Re: Smartphone Policies.

[Cal Frye <cjf () CALFRYE COM>]

Matthew Gracie wrote:
> Long ago, perhaps back in the Pleistocene, a phone could be trusted to
> make and receive phone calls and otherwise leave well enough alone.
>
> Now, of course, with iPhones and Blackberries everywhere, people want to
> read their mail, check their calendars, and otherwise manipulate College
> data using their handheld devices.

We support the Blackberry, as the President must have one (I think I
heard something similar from another institution somewhere...).

Our Computer Store resells the iPod Touch, and many have obtained
iPhones on their own, although the AT&T signal in our area isn't very
impressive. I will note that these devices come with a Cisco-compatible
IPSEC VPN client, so we are comfortable requiring VPN connections to
attach to sensitive servers, whether from our own wireless network or
from outside.

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