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Mr. [Brian Keare]'s wife, Eleanor, chief executive of Circle of Friends, was so intrigued by the iPhone that she snatched it from him for a business trip to Chicago, where it helped her make a spontaneous visit to a client's store. Before going in, she was able to quickly access the client's sales records and the store manager's name -- without having to haul out her laptop. Ms. Keare is planning to buy her own iPhone.

Users said the iPhone's Web browser, known as Safari, is one of the most usable on a mobile phone, with better compatibility with many Web sites. They said the large touch-sensing screen on the iPhone -- which lets users pan around a Web page and zoom in with various finger gestures -- also makes it more practical to use the Web. The iPhone is priced at $499 to $599, with a two-year commitment to wireless service through AT&T Inc.

Salesforce.com said its Web site currently works on the iPhone, and that it is modifying its software to more effectively display the site through the iPhone browser. Zimbra Inc., which makes a Web-based competitor to Microsoft Corp.'s Outlook email, calendar and contacts program, expects to offer a version of its software tailored to the iPhone next month.



Subject

Information technology;Cellular telephones;Apple iPhone

Company/organization

AT&T Inc; NAICS: 517110, 517212, 518111; Duns: )

Apple Inc; NAICS: 334111, 511210, 334220; Duns: )

Product name

Apple iPhone

Classification

9190: United States, 8330: Broadcasting & telecommunications industry, 5250: Telecommunications systems & Internet communications

Title

Businesss Technology: iPhone Calls to Some Business Users; Web-Based Applications Work Nicely With Browser, but Security Is a Concern

Author

Wingfield, Nick

Publication title

Wall Street Journal

Pages

B.3

Publication year

2007

Publication date

Jul 24, 2007

Year

2007

Publisher

Dow Jones & Company Inc

Place of publication

New York, N.Y.

Country of publication

United States

Journal subject

Business And Economics--Banking And Finance

ISSN

00999660

Source type

Newspapers

Language of publication

English

Document type

News

ProQuest document ID

399018644

Document URL

http://search.proquest.com/docview/399018644?accountid=136883

Copyright

(c) 2007 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Reproduced with permission of copyright owner. Further reproduction or distribution is prohibited without permission.

Last updated

2010-06-26

Database

ABI/INFORM Global

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