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Microsoft drops charge for syncing BlackBerry with Office 365
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Microsoft drops charge for syncing BlackBerry with Office 365

Posted by IsaacKendall on 17 Mar 2011 9:09 am
On Wednesday Microsoft announced on their Office 365 blog that they will be dropping the additional cost they were charging customers to sync their BlackBerry smartphones calendar and address book. We have exciting news for Microsoft Online Services customers. We are in the process of updating pricing for Hosted BlackBerry Service for Exchange Online to make this service available free of...
Dear RIM Santa: All I want for Christmas is better calendar sync
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Dear RIM Santa: All I want for Christmas is better calendar sync

Posted by IsaacKendall on 9 Dec 2010 9:20 am
To begin, I love my BlackBerry and yes I would consider myself a fanboy of sorts.  The BlackBerry was my first connected to the web device going back to my beloved 950 and it's AA-battery.  Unlike some device fanboys, I'm secure enough to point out when I believe there is a shortcoming in the feature list.  We're always reading about people's wish lists for the BlackBerry. Some want cooler...
AG Canada launches Canadian farm & market news mobile app
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AG Canada launches Canadian farm & market news mobile app

Posted by IsaacKendall on 24 Nov 2010 9:20 am
  Farmers are busy people. They spend the majority of their time in their tractor, half-ton or combine, and not in front of a computer. Yet, much of their critical business information is available on-line: weather, market prices and agricultural news. And when the weather or the market prices change, farmers want to know immediately. The AgReader application, developed for Farm Business...
Press Release: RIM Announces Free BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express Software for IBM Lotus Domino
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Press Release: RIM Announces Free BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express Software for IBM Lotus Domino

Posted by Kevin Michaluk on 5 Nov 2010 12:01 am
Never forgetting their enterprise roots and further bolstering their dominance in the business space, RIM has just announced a new offering to their Free BlackBerry Enterpise Server Express service with support for IBM Lotus Domino. Press Release RIM Announces Free BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express Software for IBM Lotus Domino Wirelessly Synchronizes BlackBerry Smartphones with...
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BoxTone announces Mobile Analytics Platform

Posted by IsaacKendall on 28 Sep 2010 12:22 pm
Today at the BlackBerry Developers BoxTone announced a new product to accompany their growing product line. It's called Mobile Analytics Platform and it's an enterprise tool to assist companies develop and support BlackBerry smartphone applications in less time and maintaining a high quality experience for the end user. The smartphone application world which started off with consumer focused...
Two BlackBerry Enterprise Servers in one company?
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Two BlackBerry Enterprise Servers in one company?

Posted by IsaacKendall on 13 Aug 2010 10:19 am
 So you purchased a BlackBerry on your own and you traveled down to the IT Dept hoping they will add you to the almighty BES only to be told you are not BES worthy. "What?!?" you ask, and the IT dude tells you that CALs (client access license) cost money and your department doesn't have a budget for everyone to be on the BES.You are not alone in this situation. In my day job I've encountered...
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RIM highlights BlackBerry Platform benefits for Enterprise users [video]

Posted by Bla1ze on 29 Jul 2010 6:06 pm
[ youtube video link for mobile viewing ]With the majority of focus being placed on BlackBerry 6 these days, Research In Motion hasn't forgotten that they need to attract business users as well. The latest video posted to the BlackBerry YouTube account does just that. It highlights the many benefits businesses gain when deploying the BlackBerry Platform across organizations. Pretty cool! I...
Service Pack 2 for BES 5.0 goes public today
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Service Pack 2 for BES 5.0 goes public today

Posted by IsaacKendall on 7 Jul 2010 7:50 pm
  Today RIM released SP2 for BES 5.0, we've written up some of the new features and specs in a couple of previous posts (New BES 5.0 SP2 IT polices get OS specific with BlackBerry 6 & Service pack 2 for BES 5.0 specs leak out). Originally slated for a June or July release, we in the BES world have stopped believing any dates given by RIM. Their history of making a scheduled release...
New BES 5.0 SP2 IT polices get OS specific with BlackBerry 6
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New BES 5.0 SP2 IT polices get OS specific with BlackBerry 6

Posted by IsaacKendall on 22 Jun 2010 8:46 am
  Last week we reported that details of SP2 for BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 leaked out. Well now we've found a RIM document with the full release notes on the upcoming BES Service Pack. What's interesting is the new IT policy rules in the release. Specifically at the number of policies that require a handheld to have OS 6 in order to enforce. Here's the quick list of policies that must...
Service pack 2 for BES 5.0 specs leak out
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Service pack 2 for BES 5.0 specs leak out

Posted by IsaacKendall on 10 Jun 2010 2:19 pm
Just this week RIM released maintenance releases for BES 5.0 SP1 for both the Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Domino platforms. Both release have a laundry list of 5 pages of notes detailing the fixed issues. Now we have a news from BBNews.pl of details of the upcoming Service Pack (SP2) that many BES admins have been waiting for.  Originally the expeted release target was July, and it now may be...

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