Many analysts predict that tomorrow Steve Jobs will unveil the company's strategy to woo corporations into using iPhone for their employees. This will mean interoperability with corporate email systems such as Microsoft Exchange.

"If [as] part of the enterprise announcements, Apple announces it has licensed the ActiveSync/Exchange protocol from Microsoft, presumably this would mean that the iPhone would at some point sync directly with Exchange," said Michael Gartenberg, an analyst with JupiterResearch, in a post to his blog last Thursday. "Bottom line if this happens? Big win for Apple."

Apple is under pressure because its shares are down 35 percent this year to tap into some corporate markets. This means that Apple might come in direct competition with Research In Motion (RIMM), whose BlackBerry devices now dominate the wireless e-mail market.

Apple has had to deal with waves of criticism regarding its policy to close iPhone deals with only a few carriers and still reaching high in terms of sales (10 million projected by the end of the year), but the company refuses to make a compromise and make the unlocked version of the phone available for carriers around the world.

Recently, China Mobile Communications Corporation, also known as China Mobile or CMCC, the largest mobile phone operator in China, expressed interest to start talks with Apple regarding the iPhone distribution. Last year there were rumors that Apple’s officials have tried to nail a deal with China Mobile, but nothing was officially confirmed.

However, in November, China Unicom, the second largest Chinese mobile carrier, said also that they would be open to talks with Apple.