A couple of days ago, Sybase announced that it will soon be offering a tool that allows direct access through the iPhone’s native email client to Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Domino — services that have thus far been relegated to a Web-based interface. This will presumably not only provide a better overall experience for interacting with Exchange and Lotus email while online, but will also allow offline access to stored email.

ZDNet reports that the “Information Anywhere suite connects mobile clients to email systems using standards, but not IMAP, which many email administrators shun due to potential unfettered exposure of email traffic to the Internet. Those using the Sybase solution for making the iPhone a corporate email client will be able to use their mobile networks to securely synchronize and replicate their emails.”

The iAnywhere approach comes with full connectivity to the native iPhone email application rather than links via webmail in the Safari browser. The email is therefore also available for offline use. It will work with any iPhone and supports all Domino versions from R6 through the new version 8, as well as Exchange 2000 through Exchange 2007. The solution will, however, require the iAnywhere suite 5.5. The iPhone-iAnywhere solution is expected in 2008.

Check out more reports at ZDNet and iPhone Atlas.