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Android Phones Get Dual Accounts
holy_calamity writes "AT&T is adopting technology that gives a person with an Android device two user profiles, enabling company email and other data to reside in an encrypted partition separate from a user's apps, games and unfettered web browsing. AT&T is calling the feature Toggle, and plans to release it later this year. Toggle is a regular app that, once installed, creates its own encrypted desktop under the control of company IT bosses. Toggle is a rebranding of an app developed by startup Enterproid, which continues to develop its own version. AT&T think this move will encourage smartphone adoption in the enterprise. Interestingly, Apple's current version of iOS and app guidelines exclude multiple profiles on one device."
Apparently everyone missed that RIM is already doing this: http://us.blackberry.com/apps-software/business/server/full/balance.jsp They're taking a bit of a beating right now but I have to say, if I want to actually type quickly and accurately I won't be using my Android, I'd rather do it on a BB. I can type about twice as fast when there's a real, well designed, keyboard.
Android DOES support dual-SIM phones, so don't place the blame there. Just Google it, you'll find Android-based dual-SIM phones. Just not sold by AT&T, or TMobile.
I'm not sure why AT&T doesn't carry any, and maybe they soon will, now that they're using Enterproid. There's no reason to say that your two SIM cards won't both be locked to AT&T. You pay for two plans, but only carry one phone. Seems like a win for them.