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Enterprise Solutions for iPhone

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AT A GLANCE Over-the-Air Provisioning and Policy Lockdown Control Secure Enterprise Applications and Business Workflow Application Development with Full SQL Database and Synchronization

The iPhone is emerging as a leading mobile device for users who want consumer applications as well as secure access to enterprise data and applications. Sybase uniquely offers enterprise-class device management and security, enterprise applications and data-driven development tools to strengthen iPhone adoption in the enterprise. The popularity of the iPhone as a consumer device practically guarantees that most iPhones brought into the enterprise will have additional non-enterprise applications running. As a result, companies are taking different approaches to supporting the iPhone in the enterprise, some treating them as personal use devices, while others are deploying them as business tools for information workers, executives and other employees. The varied use of these smartphones requires solutions that address the unique needs of each enterprise. Sybase is committed to offering device agnostic solutions that support a broad range of operating systems, including the iPhone. By providing a mobile platform that offers capabilities for device management, security, applications, messaging and development, Sybase enables enterprises to further adopt the iPhone. This platform approach provides a solid foundation to mobilize your business and provides the tools for a long term strategy that helps to protect your valuable IT budget. Future-proof your investment in enterprise mobility by partnering with Sybase.

PROVISIONING, MANAGING AND SECURING iPHONES Some IT departments have been reluctant to authorize the use of iPhones in their enterprises, especially in highly regulated industries, due to the complexities associated with administratively managing the platform. Sybase is committed to helping IT administrators address these issues by offering device management and security capabilities for iPhone through our industry-leading tools. Sybase enables the secure provisioning and management of iPhone deployments in the enterprise, making it possible for iPhone users to securely access corporate information and data. IT managers can rely on Sybase's approach, which employs a provisioning process that establishes a trust relationship with the device by installing a certificate on each iPhone. This certificate is used to sign configuration policies that are locked and cannot be downgraded in security by any source. Afaria Afaria provides robust over-the-air provisioning of iPhones, including establishing network and security settings. Afaria enables enterprises to create lockable configuration and security policies that are consistent with IT standards. Overall, Afaria allows IT to have centralized control over a broad range of mobile devices including iPhone, Windows Mobile, Windows, Symbian, and BlackBerry.

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ACCESSING ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONS AND BUSINESS WORKFLOW ON THE iPHONE A first step in mobility for many enterprises involves offering secure access to corporate email and PIM data. Nomadic employees can access and send email (including attachments) anywhere, anytime in a secure, bandwidthefficient way. This must-have capability is critical to employees need to stay in touch with colleagues, customers and business partners regardless of their location. Sybase enables iPhone users to employ their email inboxes for more than just email. Users can take action from their iPhone to initiate or complete business processes such as submission and approval of expense reports, human resources requisitions and purchase orders, or to receive notifications and view CRM activities. iAnywhere Mobile Office iAnywhere Mobile Office enables IT organizations to provide secure delivery of IBM Lotus Domino and Microsoft Exchange enterprise data to a wide range of mobile devices, including the iPhone, Windows Mobile and Symbian. iAnywhere Mobile Office provides email, calendar, tasks and to do in a unique enterprise sandbox approach. With the enterprise sandbox, data on the device is protected while not affecting the users experience for non-enterprise usage of the device. Mobile Applications for SAP Sybase is partnering with SAP, a leading provider of enterprise software, to deliver SAP Business Suite software to iPhone, Windows Mobile, and other devices. Support for Blackberry devices is coming soon. This collaboration changes how users access critical business information anytime, anywhere. Sybase Mobile Sales for SAP CRM equips sales professionals with the capabilities they need to view and track opportunities, contacts, leads, pipeline and more.

DEVELOPING DATA-DRIVEN APPLICATIONS FOR iPHONE The iPhone is undeniably cool. It is now looking to prove that it is an enterprise tool that will help drive business growth and generate a positive ROI. The device has already infiltrated the enterprise, gaining ever-increasing access to corporate applications and data and spawning increased mobile application development. However, the tools available to enterprise developers have been lackluster until now. Enterprise developers can leverage Sybases mobile enterprise application platform to build custom mobile solutions as well as to extend existing enterprise information and applications (including SAP, Business Objects, Remedy, Sybase ASE and SQL Anywhere, Microsoft, Oracle, IBM and others) directly to any mobile device. The platform provides the integration, synchronization, messaging and mobile data management capabilities required to exchange information between mobile workers and enterprise systems to build the kind of applications that enable timely decision making while improving efficiency and increasing profits. SQL Anywhere SQL Anywhere provides powerful and proven database and data synchronization capabilities that enable companies to build secure, reliable, scalable and high performing applications. SQL Anywhere for iPhone offers a combination of database and data synchronization technology that complements existing offerings from Apple, and gives developers what they need to build tomorrows mobile enterprise applications. A single synchronization server integrates iPhone, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, Windows, and Palm OS clients into enterprise systems.

To learn more about Sybase solutions for iPhone, please visit: www.sybase.com/iphone

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