Apple updates iPhone Configuration Utility – Computerworld

Earlier last week Apple released the new iOS 4.1 which was the main focus of the Media Event on the 6th of Sept.

Something that went mostly unnoticed is the new iPHone Configuration Utility which has been updates to v 3.1 .

ComputerWorld explains that there’s not a lot of changes except that the updated version doesn’t support iPads (until iPads will be updates to iOs4 later in November)

The iPhone Enterprise Deployment guide has also been moved and renamed to iPhone Configuration Utility Documentation under the iPhone business resources section.

What’s new

Apple’s release notes indicate that the update includes support for the iOS mobile device management features, as well as support for Cisco AnyConnect and Juniper Networks SSL VPN clients, CardDAV, configuration of multiple Exchange accounts and SAN support using Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP). Largely, this means that the utility can be used to configure the majority of new features introduced in iOS 4.

While it isn’t mentioned in the release notes (though it is covered in the guide), the update allows for restriction of access to Game Center and FaceTime.

A significant update

The update itself isn’t a particularly major one. It is simply keeping the iPhone Configuration Utility on par with the latest iOS version. What may be significant is that Apple is being proactive in updating the utility.