Most corporate users are wondering if and when their new iPhone’s will be compatible with their corporate Exchange, Lotus domino or Sun Java Enterprise Systems. Synchronica’s Mobile Gateway 3.0 allows iPhone users to finally connect to the systems mentioned above. The software will allow users to access these systems, according to their web site, without the need to tunnel through your corporate firewall. You just need access to Synchronica’s Mobile Gateway 3.0, formerly called SyncML Gateway.
The gateway software works by communicating with the iPhone’s IMAP/SMTP mail client, and then connects securely to the corporate e-mail servers. In working with Exchange, Mobile Gateway uses the Microsoft’s secure Outlook Web Access to retrieve e-mail from the Exchange server. The e-mail is moved to the iPhone via IMAP.
While testing the iPhone with the IMAP email client, the company found a glitch in how the servers talked to the e-mail program on the device. A small change to their server software gave the iPhone a completely transparent connection. Messages sent, deleted or moved while using the iPhone, are reflected back on the Exchange server.
The combination of how the Synchronica Gateway works with the iPhone allows the two systems to communicate independently, which increases the overall security of the corporate e-mail system. This software is welcomed as more corporate customers buy the iPhone. Via Network World.