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HyperOffice, a leading provider of enterprise collaboration software, has announced the public beta of its collaboration tools that connect the Apple iPhone to corporate email, contacts, calendars, notes, and tasks.

The release of the iPhone in 2007 was of course one of the top product launches of the year, and while it was targeted at consumers, these types of devices always end up being a corporate concern as well, because employees suddenly want them for business and personal use. Besides the trend factor, the question since day one has been its viability within the enterprise.

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One of the biggest challenges has been its lack of Microsoft Exchange sync support, because iPhone users are not able to directly send and receive emails through their corporate systems. That is where HyperOffice's new announcement comes in.

HyperShare is a gateway tool built into HyperOffice and that synchronizes the iPhone with Microsoft Outlook and Exchange Server giving users access to secure corporate messaging collaboration tools from anywhere via an Internet connection. HyperShare is a one-time download to the desktop.

HyperOffice is a full-fledged collaboration tool with features ranging from email to shared workspaces to project management. Its Outlook Integration specifically targets the challenges of extended team members and helps users break free from reliance on Exchange or SharePoint. HyperOffice is growing in popularity, as evidenced by its inclusion in the voting for the Intranet Journal Product of the Year award. It's been nominated in two categories. Click here to vote.

"People really want to use the iPhone as a business tool," said Farzin Arsanjani, president of HyperOffice.

"But you can't do that until you solve two problems. First, it is difficult for the large enterprise to deploy the iPhone to corporate road warriors without native support for Microsoft Exchange," said Arsanjani.

"Second, if you are using Outlook to run and grow your business, how do you begin sharing calendars, contacts, documents and tasks -- not just email -- without Exchange, especially when the iPhone does not work with Exchange? These are the two stumbling blocks that HyperOffice removes," he said.

The addition of iPhone support in this new announcement takes this strategy one step further enabling even those with access behind the firewall to not be constrained by limitations or integration challenges of new mobile technology and existing Exchange Server installations. This enables your extended team members to collaborate regardless of whether or not they rely on Microsoft Exchange.

Operating as webware the entire HyperOffice suite requires no corporate firewall or network modification or installation. This makes it ideal as a mobile solution for road warriors armed with iPhones or other mobile devices.

To learn more and access the free 30 day trial of HyperOffice with the new beta iPhone solutions go to: http://www.hyperoffice.com/hypermain/highlights/iphone.cfm or call 1-800.434.5136

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