There has been a lot of talk about the iPhone not being a worthwhile business tool. As a social tool if it almost unparalleled, but many feel the iPhone is not able to punch its weight as a business tool, that you should turn to Blackberrys if you need your phone to help your business.

To be fair that attitude was deserved when the iPhone was first released. A number of issues stood in the way of it being useful to the average business person, and that is where it developed the reputation as a business lightweight. But it is not a reputation that is well deserved now.

The reason for this is that the iPhone has stepped its game up with regards to how it handles the important factors of business, it has addressed the problems and far from being a lightweight tool the iPhone can actually be a very powerful business tool.

It now has full compatibility with microsoft exchange servers – which makes it as useful as any phone when dealing with emails. Solving a previous problem.

The memory of the phone has increased, meaning it is now dramatically better at running process hungry applications – which business apps often are.

‘Proper internet’, as opposed to the limited WAP version, means that research is simple. Research made easier by the ability to read PDF files, which many business reports are written in.

The big advantage is the business tools available – there are a huge variety, including from such large business names as Oracle. Add in an ability to sync up with Contact Management Software, which can be a huge help for sales people who need information, and you can see that the iPhone is now more than able to punch its own weight as a business tool.