Smartphone Shootout: Which One Is Best? #CTPG5

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1 Smartphone Shootout: Which One Is Best? #CTPG5 Christopher B. Hunt - Sugarman, Rogers, Barshak & Cohen, P.C. Frank Spadafino - Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. Andrew Collier - Ice Miller LLP Jon Coleman - Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice, L.L.C. Kris Snyder - VoxMobile Jim Haviland - VoxMobile Androids in the Good Environment Why should you use Good on the Android? Active Sync vs. Good Technology on the Android. Benefits of Good on the Android Control and management features for the firm and IT. Enhanced Security of Data. Ease of use for the end users. Ease of administration and some troubleshooting features too. 1

Active Sync vs. Good Technology on the Android. Benefits of Good on the Android Control and management features for the firm and IT.

2 Considerations of using Good on an Android Data plan costs vary by carrier and device. How are the users paying for service? Should you standardize on Android? BlackBerry (cont.) iphone Best of both worlds Ease of use There s an app for that Functionality and Management Consistency in the device and lack of buyer s remorse Removable battery-not Do you really need it? Lasts all day with normal life External batteries are plentiful Jailbreaking Not worth it for attorneys Brick the phone Can t get them to learn Word, how are they going to learn to hack the phone? Few advantages (tethering) Memory? 8G maybe, 32G isn t that more than you need? 2

) iphone Best of both worlds Ease of use There s an app for that Functionality and Management Consistency in the device and lack of buyer s remorse Removable

3 iphone Security Device protection Data Security Network Security Platform Security Apple s Strict control of the apps release for stability and quality of the coding not the functionality But really, what can t you find? iphone Manageability Ease of management Self-service Setup Enterprise Deployment Mobile Device Mgmt Wireless App Distribution itune Controls Significant Business Advantages Full HTML formatting on all messages All, Unread, Flagged views Excellent autocorrect / typing suggestions Mobile versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote are included on all devices Multiple device types (keyboard/slate/etc) 3

iphone Manageability Ease of management Self-service Setup Enterprise Deployment Mobile Device Mgmt Wireless App Distribution itune Controls Significant

4 Significant Business Advantages Excellent interface Not application centric, information centric Concept of Hubs People Hub Pictures Hub Office Hub Live Tiles - Home screen provides information Next appt on calendar tile Current temperature on weather tile I'm sorry, Cupertino, but Microsoft has nailed it. Windows Phone 7 feels like an iphone from the future. Microsoft Has Out-Appled Apple Gizmodo Significant Business Disadvantages Application Support Third party developers not likely to target platform until market share increases Significant Personal Advantages People Hub Facebook contacts in People hub Facebook updates in What s New It is a Microsoft product Tight integration with Hotmail / Windows Live Xbox Live ZunePass support ($15/month unlimited music) Dedicated camera button 4

Microsoft Has Out-Appled Apple Gizmodo Significant Business Disadvantages Application Support Third party developers not likely to target platform until market share increases Significant Personal

5 Significant Personal Disadvantages It s not an Apple product No support for your itunes media Inability to interact with Apple media devices such as AppleTV Inability to share apps with other Apple devices such as ipad or ipod Touch Less extensive app selection than iphone platform Mango Update People Hub Linked-in integration Contact history information ( , sms, etc) Conversation view Set/Change Out of Office messages Consolidated inbox view (for multiple accts) Outlook Tasks Wireless Sync Support for Rights Management Multitasking Mango Update Voice to text / text to voice Office 365 Support SharePoint check-in / check-out / versioning Bing Scout IE9 with tabbed browsing and HTML5 Additional security policy enhancements Twitter integration Improved Facebook integration (face tagging on photos) 5

view Set/Change Out of Office messages Consolidated inbox view (for multiple accts) Outlook Tasks Wireless Sync Support for Rights Management Multitasking Mango Update Voice to text / text to voice

6 Looking Forward Predicts that will surpass Blackberry and iphone in market share by 2015 Good Mobile Messaging Disadvantages 1. Separate application on device 2. May not be as fully featured as native app 3. takes too long to load + other user perceptions 4. Licensing can be a headache 5. Opens door to potential support headaches if allowing all manner of devices for corporate messaging Good Mobile Messaging Why would I choose Good over BES, or over native Exchange ActiveSync? 6

takes too long to load + other user perceptions 4. Licensing can be a headache 5.

7 Good Mobile Messaging Advantages 1. Like BES for non-rim hardware 2. Works on most of the popular phones today: iphone/ios, Android 2.1+, Windows Mobile 6.5, PalmOS, SymbianOS/Nokia 3. Common app structure across all supported phones 4. Separate application on device provides a secure sandbox for corporate data 5. Opens door for less restrictive hardware requirements for corporate messaging thanks to encrypted data both at rest on device and in transmission. Thank You Questions? 7

Common app structure across all supported phones 4.

Exchange 2010 ActiveSync: Connection

Westlands School Exchange 2010 ActiveSync: Connection Staff mobile phone email access Exchange 2010 ActiveSync provides Westlands School Staff with external access to their school email account from a