Company wants me to get a Blackberry; can I get an iPhone instead?

Hi all,
My company told me they want me to get a Blackberry, but I would much rather use an iPhone. We are a Windows shop and use Exchange for email, calendars, etc. The question is can I get all of the stuff that a Blackberry provides (email, calendar, global contacts) with the iPhone if it is linked with an Exchange server?
Thanks for any info.
Ed

Although the iPhone works with Exchange, your company must have Exchange accessible to mobile devices. This requires at least Exchange 2003 or 2007, and ActiveSync turned on and allowed for mobile devices. If your company doesn't have this set up, then the only way for your iPhone to interface will be to sync with Outlook.
You need to check with your Exchange/IT guys and see if they will let you sync your iPhone to Exchange. If they don't have Exchange ActiveSync available outside the firewall, then you are out of luck.
The iPhone does support configuration profiles and remote wipe, so it does have many of the security features found on the BB.
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