There has been a lot of buzz around the new Windows Mobile 5.0's so called push email. Many have even compared the new system to RIM's successful Blackberry platform. Now comes word from Gartner that Windows Mobile 5.0's new email system lacks the appropriate security.
"The MSFP includes improvements, but Microsoft has implemented too few of Gartner's recommendations to make Windows mobile devices enterprise-ready (see "What Does Trustworthy Computing Mean for Pocket PC?"). Microsoft told Gartner in 2002 that it would raise security on the platform significantly — to the enterprise level — in the next major release. In our opinion, the improvements in Windows Mobile 5.0 and the MSFP are insufficient and do not meet basic enterprise security needs."
"The MSFP includes improvements, but Microsoft has implemented too few of Gartner's recommendations to make Windows mobile devices enterprise-ready (see "What Does Trustworthy Computing Mean for Pocket PC?"). Microsoft told Gartner in 2002 that it would raise security on the platform significantly — to the enterprise level — in the next major release. In our opinion, the improvements in Windows Mobile 5.0 and the MSFP are insufficient and do not meet basic enterprise security needs."
