Apple made a subtle move to push the iPad towards businesses of all sizes last week after the company posted a new web page, which presented good reason why your business can use the iPad. We think you might be seeing more iPads at work after spending the week end with our iPads.
Apple points out that the iPad works with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 and 2007 and will allow you to get push e-mail, calendar events, and contacts securely over the air. You can search your messages, create and manage calendar events, get directions to your next meeting, and access your Global Address List. Although we did not test the Server side of this we found a pleasant surprise with the Mobile Safari browser on the iPad -- we were able to access, via the web, the Outlook Web Access (OWA) versions of our e-mail when the back end was either Exchange Server 2003 or 2007. Neat!
They go on to tout the powerful tools available for businesses that adopt the iPad, including white papers on Enterprise Deployment Scenarios and Security Overviews. A powerful Configuration Utility is available free for both Mac and Windows and it works with the iPod touch, iPhone and iPad.
If you are a business we recommend checking out what Apple has to say about using the iPad in business.
