HP had already made two official announcements at WES (CloudPrint and Operations Manager), but they also offered a sneak peek of what they’re working on next at yesterday’s keynote. Details were slim, but the long and short of their new app, Friendlee for BlackBerry, is that it lets you get in touch with your closest…
Streaming Podcasts come to Viigo
It’s been a long time a-coming, but streaming podcasts are finally here for Viigo on BlackBerry. Twitter and Facebook integration also got a bit of an upgrade for the social networkers out there. While podcasting is a big step for Viigo, I’m not sure if it will replace PodTrapper as my primary podcast client, it’s a…
Replacing Pagers – Medical Industry Using BlackBerry to Catch up to Communication Standards
I just got back from a small and cozy sideshow here at the Wireless Enterprise Symposium called the International Mobility Forum, where RIM zooms in on developers and experts from particular niches; this year, they’re looking at the medical field. It’s not an area that we get a chance to take a look at too…
Google Apps Connector Plugs into BlackBerry Enterprise Server
Google Apps has been a way for businesses to use the Google Services you all know and love for, y’know, real work. Now they’re plugging into BlackBerry Enterprise Server, RIM’s back-end that handles companies’ BlackBerry data. Although e-mail is the main thing, Google Calendar and Contacts will also be synced to your work BlackBerry with…
BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 Announced
Admins, rev your engines. RIM has been testing the latest version of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server for a long time now to iron out all the bugs, but BES 5.0 is now publicly available. If you haven’t been in the loop, some of the main features for end-users include: Remote access to Windows network file…
RIM Partners With HP for Cloud Printing
HP and RIM are now working together to pump out two products: CloudPrint and Operations Manager. The first lets you shoot your print jobs, be they documents or pictures, from your BlackBerry and have them shoot out of the nearest printer. The second is an addition in BES 5.0 which helps admins troubleshoot particular problems…
RIM Kills BlackBerry Unite!
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…
Nokia Easy Meet Provides Mobile Collaboration
Have I mentioned lately how much I love Nokia Beta Labs? Their latest experiment is called Easy Meet, which allows you to collaborate with peers on the web or mobile without needing to download any software whatsoever. You can set up the meeting right on your phone and shoot out invites via SMS or e-mail,…
Analyst Says iPhone is More Enterprise-Ready than BlackBerry
Sorry, it’s hard to not do a spit-take after reading that. Forrester Research analyst Ted Schadler has gone on record touting the iPhone as a superior enterprise mobility solution for a few reasons, primarily because appealing to end-user demand before management criteria results in greater gains. For example, if employees have their own handsets rather…
BES 5.0 Features get Official
BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 has been a long time coming, and following the occasional leak, the feature set has been nailed down in documentation. The web-based user interface is easily the biggest change in the new version of BES, but remote file access will be a boon to enterprise customers, and e-mail flags are a…