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iPhone Configuration Utility (IPCU) lets you easily create, maintain, encrypt, and install configuration profiles, track and install provisioning profiles and authorized applications, and capture device information including console logs. Recommended for those managing devices running iOS 4.0 or later. Configuration profiles are XML files that contain device security policies, VPN configuration information, Wi-Fi settings, APN settings, Exchange account settings, mail settings, and certificates that permit iPhone and iPod touch to work with your enterprise systems.

Apple Configurator makes it easy for anyone to mass configure and deploy iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch in a school, business, or institution.

"Apple Configurator is a brand new application aimed at making it faster and easier to deploy, manage, and configure iOS based devices. The great thing about this utility is it does not require an OS X Server or an MDM solution and provides a fast way to get devices ready-to-go. You can download Apple Configurator from the Mac App Store. It is a free application."

a quick video tour of the application highlighting the main areas of the application and what can be accomplished in the area

Heaps of links with what to do with Apple Configurator

Wired just did an article on deploying iPads using the Apple Configurator tool. This is a powerful tool for schools to use.

Getting to grips with- a good read to start with beofre deploying

Profile Manager makes it easy to configure your user's Mac OS X Lion computers and iOS devices so they're set up to use your company or school resources and so they have the settings your organization requires.

"My wife is thrilled with the "new" iPad 2 she inherited when my new iPad arrived. I wanted to configure it for her so she could get up and running, so I thought I would just change a few settings here or there and give it to her using my settings. After about 30 minutes of tweaking, I decided to start over from scratch."