NetSuite Inc.’s users can start accessing the company’s hosted midmarket applications suite via their iPhones as businesses start to investigate the possibilities of using the much hyped Apple Inc. mobile device at work.
NetSuite 2007.0, the latest version of the company’s software-as-a-service online suite, includes native support for the most recent release of Apple’s Safari Web browser, functionality that NetSuite has dubbed SuitePhone, the vendor said Thursday. The iPhone, which debuted in the U.S. on June 29, uses Safari as its Web browser.Unveiled last month, NetSuite 2007.0 is being rolled out to the vendor’s existing customer base and will be available to new users in August.
SuitePhone allows users to log into their NetSuite accounts on their iPhones and access the vendor’s hosted ERP (enterprise resource planning), CRM (customer relationship management) and electronic-commerce functionality.