RIM has announced that effective July 2 2011 BES 4.1.x will no long be supported. If a company is still on BES 4.1 they will still be able to use the program but RIM will no longer be offering patches, hotfixes, or any other technical support for this build. Upgrading to the newer versions of [...]
RIM Explains BlackBerry PlayBook Bridge Setup Designed for BES Customers
March 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
It seems like RIM is still trying to figure out exactly which piece of the market they want to target with the PlayBook. As you can see from the tweet above; the PlayBook was originally developed with BES customers in mind. The only problem that I see with this is that RIM has been marketing the [...]
Microsoft Offering Free BES Cloud Hosting
March 17, 2011 By 1 Comment
Microsoft Office 365 blog has announced they will be lowing the cost to sync your BlackBerry calender 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 charge. Starting today, BlackBerry mobile e-mail [...]
BES 5.0.3 Documentation Released – BlackBerry Balance Controls Detailed
March 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Most of the paperwork has surfaced for the new BES 5.0.3. This release has been delayed a bit but should be released shortly. There is no mention of the BlackBerry PlayBook but there is a mention of BlackBerry Balance features that they have been rolling out with RIM’s new Employee Liable IT policy. This new [...]
BlackBerry Protect Being Released in Two Weeks?
February 22, 2011 By 1 Comment
It looks as if RIM is getting ready to finally release BlackBerry Protect in the coming weeks. If you ask me, this is something they should have released way sooner. The folks over at BerryReview got their hands on an email from RIM saying that the Beta for BlackBerry Protect is winding down and they [...]
RIM to Offer Cloud Solution and Support for Managing Multiple Smartphones
January 18, 2011 By 1 Comment
Back on the 13th of Jan. RIM had an event in Boston called Business on Blackberry. RIM had a few experts on hand including: Alec Taylor, VP of Product Marketing Peter Devenyi, VP of BES Ryan Bidan, Senior Product Manager of PlayBook There was a lot of information that came from this meeting of the [...]
Partial Denial Of Service and BES PDF Vulnerabilities?????
January 12, 2011 By 2 Comments
RIM has found two new vulnerabilities on the BlackBerry platform. Partial Denial of Service (DoS) in the BlackBerry browser application and Vulnerability in the PDF distiller of the BlackBerry Attachment Service for the BlackBerry Enterprise Server. The partial denial of service: “This advisory relates to a BlackBerry Device Software vulnerability that could allow an attacker to maliciously craft [...]
Google App Connector Updated to v.3.0 – Support BES Express
November 1, 2010 By 1 Comment
Google has updated there application connector to version 3.0 there are some new features built into this verison. The biggest difference that can be seen is the support for Enterprise Express which is the free enterprise solution available by RIM. It also supports BES 5.0.2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 (both 32 and 64 bit). Additionally [...]
New IT Policies For BES Show Minimum System Requirement Of OS 6.1??
October 14, 2010 By 1 Comment
I just came across this on Berryreview.com and it is very interesting. If you are like me, you are always wondering what is coming next, especially when it comes to your Blackberry. When I first got my Torch and started to play arounf with Blackberry 6, my immediate thought was ‘I wonder what they will [...]
RIM Issues Patches For Another ‘High Severity’ PDF Distiller Vulnerability
October 13, 2010 By 1 Comment
Now this is mainly a concern for anyone that is running on a BES, but it seems that RIM has had to issue a patch to ‘put the fire out’ on another security risk. With this happening every few months for the last couple of years one would hope that RIM is trying to solve [...]
Now Available: V5.0.1 of the BES for Novell GroupWise
October 12, 2010 By 1 Comment
RIM announced version 5.0.1 of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server for Novell GroupWise. Version 5.0.1 of BES includes: BlackBerry Administration Service (BAS), a new Web based architecture that provides advanced server manageability Full Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) Integration. SOAP provides server-side access to Novell GroupWise data, and it uses industry standards to directly communicate with [...]
Zimba Set to Launch Connector for BES 5.0
August 31, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Zimba announced that they will be launching a connector for BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 called ZCB 6.5. Zimba is a groupware alternative to Micrsoft Exchange Server for companies that supports email, group calendars and document sharing. It is set to be released on the first half of Q4. Zimba says their connector will provide native [...]
Wavelink Extends Support to Include Blackberry Devices, Among Others
August 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Looks like Blackberries will now be supported on Wavelink Avalanche! This one looks to be for those of us who are using a device on BES. The folks at Wavelink seem to have their finger on the pulse of the corporate support realm. With support for Palm, Windows, and DOS software already, it was only [...]
Two BlackBerry Enterprise Servers inside one Company?
August 13, 2010 By 1 Comment
Senario: You travel to your IT dept in hopes that they will add your personal BlackBerry device to the BES only to have the IT guru say, “You’re not BES worthy.” What?? you ask. He tells you the CALs (client access licenses) for BES are very expensive and must be saved for “BES worthy staff”. [...]
BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express v5.0.2
August 12, 2010 By 2 Comments
RIM officially released version 5.0.2 of BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express. BlackBerry® Enterprise Server Express v5.0.2 is based off of BlackBerry® Enterprise Server v5.0.2 and includes the following enhancements: BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express Service Pack 2 offers improved manageability, performance, administration and security features Single Sign-on (SSO) Seamless access with integrated authentication for the BlackBerry [...]
RIM agrees to hand over user codes that would let Saudi authorities monitor BlackBerry Messenger!?!?!
August 11, 2010 By 2 Comments
I came across an article on Blackberry Empire so I went to Reuters and found this article. Wed Aug 11, 2010 8:20am EDT * India may temporarily ban some BlackBerry services-source * Indian Interior ministry, operators to meet Thursday * RIM, Saudi Arabia compromise on Messenger – source (Adds reaction, details) By Bappa Majumdar and Devidutta [...]
Saudi says deal reached on BlackBerry services!
August 7, 2010 By 2 Comments
A Saudi customer is served in a mobile shop at a market in the capital Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010. Some Saudis are trying to sell their BlackBerrys ahead of a ban on the smart phone’s messenger service in the kingdom _ but with few willing to buy, they’re having to slash [...]
Saudi Arabia suspends BlackBerry messaging
August 7, 2010 By 1 Comment
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) – Saudi Arabia suspended BlackBerry messaging services on Friday, according to users of the smartphones, after mobile providers said the action was being taken due to security concerns. “It has stopped,” said a BlackBerry user in the western port of Jeddah, adding that his friends also noticed that the services were [...]
Service Pack 2 for BES 5.0
July 8, 2010 By 1 Comment
RIM has had issues with their release dates in the past. The update 3.6 upgrade from 3.5 was 1/2 year late. 4.0 was a year later. 4.1 was almost a year late. 5.0 was delayed for awhile as well About a month ago CB was told they were aiming for September.
New Additions To BES Get OS6 Specific
June 22, 2010 By 1 Comment
So it appears that even the BES side of RIM is getting ready for OS6 to drop. The new BES service pack contains some new IT policies that directly relate to some of the new core apps to be included in OS6. Here is a list of those new IT policies; – Disable Feeds application [...]
