HSBC could order 200,000 iPhones

Posted by Dennis Sellers Apple ico Aug 13, 2008 at 5:44pm

imageGlobal banking giant HSBC is considering ditching the BlackBerry and adopting Apple’s iPhone as its standard staff mobile device, a move that could result in an order for some 200,000 iPhones, according to ZDNet Australia.

“We are actually reviewing iPhones from a HSBC Group perspective … and when I say that, I mean globally,” HSBC’s Australia and New Zealand chief information officer Brenton Hush told ZDNet Australia.

HSBC has some 300,000 staff internationally. A decision to standardize on the iPhone on its corporate networks would likely lead to one of the world’s largest iPhone orders.

“A decision on a piece of hardware like that would potentially be deployed, conservatively, to 200,000 people,” Hush told ZDNet Australia. “You know, it’s a big decision, especially when you have an existing fleet out there. But it’s definitely something we are considering from a HSBC Group perspective. We always explore the potential application of new technologies and this is no different.”

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