Ah, the dreaded consumerization of IT. Chances are you’re as guilty as the rest of us when it comes to getting a little too familiar with the company-issued smartphone. Sure, you’ve rationalized away putting skee ball on the iPhone as a harmless distraction, and your kids like to play Angry Birds on “your” device when they get bored. You’ve simply gotten used to seeing the business-oriented icons next to the ones that launch the fun stuff, and it’s all very comfortable to have the work apps mixed with the home apps on “your” smartphone. Sound familiar? The problem is that the device is still a company computing platform, regardless of its mobility and portability. But abusing it just got quite a bit more difficult with Zenprise’s latest Mobile Manager enhancements and new Mobile Gateway application.
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