One of the most important is Apple's deal with Microsoft to use the latter's ActiveSync and Exchange technology.

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And Jobs had no complaints about Microsoft's Exchange ActiveSync, which Apple has licensed, to provide these functions for the iPhone.

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With protocols like Exchange ActiveSync, email on a smartphone can be made nearly as secure as the email on a PC.

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