Mike de la Cruz, a senior vice president with German software giant SAP AG, shows off the latest weapon of the corporate road warrior -- his iPhone. A hit with consumers because it combines a phone, music player and Web browser, analysts say Apple Inc"s iPhone is gaining ground as a business tool as well, and could one day rival Research in Motion Ltd"s popular Blackberry line.
Although sought out by high-end consumers, Apple products have never been accepted widely by business, so major corporate adoption of the iPhone would be a breakthrough. "It"s fun," de la Cruz said in Boston at an industry conference earlier this week. "It"s so popular."