IOS vs Blackberry - enterprise security comparison

I need some help on establishing the security of iOS devices in the enterprise compared with Blackberries.
Our security-conscious company uses Blackberries but is seeing increasing numbers of staff using 'unofficial' iPhones and iPads to access the Exchange 2010 server and other network assets - connecting to the office network using the same VPN connection made available for remote laptop access. There is currently some debate about whether this should be stamped out'. The powers that be opine that Blackberry is inherently safer and are inclined to ban iOS devices from accessing network assets, but my suspicion would be that both platforms are secure if deployed properly. Moreover, security is not an all-or-nothing concept but should be analysed in bits (e.g. can the connection be hacked, can data on the device be hacked if it is lost or stolen, can the device be remotely wiped, etc.).
The iPhone enterprise deployment guide should tell our systems folks everything they need to know about secure deployment, and my guess would be that we could make and enforce a policy that meets or exceeds the security available using our current Blackberry policy. Hoever, we're not yet at the stage that our systems folks are willing (or allowed) to support iOS. What I need first, therefore, is some objective discussion/comparison of the different security aspects of Blackberry vs iOS. Blackberry posts a 'white paper'  by 'J. Gold Associates' by (http://us.blackberry.com/business/leading/Choosing_an_enterprise-class_wireless_ operating_system.pdf), but it's from early 2009 and seems to be entirely pro-Blackberry. Can anybody suggest some sources?
Many thanks,
Jim

It has something to do with ios 6 and netgear, I know that for sure, ios 6 and netgear had problems pre 6.1.
I'm not sure what you mean by if it ever worked? Yes it did work, the iPad 2 on ios5 worked fine, and the other two still on ios 5 work as expected. The iPhone 4 worked the same, no problems until ios 6. Any other non-ios 6 device works as well.
I'm not sure if it is a router / firewall problem, I wouldn't rule it out, but it HAS to be something to do with ios 6, there's just no other explanation for it :S. If you also add in the fact that netgear and ios 6 had terrible problems, it makes sense, the problem is trying to solve it :S
I know that ios 6 works fine on other access points / routers, which is why I added netgear to the title, I'm particularly interested in any other people that have netgear wifi and had similar issues with ios 6.

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