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ZTE Tania

ZTE Tania

Windows Phone Mango

Fully equipped

Great for business and pleasure

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BlackBerry Bold 9790

BlackBerry Bold 9790

BlackBerry OS7

Powerful & Fully Featured

Smooth performance for browsing the web, running apps, working with documents, and enjoying multimedia

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Motorola RAZR

Motorola RAZR

The RAZR is back

Faster, Thinner, Smarter, Stronger

Dual-core 1.2GHz processor, 7.1mm body, MotoCast, and KEVLAR strong.

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HTC Sensation XL

HTC Sensation XL

Feel every beat

With Beats Audio

A multimedia superstar with Beats earphones included.

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HTC Titan

HTC Titan

Unlike anything you've ever held before

Office on the move

Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango). With a 4.7-inch screen and big virtual keyboard, the Titan is perfect for both work and play.

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HTC Radar

HTC Radar

Real time close

Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango)

Pull all your contacts and social networks together into one place to stay connected with friends and share instantly.

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BlackBerry Bold 9900

BlackBerry Bold 9900

Slim yet powerful

Touch and Type in harmony

The Bold 9900 is RIM's thinnest BlackBerry smartphone yet and as lightweight and durable as it is feature-packed.

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BlackBerry Curve 9360

BlackBerry Curve 9360

Socially aware

Sleek and stylish

The 9360 feels just right in your hand and with a ton of accessories you can really make it your own.

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HTC ChaCha

HTC ChaCha

Facebook integrated

Full qwerty Android

Share virtually anything with just one touch.

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ZTE Libra

ZTE Libra

Affordable Android

WiFi hotspot, Exchange email, Google Maps and much, much more all at an attractive price.

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ZTE MF30/MF60

ZTE MF30/MF60

Portable Internet

USB & WiFi for Windows and Mac

High speed, portable Internet access in your pocket.

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Motorola Defy +

Motorola Defy +

Lifeproof

Faster, smarter, richer

Scratch, dust and water-resistant. 1GHz processor, 5MP camera and great pre-loaded apps.

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Motorola Pro +

Motorola Pro +

Works and plays as hard as you do

Faster, smarter, richer

A powerful smartphone optimised for business but fun enough to use for your personal life.

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BlackBerry Curve 9380

BlackBerry Curve 9380

BlackBerry OS7

The 1st all-touch Curve

Easily capture and share your favourite moments with family, friends and colleagues.

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Novatel MiFi 3352

Novatel MiFi 3352

Intelligent Personal Mobile Hotspot

Portable High-Speed Internet

Carry the Internet with you stream media wirelessly from your SD card.

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HTC Sensation XE

HTC Sensation XE

With Beats Audio

Designed to impress

With custom Beats headphones, engineered to deliver extraordinary sound.

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HTC Rhyme

HTC Rhyme

Accessories to fit your life

Stay connected with those closest to you

Stylish, effortless technology.

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ZTE Skate

ZTE Skate

Affordable Android

WiFi hotspot, Exchange email, Google Maps and much, much more all at an attractive price.

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HTC Explorer

HTC Explorer

A design that fits your lifestyle

Keep in touch with the people who matter

Jump right into what's most important to you thanks to an improved lockscreen design.

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ZTE Tureis

ZTE Tureis

Full Qwerty 2.6-inch touchscreen

Android Gingerbread

Business and social features in a slim package.

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Connect to an SSH VPN via VNC from an Android device

I have blogged previously about how to deploy an SSH-based VPN solution to offer remote control of corporate resources from 'untrusted' PCs safely (http://blog.brightpointuk.co.uk/deploying-ssh-based-vpn-solution). Should you need to, it is possible to access remote hosts from an Android device via VNC using a free SSH client and VNC viewer such as ConnectBot and AndroidVNC, both available from the Android Market.

To initiate the connection to the SSH server, download and install ConnectBot. When launched, you can enter in the details of the SSH server to be connected to:

ConnectBot for Android

Connect to an SSH-based VPN via VNC from an Iphone

I have blogged previously about how to deploy an SSH-based VPN solution (http://blog.brightpointuk.co.uk/deploying-ssh-based-vpn-solution) enabling safe remote control of corporate assets without needing to worry about the health status of the machine doing the remote controlling.
It is possible to access the same SSH VPN server from an iPhone device using the iSSH application.

iSSH is not free, it must be purchased via the iTunes App Market, but once installed configuration is quick and simple and works via both WiFi and 3G connections.

What do you need from your mobile operator to set up a VPN connection?

I have written before about troubleshooting VPN connections from mobile devices should you experience problems (http://blog.brightpointuk.co.uk/troubleshooting-mobile-vpn-connections), but it has cropped up a number of times recently so I thought another post might help to better understand what the options are in terms of operator services and which is right for you based on your VPN infrastructure.

Deploying an SSH-based VPN solution

Configuring and deploying VPN remote access solutions can be a complicated and time-consuming, not to mention expensive, exercise. For companies looking to provide a simple, inexpensive, secure remote access solution to staff, then an SSH-based VPN may be the answer.

Adding VPN connections to Android 1.6 (Donut)

Release 1.6 of the Android platform, aka Donut, included support for PPTP, L2TP and IPSec-based VPN connections.
This article will give an overview of where to find the settings governing VPN connections, what connection settings are required, and how to install and select certificates.

VPN settings are located in the Settings menu under Settings --> Wireless Controls --> VPN Settings:

Android Donut VPN Settings

The following types of VPN connection are supported:

Viscosity OpenVPN client for MacOS

Viscosity openVPN client

OpenVPN is a free, open source SSL-based virtual private networking solution that I have posted about previously (http://blog.brightpointuk.co.uk/openvpn). Although it is possible to configure access to an OpenVPN server from a Mac manually, and there are free GUI-based clients available, such as Tunnelblick (http://code.google.com/p/tunnelblick/), these require that you create the connection script manually and have a working knowledge of how the OpenVPN server has been deployed.

Connect to a Cisco VPN server from Mac OS Snow Leopard

MacOS 10.6, or Snow Leopard, features an integrated Cisco VPN client, able to connect to an IPSec Cisco VPN appliance.

To configure the VPN client, open the System Preferences and select Network. Click on the + symbol to add a new connection:

Connect to a Cisco VPN server from Mac OS Snow Leopard

Select VPN as the Interface type, and Cisco IPSec as the VPN type. Enter a name for the connection and click Create:

Microsoft Server 2008 Terminal Services

I have blogged about the terminal services capabilities of Microsoft Server 2008 on previous, now defunct, blog sites and as it came up in a support call today I thought it was worth resurrecting my old article.

Connecting to the office securely from a Windows Mobile PDA

It is common knowledge these days that with a Microsoft Windows Mobile-based PDA it is possible to get your email, contacts and calendar information pushed directly to your handheld if you are running Microsoft Exchange in the office, can open and edit attachments and re-send them on. But what if you need to access files on the local file server directly?

OpenVPN

OpenVPN (http://openvpn.net) is a fully-featured SSL VPN solution.
OpenVPN can be used to provide secure remote access to field workers, can provide site-to-site VPN links or can be used to secure a private wireless network: if you can think of an application for a VPN solution, OpenVPN can probably accommodate it.

The OpenVPN server software can be installed on Linux, Windows (2000 or later), Solaris or MacOS and there are clients available for an even wider range of platforms, including Windows Mobile.

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