Virgin Trains is working with Vodafone to add retransmitters for 2G/3G to 52 of the trains on their fleet - boosting signal strengths for customers. The project, which is due to finish in November, has apparently seen a 60% increase in successfully completed calls. At the same time the carrier is also urging business users [...]

Tor Anumana has announced two wireless applications for remote access. The first makes it possible to run a live presentation (like PowerPoint) via a mobile device and share a live demo with others all over the world, instantaneously on their own mobile devices. The second makes it possible to access any file from [...]

Apple's iPhone is getting seriously gussied up for its new role as an enterprise smartphone. With Apple bringing Microsoft Exchange support to the iPhone with the next iPhone update and Cisco already branding iPhone features with their VPN technology, not to mention IBM's Lotus for iPhone, the iconic handset is sure to fire up corporate [...]

The iPhone isn’t exactly an enterprise device , that much is truth. But, that doesn’t stop throngs of businesspeople from insisting that their IT department support their new-fangled iPhone. Avaya’s taken heed and has plans to bring their Avaya one-X Mobile platform to the iPhone. Support for the year’s hottest handset is expected to come in Q1 2008, and will essentially turn your iPhone into another endpoint on the corporate network - by “endpoint on the corporate network” we mean that the all calls to the office phone will be routed to the iPhone when you’re out of the office. The Avaya one-X Mobile interface will allow iPhone users to access their visual voicemail, corporate directories, VIP lists, and allow incoming and outgoing voice calls under your office phone-number ID - all through an “enterprise-secure” connection.  Check out this flash-based demo to get an idea of how Avaya’s one-X Mobile will work on the iPhone. Now, all we need is Apple-sanctioned ActiveSync and MS Exchange Server support . MacWorldExpo? February ? We’ll see. [Via: Macenstein ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:Avaya Communication Manager for S80Apple iPhone Confused - Wants To Be Enterprise PhoneSCO Mobile and Genisys Software deliver enterprise vertical solutions to the iPhoneSynchronica Mobile Gateway 3.0 set to start free trials - Microsoft Exchange coming soon to an iPhone near you!Apple say iPhone and AppleTV to get FREE applications and software [...]

If Apple’s newest job listing is any indicator, the techies at Cupertino are looking to bring on a new employee to finally bring Microsoft Exchange functionality to the iPhone. Apple is apparently looking for a “motivated, highly-technical Exchange test/sync engineer with excellent problem solving and communication skills,” who will be joining “a dynamic team responsible for qualifying the latest iPhone products…Your focus will be testing Exchange and Outlook functionality with Apple’s innovative new phone.” Apple has been pushing to break into the enterprise environment with the iPhone, but the lack of support for the Microsoft Exchange email system that hive-minded corporations love so much has kept the iPhone largely a favorite of the consumer crowd. With support for the email syncing capabilities of MS Exchange, however, Apple could successfully make the iPhone a business contender that may give the BlackBerry a serious run for its money. As it stands today, the iPhone is only capable of limited MS Exchange support through third-party offerings and supports IMAP email synchronization in certain situations. A recent survey found that 98% of respondents would be much more likely to pick up an iPhone if it had support for Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft ActiveSync. While ActiveSync is pretty much the arch-rival of Apple’s iTunes-based sync strategy, it might make prudent business sense for Apple to give in and finally support it. After all, Apple’s support for MS software applications like the MS Office suite and even virtualization of Windows has brought Apple to the competitive foreground in recent years. If Apple does rollout support for Microsoft Exchange email synchronization, you can bet that we’ll be setting up our own MS Exchange servers. [Via: Apple Insider ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:Apple may be licensing Microsoft Exchange Active Sync for Direct Push email on iPhone!Microsoft Exchange email on your Apple iPhone with IceWEB's IceMAILiPhone syncs with Microsoft Exchange via Synchronica's Mobile Gateway 3.0Apple iPhone does Enterprise - will have standard OSX VPN-client and Quick Look for Word and Excel FilesSynchronica Mobile Gateway 3.0 [...]

The Helio Ocean has traditionally been marketed towards the younger, hipper set , but it looks like Helio is turning up the enterprise appeal on the Helio Ocean. In an effort to make the Helio Ocean an enterprise-class handset, Helio has made available a couple new software packages that should help mobilize office duties. The new Helio File Viewer allows any Helio Ocean user to view Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Adobe PDF files - giving them the option of zooming around within the document, switch between landscape and portrait views, and sort by file type. Helio File Viewer also supports an expanded number of image formats (BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, WMF, EMF). Helio has also released an upgraded Mail for Microsoft Exchange application . The new Mail for Microsoft Exchange gets bumped up to v1.2 and improves the calendar, alert, and sync-ing capabilities of the Helio Ocean. “Ocean’s unique dual-slide design and comprehensive messaging suite lets members communicate with friends, family and business associates in unique ways,” said Darshan Patel, Director of Email Communications at Helio. “The addition of Helio File Viewer makes staying in touch easier and more effective for business users with the ability to view documents wherever members take their Oceans.” Now you can grab a refreshed (read: refurbished), lower-priced Helio Ocean to help you with your daily office tasks. We’re not sure if the Helio Ocean is the best handset for smartphone-ing, but at just $ 99 , it’s at least a damn good deal. Full press release . ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:Helio Ocean coming on May 21?Helio Ocean now availableHelio adds MS Exchange support and new file viewer to OceanHelio offering refreshed Ocean for $99!Helio Ocean gets jiggy with Exchange ActiveSync