Blackberry and Windows have enterprise servers that allow organizations to secure data on smartphones used for business. According to some cell phone retail store managers, about 50 percent of the smartphones being purchased for business use are "open source" phones, such as the Android. These open source phones offer the user less restrictions on apps, for example, and have some additional functionality that other phones may not have, which tends to make the phones more appealing to users. But once someone purchases these open source phones, such as a Droid, Samsung, Motorola, etc., the task of integrating the phone into the business is left up to IT managers or consultants, such as C/D/H. Paul Hillman speaks with Jason Cooper, a consultant at C/D/H, about integrating open source smartphones into communication platforms for businesses.
