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Since RIM went all Pac-Man on Chalk Media, we’ve been waiting to see what exactly RIM would to with corporate podcasting company, and today’s update update is the first fruit of that relationship. If you haven’t heard of them before, Chalk basically enables managers to send pertinent media (video, audio, or otherwise) to their teams’ BlackBerrys, keep an eye on who has seen what, and gather feedback through testing mechanisms. With version 5.4, Chalk’s enterprise-grade mobile media broadcasting service has burrowed deeper into the BlackBerry Enterprise Server by allowing admins to to change polling intervals for sync management through the native BES interface. Even end-users can have some control over pushcast policies. New SSL encryption has upped the standard for pushcast security, and they’ve also included more traditional podcasting technology via RSS, with the added bonus of being able to designated approved subscribers. Finally, support for OS 5.0 will let Chalk play nice with the latest and greatest BlackBerrys available. Hit up Chalk for more info.
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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.
