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Sorry, posted my response before I read all of the others. "Security" is pretty vague. There are some valid concerns, but throwing iPhone into the mix makes be believe that your Pre could be used as securely as the iPhone. I have some suggestions, but before giving them, I'm going to expound on the security issue a little more.
As smartphones have become more popular, IT departments have been much more concerned about PII (Personally Identifiable Information). While sometimes overhyped, it is a valid concern. Imagine what a headhunter would be willing to do to get a list of every executive or high up sales exec at a company. That's just an example.
So, when you have a company's address book and calendariing system on a device you carry around with you, that's a lot of PII. So, it's a valid concern that the IT department wants to restrict the devices. Some go as far as locking down the devices completely so they have to be accessed by password, can be remotely wiped if needed, and (very importantly here) can be controlled as to what programs can be put on them.
None of these are unreasonable, and it really is up to the company and their IT team to determine exactly how far they need to go to protect that information.
That said, to the best of my knowledge, the iPhone is no more secure than the Pre in this area (but, I'm not an iPhone expert by any means, so I could be wrong).
Here's what I would suggest you do.
- Find out if the Pre is disallowed, or is simply not supported. If it's disallowed, drop down to step 4 below.
- Ensure that your company is using Exchange Active Server.
- Find a power iPhone user, and get the settings (incoming server, outgoing server, etc) and use those on your Pre.
- Set up a Google account for your calendar and contacts, and use a third party application (such as CompanionLink) to synchronize only the information you need (EG your calendar, and those few internal employees that you need on your phone). BTW, this is the solution I use where I work.
Whatever you do, don't go against your IT department's policies. A phone isn't worth your job, and as has been mentioned, some companies take this issue very seriously. If your company absolutely forbids any of their information being on your Pre, you might have to resign yourself to carrying two devices.
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