10 Jul
Apple releases iPhone Configuration Utility for corporate environments
Apple has posted a new application that helps you manage your iPhones in a corporate environment: the iPhone Configuration Utility. It’s available in OS X and Windows flavors and there’s also a Web Utility in quest of Mac.
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The form utility lets you set up configuration profiles and install provisioning profiles as well as applications, and lets you get information about iPhones, including their console logs. Configuration data can comprehend assurance policies, VPN information, Wi-Fi settings, Exchange account settings, and certificates that allow you to employment your iPhone and iPod touch to be in action in an enterprise environment.
Presumably, this covers the ability to deploy applications in an enteprise environment, a feature that Steve Jobs touched relating to in his Worldwide Developer Conference keynote speech last month. Further information on deploying the iPhone in an enterprise environment is available on Apple’s site, including a filled overview of the iPhone Configuration Utility (PDF link).
