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After a lengthy private beta, HootSuite is now available on BlackBerry, offering enterprise-grade social networkers to manage Facebook and Twitter accounts, schedule tweets, review metrics, and make use of custom searches. As a corporate phone, BlackBerry is a great home for HootSuite, which has always targeted PR and marketing professionals. As such, it supports task…
The last we had heard about RIM’s tribulations in India over providing lawful interception capabilities to authorities, an interim solution was being trialled until the end of October, and they had already provided partial access to BlackBerry Messenger data, but the unique encryption keys generated by private enterprise servers are not accessible by RIM. There…
RIM announced a new enterprise-grade application development tool for BlackBerry today called BEAM, which aims to address challenges in compatibility and connectivity for end-to-end corporate mobility software solutions. What exactly that entails is well over my head, but the BlackBerry Enterprise App Middleware SDK will likely be the first stop for developers working on custom…
We generally don’t cover too much enterprise applications here because, well, most of those apps are boring. Sure, I understand the corporate needs but many of the apps are just utilitarian and kind of “meh.” That’s why the Fuze Meeting Apple iPad app stuck out at me because it looks like a useful collaboration tool…
TerreStar has been working on a dual-mode satellite/GSM phone for at least the last two years, and today it’s finally available on AT&T. The Genus runs Windows Mobile 6.5.3, has Wi-Fi b/g, GPS, quad-band EDGE, dual-band HSDPA 3G, 2 megapixel camera, and a 2.6″ QVGA resistive touchscreen. The hardware might seem a little old, but…
Despite getting a break in India yesterday, RIM took a hit from investors. One analyst, James Faucette from Pacific Crest, asserted that AT&T saw no new net additions as a result of the BlackBerry Torch 9800 launch, while research from Sanford Bernstein claimed that 74% out of 200 companies surveyed in the U.K. and U.S.…
The free BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express software for small and medium businesses announced back at Mobile World Congress has just been updated to 5.0.2. What are the new features, you ask? Single sign-on (no passwords needed to securely access the intranet, files or business systems “behind the firewall,” BlackBerry Web Desktop Manager and BlackBerry Enterprise…
Research In Motion dominated the headlines this weak but not all of it was good news. The company unveiled its first slider with the BlackBerry Torch but RIM is also facing some potential bans in lucrative markets. The Apple iPhone 4 has been jailbroken with a simple website and Android is growing strong as Froyo…
Look out Research In Motion because the Apple iPhone and Google Android are gaining traction in the enterprise market, according to data from Good Technology. In a release, the company said ever since it started supporting iOS and Android, businesses have been eager to let employees use these devices. In the first half of the…
It’s not only middle-eastern governments giving BlackBerry the ol’ heave-ho these days – the European Commission and its 32,000 employees will be using HTC smartphones and iPhones rather than BlackBerrys. Following an evaluation, an EU Commission spokesperson revealed that those two were “the most suitable platforms for voice/mail-centric mobile devices.” Wow, really? Is it the…