Exchange Online—Evaluating Software-plus-Services

Mobile Devices Using Exchange ActiveSync

Exchange ActiveSync is a communication protocol that enables mobile devices such as cell phones with rich, "over-the-air" access to e-mail messages, calendars, contacts, tasks, and other Exchange Server mailbox data. Exchange ActiveSync is available on both Windows Mobile®–based devices and Exchange ActiveSync–enabled devices. Exchange ActiveSync provides the ability to provision and enforce security policies on mobile devices—for example, to customize password settings, require encryptions, or disallow attachment downloading.

Importance Rating. Does the organization need to support mobile devices like smartphones, PDAs, and other devices? Record the importance of this criterion in the table below.

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