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Apple this week released the first edition of the iPhone OS Enterprise Deployment Guide which targets system administrators. The 83 page manifesto exhibits Apple’s will to penetrate the business smartphone market. The guide provides comprehensive instructions for iPhone and iPod touch deployment within the enterprise. The scope of this blog is not technical, however we’ve presented the full list of iPhone 3.0 enterprise features below and attempted to categorize them by not so technical degrees of technicality (hmm). With that in mind let’s get down to what features are available for enterprise iPhone 3.0 users and the system admins that support them.

Less technical…

• CalDAV calendar wireless syncing.
• LDAP server support for contact look-up in mail, address book, and SMS.
• Configuration profiles can be encrypted and locked to a device so that their removal requires an administrative password.
• iPhone Configuration Utility 2.0 now allows you to add and remove encrypted configuration profiles directly onto devices that are connected to your computer by USB.
• Additional device restrictions are now available, including the ability to specify the length of time that a device can be left unlocked and disabling the camera.
• Local mail messages and calendar events can be searched. For IMAP, MobileMe, and Exchange 2007, mail that resides on the server can also be searched.
• Microsoft Exchange users can invite others to meetings.
• Microsoft Exchange 2007 users can also view reply status.
• iTunes can now store device backups in encrypted format.
   

Somewhat technical…

• Additional mail folders can now be designated for push email delivery.
• Web clips can now be installed using a configuration profile.
• Exchange ActiveSync client certificate-based authentication.
• Devices can now be authenticated and enrolled over-the-air using a Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP) server.
• APN proxy settings can now be made specified using a configuration profile.
   

More technical features now supported…

• On-demand certificate-based VPN connections.
• VPN proxy configuration via a configuration profile and VPN servers.
• 802.1x EAP-SIM
• Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) for certificate revocation.
• Additional EAS policies, along with EAS protocol 12.1.
   

Download the complete iPhone OS Enterprise Deployment Guide from Apple.

An effort to restructure MySpace into a more innovative and entrepreneurial business results in News Corp cutting 30% of the social network’s staff this week, approximately 400 employees. MySpace has seen nothing but bad news lately, traffic has been dwindling and last month the platform was dethroned as the number one social media network in the U.S. by rival Facebook.
 
“Simply put, our staffing levels were bloated and hindered our ability to be an efficient and nimble team-oriented company,” said MySpace Chief Executive Officer Owen Van Natta. These layoffs have been attributed to Google’s decision to heavily downsize it’s $300 million per year advertising deal with MySpace. Sources suggest Google is looking for something closer to $50 million per year.
 
While many MySpace employees appear to be expendable as of late, including former CEO Chris DeWolfe, co-founder Tom Anderson remains on the roster, and still friends with everyone.