BlackBerry Setup Options

An evolved, proven service representing the pinnacle of wireless desktop level communication on a hand held device. The BES provides its users with wireless email, contacts, calendar, tasks and notes from their desktop email client to their BlackBerry handheld, all backed up by wireless centralised IT management and reporting, underpinned by government accredited levels of security.

Compatible with Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Domino and Novell GroupWise, the BES can support several thousand users per instance, and is limited solely by the hardware specifications of the machine upon which it is installed.

Designed for deployments of up to 30 users, the recently released BlackBerry Professional Software version of the BES provides all of the core functionality of BlackBerry Enterprise Server, but allows for a reduced setup budget for these smaller user bases.

Unlike BlackBerry Enterprise Server, BPS can be installed on the same physical machine as your email server, therefore reducing hardware and Microsoft Windows licensing costs. What's more, BlackBerry Professional Software is entirely free - the only server related outlay being your BlackBerry user licenses.

The stand alone BlackBerry Internet Service is the out-of-the-box BlackBerry solution designed for individual users with no available Microsoft, Lotus or Novell email server platform. It has no server software and can be entirely configured online in minutes using just a computer with an internet connection, allowing you to configure up to 10 email accounts to a single device using the intuitive web based interface.

BIS is a wireless push email only service, therefore PIM data (contacts, calendar, etc) from your email client must be synchronised locally via a cable connection between your BlackBerry and desktop computer.