Bayalink hasn't been much in the spotlight, but we have checked them out a few times in the past. If you're not familiar with them, the idea is basically an application that allows you to interact with your BlackBerry using a full size display and keyboard via your PC. You can interact with most apps (some 3rd party are exceptions) including email, calendar, contacts, tasks, memos, and browser. Today Bayalink let us know that they are looking for beta testers for their BlackBerry connector for iPad. This will allow you to use your iPad to connect to and control your BlackBerry Smartphone.

Bayalink Liberty gives iPad users unique capability to securely connect to their BlackBerry data and interact with that data using the tablets screen and keyboard similar to how the Liberty technology has been used by enterprise customers for years on the PC, laptop and notebook. In subsequent releases, users will be able to surf the internet or intranet through the BlackBerry (with no VPN required) on a disconnected iPad via their standard BlackBerry data plan. 

Users interested in participating in the beta program (which will start in a few months) can send an email to beta@bayalink.com for more info. Keep reading for the full press release.

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This year RIM had over 100 sponsors participating in the Solution Showcase at WES 2010. With the CrackBerry.tv camera out in full force at the event we figured it only made sense to hit the show floor and give those sponsors a chance to get even more bang out of their buck by having the opportunity to talk to CrackBerry Nation.

One of the things I've realized over the years is that even though we tend to put a consumer-focus on the CrackBerry site and day to day editorial, we have a TON of visitors from the business/enterprise space who check in with the site daily to keep on top of the news (they just don't leave comments at quite the same pace!). So for this series of posts (we split the tour up into five parts) the focus is more heavy on enterprise, but with some consumer stuff mixed in too. 

Part I has us talking to the folks from BoxTone, Tether, WorldMate, and Bayalink. Check out the video for a quick overview of each of these companies and their offerings and be sure to visiit their sites to learn more.

We've mentioned Bayalink and their BES Liberty product a few times here in the blogs since we first named them a Best of WES winner in 2008. In case you're not familiar, Liberty is a BlackBerry Application Virtualization solution allowing a BlackBerry user to use a regular screen and regular keyboard to interact with certain BlackBerry applications. These include but are not limited to BlackBerry email, native email attachments, calendar, contacts, tasks, memos, and browser (Liberty uses IE, Firefox or Chrome to browse the internet via your BlackBerry).

While Bayalink's Liberty solution for BES users utlizes a bluetooth USB dongle to connect the BlackBerry to the computer, the new Liberty Lite version for BIS users is software only and connects the BlackBerry to computer via the standard USB cable that ships with the BlackBerry. New features in this Liberty Lite release include:

• SMS/texting preliminary support
• Integration with Skype desktop. (Users can now make Skype calls from their computer and Liberty routes the call through the BlackBerry. Now you can use your BlackBerry data plan to make Skype calls when you travel.) 
• BlackBerry Messenger is coming soon!

Pricing for Liberty Lite is $59.99 for a perpetual license with the ability to install on unlimited computers. If you change your BlackBerry, Liberty will automatically transfer your license to your new BlackBerry .

Bayalink is looking for beta testers to download the 30 day trial and provide feedback. The trial can be found at http://www.bayalink.com/trial.asp. Be sure to jump over to their site for more details and if you give it a go be sure to report back with your findings both in the comments and send it in to beta@bayalink.com.