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===Exchange ActiveSync===
Support for [[Exchange ActiveSync]] (EAS) was added to Microsoft Exchange Server 2003. It allows a compliant device such as a [[Windows Mobile]] device or [[smartphone]] to securely synchronize mail, contacts and other data directly with an Exchange server and has become a popular mobile access standard for businesses due to support from companies like [[Nokia]] and [[Apple Inc.]]<ref name=aslicensee/> as well as its device security and compliance features.

Support for [[push email]] was added to it with Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 and is supported by Windows Phone 7,<ref name=asfaq/> the [[iPhone]] and [[Android (operating system)|Android]] phones,<ref name=iphone/> but notably not for [[Apple Inc.|Apple]]'s native [[Mail (Apple)|Mail]] app on [[macOS]].

Exchange ActiveSync Policies allow administrators to control which devices can connect to the organization, remotely deactivate features, and remotely wipe lost or stolen devices.<ref name=activesync/>