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Android… a potential enterprise mobile platform… in time

In case you missed it the Android mobile operating system, which an alliance of 30 companies including Google helped develop, has been released.

Unlike the iPhone, Android being an operating system, is expected to be released on multiple handsets much like Windows Mobile. T-Mobile has opted for a HTC handset to be the first to release an Android based phone called the G1.

See the below video from Google President Sergey Brin stepping through the Android operating system.

Needless to say Android is tightly integrated with applications such as Google Maps and GMail with specific features such as touch screen dependent on the device the operating system is supplied with. In addition however Google is actively encouraging third party developed applications by providing a $10 million incentive program!

While the Android does not yet include support for any enterprise Push Email services no doubt just like the iPhone it will be a matter of time before IT Managers need to include Android in their consideration of mobile operating sytems along with RIM, Windows Mobile, and Symbian.

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