In their latest version, WorldMate Live has included some new functionality with professional social network, LinkedIn. Basically, this would broadcast your travel plans to all of your connections so they have an opportunity to meet up with you if the opportunity’s there. Even if you don’t have the time to check your LinkedIn feeds to…
Study: Windows Phone Enterprise Growth Exceeds BlackBerry’s
A recent study by Aberdeen Group examined current and planned enterprise mobile deployments, and though BlackBerry is still the king of the hill, its lead is shrinking. Their projected growth in enterprise is 3% for 2010, while Windows Mobile’s is 7%, which, if accurate, would make it a 77% – 70% race between the two.…
IBM Lotus Quickr for BlackBerry Released
Quickr, an enterprise-grade file-sharing tool from IBM, has been on its way to BlackBerry since last year, and is now ready for primetime. Basically, Quickr allows project collaboration with secure mobile document access – naturally, the BlackBerry client has been optimized for quick access to favourite folders or files, and simple navigation through folder hierarchies.…
Chalk for BlackBerry Updated Updated with Deeper BES Integration
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’…
BlackBerry Presenter Transmits PowerPoints to Display, Allows Bluetooth Control
At the cusp of CES, RIM has announced a new accessory for BlackBerry called the Presenter. This little hub plugs into displays via s-video or VGA (NTSC or PAL) and coupled with a handset application, you can control PowerPoint presentations via Bluetooth. This is a neat little toy for professionals on the move and sounds…
SHAPE’s Business Card Reader Available for BlackBerry
The Business Card Reader app for iPhone that uses optical character recognition to change physical cards to electronic contact entries has made its way to BlackBerry. As you can see from this demo video, all you have to do is take a picture of a business card with your phone, let the app scan it,…
LinkedIn for iPhone Updated with Contact Adding by Bluetooth
Professional social networking site, LinkedIn, has just updated their iPhone application with some noteworthy features. The flashiest of the bunch is called In Person, which lets you meet other iPhone/LinkedIn users who have turned on Bluetooth in your area. At the right functions, this could save you a lot of time dealing with business cards…
BlackBerry Enterprise Server SP1 Maintenance Release 1 Intros Exchange 2010 Support
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…
Google Apps Connector for BlackBerry Supports Larger and Smaller Enterprises
Google Apps (a hosted service which manages corporate contacts, calendar, and mail) plugged in to BlackBerry Enterprise Server last spring, but it was targeted to mid-range companies. Well, App Connector has been updated to version 1.5, and with it has come better scaling both for larger and smaller enterprises. For the higher end, Google has…
Good Technology Bringing Secure Enterprise Push E-Mail to iPhone
Ever wanted to use an iPhone for work, but got stuck with the standard issue BlackBerry? Well, Good Technology has made progress on their iPhone application, the back-end management for which was announced in the spring, and was showing it off at CTIA. The app has all the usual fixings, like e-mail (complete with push…