Is it possible to view a shared Outlook calendar in Android and/or iPad/iPhone

Is it possible to get a shared (keyword SHARED) calendar in Outlook to sync with either an android or ipad/iphone calendar? I am able to get my primary outlook calendar to sync, but not my shared calendars. I have googled this topic extensively
and from what I've seen posted on various forums, the answer is a resounding no, but I'm hoping someone here might know of a workaround!
According to Microsoft support, Active Sync on mobile devices does not support shared calendars. (as per this article:http://community.office365.com/en-us/forums/158/t/13142.aspx).
The suggested work around is to not use Active Sync and instead set up an IMAP account. However, my company does not allow IMAP connections, so that's not an option.
Another possibility is to use a 3rd party tool, such as sync2 to sync to a gmail account and in turn sync the gmail calendar to the mobile device. However, that method does not seem to work with shared calendars either.
We are currently using Exchange 2007, but if upgrading to a newer version could make syncing shared calendars to mobile devices possible, I might be able to get approval to upgrade.
Any thoughts or ideas or workarounds are welcome.
Auxiliary questions: I am new to working with Exchange. Can anyone explain why syncing shared calendars with mobile devices is so difficult? Is there something in the general design that makes it problematic? Is the issue about security or technical
limitations or both (or neither)?
Thank you, Rich

I am guessing this is still the case with exchange 2007..
If anyone has a work around please share

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