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Clearing The Air About BES, BlackBerry10, And Mobile Fusion

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If BlackBerry could get as much positive news as it does negative I would be a very happy camper. Unfortunately that’s not the case for the once mighty BlackBerry.

Recently the good folks over at BGR posted an article stating that the current BlackBerry Enterprise Servers would be incompatible with the new BlackBerry10 Devices that are set to hit the market Q1 2013.  While there is some truth to the story, what does this all mean for companies who are looking to transition to BB10 once it’s released?

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The first BBX BlackBerry will support BES after all…

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Soon after we heard the first rumors of the the BlackBerry Colt, the device believed to be the first BBX BlackBerry, we heard that it would not support BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES).

If it weren’t for the fact that I have an 8 month old BlackBerry PlayBook sitting on my desk that still doesn’t have a native email client, the mere thought of a new BlackBerry that couldn’t get corporate email via BES would have been unthinkable.  That current state of the BlackBerry PlayBook, however, made this rumor quite plausible.

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The Enterprise Biding RIM Time When It Comes To BlackBerry Smartphones

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According to a report by TNS, the BlackBerry still dominates in the enterprise with over 81% market share in companies with over 1000 employees.  The report also shows that the iPhone and other platforms are catching up in small companies where the BlackBerry’s share is only 39% compared to 28% for the iPhone and 19% for Android, however, with 69% total share of all corporate users, the BlackBerrys advantage in the enterprise compared to its competitors may just buy RIM the time it needs to bring it’s next generation handset to market and be a hit even though consumers aren’t really feeling the BlackBerry at all these days.

What RIM and the BlackBerry have going for them is that corporations are incredibly slow to adopt new technology and switch over to it.  RIM is working on a QNX BlackBerry, and, although consumers may not be willing to wait for QNX to make its debut on a BlackBerry device before going with something other than the BlackBerry, corporations won’t switch en masse away from the BlackBerry before RIM makes the switch to QNX.  So long as the RIM’s new Blackberry OS is comparable to iOS, Android, WP7, and webOS (BlackBerry 6 currently is not) RIM will continue to maintain millions of BlackBerry users by way of the corporate provisioned devices.

RIM may not ever enjoy the stature they once had with consumers again, however, the BlackBerry will continue to be a force in the smartphone landscape for the foreseeable future so long as QNX lives up to they hype…

Google Apps Connector 3.0 — New With BES Express Support

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Google Apps Connector, which allows BlackBerry Enterprise Server Administrators to integrate BES with Google Apps Messaging Suite, has been updated to version 3.0.  Google Apps Connector 3.0 will allow BES provisioned BlackBerry users to get their Google Apps hosted email, calendar, and contacts via native BlackBerry applications on their device.

The big feature ad in Google Apps Connector 3.0 is support for BES Express, making it even easier for small organizations hosting their domains with Google to get all of the BES benefits of standardizing on BlackBerry as a platform without the tradition costs of full blown BES deployments.

Google Apps Connector 3.0 features include:

  • Support for BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0.2.
  • Support for BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express.
  • Support for both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows Server 2008 SP2.
  • Improved Dynamic GAL synchronization.
  • Improvements to some calendar synchronization components to provide enhanced robustness and accuracy.

Is There Some Type Of BlackBerry Outage Right Now?

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The question is “Is there some type of BlackBerry outage right now?”, and the answer is, “Yes, there is”.

According to Data Outages News, all North American carriers are experiencing issues affecting BIS and BES only, on what appears to be devices with Wi-Fi.  “Data works sometimes when  connected via WiFi; no data when WiFi is disconnected.”


Chalk Media Rebrands And Updates Mobile ChalkBoard… Now Chalk Pushcast Software

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Research in Motion subsidiary, Chalk Media, yesterday announced Chalk Pushcast Software 5.4, the latest and newly branded release of Mobile chalkboard, which facilitates a trackable and secure communication channel for delivering audio- and video-rich content to BlackBerry smartphones.

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What Tools Do You Use To Help Manage Your BlackBerry Deployment?

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When we talk about BlackBerrys here on RIMarkable we almost always do so from the perspective of the BlackBerry user. We know, however, that there are a lot of BlackBerry Administrators managing BlackBerry Enterprise Server deployments of all sizes that stop by from time to time as well. I have a question for BlackBerry administrators today.

What tools do you use to help manage your BlackBerry deployment?

I am sure that a lot of BlackBerry administrators use just the native tools to manage BES, however, I am just as sure that a lot of BES admins, especially ones with larger deployments, use third party tools that make dealing with their day to day BlackBerry administration tasks a lot easier and much less time consuming.

If you use such tools in your BES deployment, drop us a comment and tell us the name of the tool and how it helps you.

Will BES 4.1 SP5 Have HTML Email Support?

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Back when BlackBerry Enterprise Server v4.1 Service Pack 5 was announced HTML and Rich Text Support was listed right on the What’s New page for the upcoming release. It would appear, however, the this highly anticipated feature is no longer listed on the What’s New page.

Needless to say, a bunch of rumors and commentary have been spreading around as to whether BES 4.1 SP5 will or will not have HTML Email support. I don’t think anyone really knows for sure. I bet, however, that I know what a few companies that create third party applications that that give you this ability on your BlackBerry are hoping for.