSUE 1)

Companies not upgrading for iPhone

Jessica E. Vascellaro and Nick Wingfield
The Wall Street Journal
Jun. 19, 2007 07:45 AM
While millions of consumers are eagerly anticipating Apple Inc.'s launch of its iPhone next week, Bill Caraher is bracing for the worst.

Mr. Caraher, technology director of von Briesen & Roper, a Milwaukee law firm, says he is being besieged by inquiries from employees wondering whether the office's email system can be used with the device.

His answer, at least initially, has been no. The main problem is that the iPhone can't send and receive email through the company's corporate BlackBerry email servers. He says he is unwilling to look into workarounds, because they might compromise the company's security. "It's another hole in the system people can exploit," he says.

This scene is being repeated in workplaces throughout the country as Apple moves closer to its much-ballyhooed rollout of the iPhone. While iPhones can be used for email, for now, many businesses don't plan to sync them with internal email systems that use technology from BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd., Microsoft Corp. and Good Technology, owned by Motorola Inc. That means many iPhone users won't be able to directly send and receive messages through their corporate email systems, although they may be able to forward their work emails through a third-party service like AOL or Yahoo Mail.



ISSUE 2)

Apple iPhone and Windows Vista - Compatibility Issues?

Posted by Will on Tuesday, June 12th, 2007

Apple iPhone may not be compatible with Windows VistaWindows Vista, the highly anticipated update to Microsoft's Windows XP, had iPod owners up in arms over compatibility issues. It seems Apple didn't see fit to endow the latest Microsoft Windows OS with the ability to sync with an iPod. That's sad and all, but there's a more pressing question. Will the Apple iPhone be compatible with Microsoft's Windows Vista platform? Or will the excitement of getting your hands on that brand-new iPhone quickly die when you find that you can't sync it with your Windows Vista-powered PC?

Interestingly, there is no specific (or indirect) mention of the new Windows OS in the Apple iPhone's minimum system requirements:
Mac: Mac with a USB 2.0 port, Mac OS X 10.4.8 or later
PC: Windows PC with a USB 2.0 port and Windows XP Home or Professional (Service Pack 2)

Notice that there is no "or later" provision made for the Windows platforms, whereas the iPhone will support Apple's Mac OS X 10.4.8 or later.

We'll just have to wait and see (we're getting tired of saying that)