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A new mobile collaboration app called Huddle launched on BlackBerry today. It’s geared primarily towards SMBs who have a particular workflow they want to manage, especially when there are workers who move around a lot. It includes task workflow, whiteboard brainstorming, access to files, and discussion participation.
A web-based dashboard is where most of the magic happens, which can be handy for staying flexible, but as with any cloud-based solution, there’s always trepidation about downtime. Between the web component, the mobile app, and the Microsoft Office plug-in, Huddle seems like it could be truly ubiquitous in an enterprise setting.
The free version for BlackBerry offers quite a bit, but holds back on participating in discussions, marking task status, and file uploading – you gotta grab the $5.99 premium version for that. Additionally, you’ll need to sign up for the subscription service, which ranges from $8 to $200 and up per month, depending on scale. Links to the new BlackBerry app and the existing iPhone one are below.
Download Huddle for BlackBerry (Free) [App World Link]
Download Huddle Pro for BlackBerry ($2.99) [App World Link]
Download Huddle for iPhone (Free) [iTunes Link]
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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.
