http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-10/jpmorgan-said-to-test-iphone-for-e-mail-as-more-bankers-bypass-blackberry.html By Hugo Miller, Elena Logutenkova and Adam Satariano Bloomberg September 10, 2010 JPMorgan Chase & Co. may soon let employees use iPhones for corporate e-mail, making it an alternative to Research in Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry at the bank for the first time, two people familiar with the situation said. JPMorgan is testing the Apple Inc. device and smartphones based on Google Inc.’s Android software, said the people, who didn’t want to be named because the plans haven’t been made public. The bank is the second-largest in the U.S. by assets and has about 220,000 employees worldwide. UBS AG, Switzerland’s biggest bank, said it is also considering allowing its staff to use iPhones for company messaging as more of them opt for the Apple product. UBS has more than 63,000 employees. Apple and Google are making inroads in RIM’s traditional stronghold with corporate customers, after their devices first caught on with consumers. Standard Chartered Bank Plc said in May it’s switching from the BlackBerry to the iPhone for employees and expects to have 15,000 distributed by year-end. [...] _______________________________________________________ Subscribe to InfoSec News - www.infosecnews.org http://www.infosecnews.org/mailman/listinfo/isnReceived on Sun Sep 12 2010 - 22:40:06 PDT
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