iPhone for the enterprise? It's possible, says Sybase.

Paul Mah writes: "What sparked my interest was how Sybase recognized the limitations of consumer devices like the iPhone to operate in an enterprise environment, and attempts to address these limitations via a sandbox approach.

Essentially, information that is corporate owned and delivered is clearly demarcated from what belongs to the employee, creating a natural separation between the two types of data. Any security policies configured by enterprise IT is enforced only within the enterprise sandbox, leaving the 'consumer' half of the device untouched."