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There’s a little upgrade to BES service pack 1 that was released earlier this month – this maintenance release is fully certified to work with Microsoft Exchange Server 2010. Here’s the short version of the full release notes:
- BlackBerry® device dashboard
- Changes to the BlackBerry Configuration Database schema
- Changes to the BlackBerry MDS Connection Service
- Database component page in the BlackBerry Monitoring Service
- DSML support
- Enhancements to the BlackBerry Administration Service
- Enhancements to the BlackBerry Monitoring Service home page
- Enhancements to the user creation process in the BlackBerry Administration Service
- Enhancements to the calendar synchronization process
- Improved log file information so that you can troubleshoot issues with the BlackBerry Attachment Service
- Language support
- Microsoft® Active Directory® authentication with a Microsoft® Exchange resource forest
- New administrative permissions
- New IT policy rules
- Support for importing Wi-Fi® profiles and VPN profiles from a .csv file
- Support for Microsoft® Exchange Web Services
- Support for .odp files and .ods files on BlackBerry devices
- Support for Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008
- Support for notification messages over HTTPS for BlackBerry® MDS Runtime
- Support for Windows® Internet Explorer® version 8
BES admins can get more info on the release and start downloading over here, and if you’re not on Exchange 2010, you can find out what’s new over here.
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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.
