Gartner: Should big business start using the iPhone? Maybe
Despite Apple’s efforts to promote the iPhone 3G as a mobile device that’s ready for “enterprise,” i.e. use by big companies, a new report from Gartner says the iPhone still falls a bit short, for two main reasons — security and battery life.
Gartner hasn’t posted a summary of the report, titled “iPhone 2.0 is ready for enterprise, but caveats apply,” but Computerworld has a good overview. Here’s analyst Ken Dulaney’s big message: “Enterprises should approach… Continue Reading
Roundup: Stanford students’ angel investing, Facebook chat, and more
Stanford Student Enterprises launches fund for its students — SSE, the business arm of the Stanford student government, already has $13 million in assets, but it wants a piece of the next hot company to come out of the university. The organization, which is financially independent of Stanford University, has created an investing arm aimed at startups founded by students, called SSE Ventures.
Members of Founders Fund and Charles River Ventures, along with early Google angel… Continue Reading