Disqus
BlackBerry Unite!, RIM’s free administration software for small groups, is officially being discontinued. We had heard in February that Unite! and BlackBerry Professional software (used for groups bigger than Unite!, but smaller than a full-blown Enterprise Server) would be on the chopping block – now we just have to wait for BPS to get the cut. It’s not as if RIM is abandoning the idea of small group collaboration, after all we did see that screen of BlackBerry Groups yesterday. Perhaps the app will fill the hole they were hoping to with BPS and Unite!, with the added bonus that on-device software is much less painful than trying to set up a server. If you happen to be running Unite! currently, you’ll have support up until July 2, 2010. We’ll have to hear what RIM has to say at the Wireless Enterprise Symposium next week…
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Simon Sage
Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
