I’ve taken a fair amount of heat from health IT professionals over the years for including Apple’s line-up of mobile devices in a space largely devoted to enterprise mobility. Suffice it to say, most felt that since the Cupertino, Calif.-based maker of consumer devices didn’t have much of a stake in the healthcare enterprise, I should cut bait and move on. But, thanks mostly to physician preferences, Apple has in fact gained ground in healthcare. Now, Santa Clara, Calif.-based Agito Networks has come out with a major update to its product line—not only offering the ability to make calls over 3G, but including support for Apple’s iPhone and the ability to scale to up to 10,000 users.

Agito Global Enterprise includes the firm’s RoamAnywhere Mobility Router v4.0, a unified communications product that can turn a mobile device into an extension of a desk phone, according to a CBR report.
 
The company’s previous platform enabled customers to make calls over Wi-Fi, or the regular cellular network.  Adding 3G capabilities will further reduce costs for users, since using data connectivity for calls instead of cellular is cheaper, especially when using the device abroad.
 
Agito Global Enterprise also includes support for Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch, the new BlackBerry 9700 and the Nokia N and E series, the article states.
 
According to Pejman Roshan, Agito CMO and co-founder, adding Apple’s devices to the company’s line-up validates the iPhone as an enterprise-ready device.
 
Beyond the iPhone, Agito has included support for the iPod Touch, although Roshan admits the device will likely only make up a very small part of the business. But since some clients—particularly in healthcare—are looking at the iPod Touch for specific uses, once development of iPhone support was complete, it made sense to support the iPod Touch because of the similarities between the two devices.