IPhone 2.0 beta gets hands-on test at major financial firm

**Glaswegian** · 04-09-2008, 03:38 PM

A major U.S. financial institution will test Apple Inc.'s iPhone 2.0 beta for potential use by internal end users, despite raising red flags about inadequate security on the next-generation device three weeks ago.

"I'm awaiting my device as I type," said a high-ranking official at the financial company in an e-mail today. The official, who asked not to be named and that the company remain unidentified because of corporate policies, said several users will test the device across various security, network and Microsoft Exchange support teams.

In March, the same official had said the institution's initial review of the 2.0 beta one week after it was announced left company officials "less optimistic" than when the beta was announced by Apple Inc. on March 6, mainly because financial institutions face tough federal regulations on the security of records.

But the financial institution undertaking the tests also allows its customers to use the first version of the iPhone to access their accounts and move funds, making a review for potential internal users more important.

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