<p>Android users in Exchange environments may feel like a Martian on Earth: set apart and unsupported. But controlled and secure connections can happen. Sync Android with Google Apps or Microsoft ExchangeUsing an Android phone in an organization that uses GoogleApps is easy, as you might expect. Add your Google Account to your phone(usually in Settings | Accounts | Add account). Once connected, your email,calendar and contacts sync between your phone and Google's servers.</p><p>Lose your phone? No problem. Your Google Apps administratorcan remotely lock, locate, and wipe it. Even if you don't use Google Apps, aslong as your phone runs Android 2.2 or above, you can remotely lock, locate and wipe your phoneswith the Android Device Manager.</p><p>Similarly, using an Android phone in an organization thatuses Microsoft Exchange is also easy. Add your Microsoft Exchange Activesync accountto your phone (usually in Settings | Accounts | Add account). You may need toobtain approval and customized login information from your systemadministrator. Once connected, your email, calendar, and contacts sync betweenyour phone and your organization's Microsoft Exchange servers.</p><p>As with Google Apps, if you lose your phone, your MicrosoftExchange administrator can remotely lock and wipe it.Trade convenience for control?</p><p><a href="http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/google-in-the-enterprise/byod-tips-sync-an-android-in-an-exchange-land/">Keep reading...</a></p>