Bink.nu has an article about a new update to Exchange that may disrupt axillary services such as BlackBerry, GoodLink or other systems that access accounts on Exhcange.
If you support such systems, please make sure to understand how this or any update effects you and your users.
Here is the Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 912918
T-Mobile has finally announced the BlackBerry 8700g, one of the new BB devices that supports EDGE. Cingular launched their version about two weeks ago, if I remember correctly. Found this news on RIMarkable this morning. Good news to those who will be looking for the latest in BB devices. Having the 8700 available on both of the nationwide GSM carriers is a good thing.
RIM’s BlackBerry supposedly offers a BlackBerry Connect for Windows Mobile software component. What I need to figure out is where do you find this elusive software? Do you get the software along with BlackBerry Enterprise Server, a separate offering, free download, WalMart, at the bottom of my favorite cereal box – where?
The dissapointing thing for me on the BlackBerry front is that there are so few real sources of information and solutions on the Internet. For Windows Mobile, there are thousands. This is the difference between a closed system like BlackBerry, and an open environment like Windows Mobile.
I’m not going to debate the supiority of the BlackBerry push email system – that is obvious, but what I have trouble with is the lack of acceptance of customer choice. The company I work for is planning on rolling out BlackBerry services, for a number of reasons. But what I see is a true lack of choice for our users. What do you tell a senior exec when they come back with a spiffy new Windows Mobile device and you tell them that they cannot use it with our new push email system? With the rates charged for the support contracts, you would think they want to cover all the needs a corporate customer may need.
Come guys where is the customer choice?
So RIM finally broke down and paid off NTP…
RIM has paid NTP $612.5 million in full and final settlement of all claims against RIM, as well as for a perpetual, fully-paid up license going forward. This amount includes money already escrowed by RIM to date.
Since I did not follow the technical details of NTP’s claims or RIM’s arguments against patent infringement, I can’t comment on if I think this is a reasonable course of action for RIM. However, now that the uncertainty that has surrounded a “possible” shutdown of the Blackberry service, maybe we can all start looking forward to future devices and services from both companies.
RIM* has announced details of it’s plan for a software update designed to allow RIM, partners & customers to continue to use the BlackBerry service in case of a court-ordered injuction. A document on their web site indicates that this new software update called “BlackBerry Multi-Mode Edition” was designed for customers using BBs on converged voice/data networks in the US, with either BB Enterprise Server or BB Internet Service. Please check out the link below for more details and additional documentation.
via: RIM BlackBerry
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