Bank of America and Citigroup Testing iPhones for Employee Use

Bank of America and Citigroup are reportedly testing to see if the iPhone will be approved for employee use, according to a BusinessWeek report.

Bank of America Corp. and Citigroup Inc. are considering whether to let employees use the Apple Inc. phone as an alternative to Research In Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry for corporate e-mail, said three people familiar with the plans. The banks are testing software for the iPhone that’s designed to make it secure enough for company messages, said the people, who didn’t want to be named because the plans aren’t public.

This is yet another report of Apple moving further into enterprise. Late last month it enlisted Unisys Corp to help support business and government agencies that have purchased Apple devices.

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