Research in Motion has released BlackBerry BES Express, offering FREE server software and CALs while providing the core accessibility, security, and administration functions of BlackBerry BES Server including wireless sync and mobile access to data and programs. But the price savings don't end at free software and Client Access Licenses (CALs). Customers now have the option to select the BlackBerry Internet Service wireless data plan instead of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server data plan, saving you $10-$20 a month for every one of your RIM BlackBerry users!
RIM BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express can be deployed on an Exchange or SBS server, which can handle up to 75 users, or on a dedicated BESX server to support up to 2,000 clients. BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express is ideal for smaller businesses who until now couldn't afford integrating employees' BlackBerry smartphones to the corporate network.
The Express version of BlackBerry Enterprise Server does not provide high availability features, monitoring, mirroring, or desktop phone/PBX integration and limits the number of available IT polices from 450 to 35. Also, BIS BlackBerry smartphone data plan clients will have to perform an initial direct-attached enterprise activation to connect to the BlackBerry Enterprise Server. Subsequently they will enjoy the complete BlackBerry mobile messaging and personal organizer data environment which includes scheduling, contacts, tasks, and notes. Those using the BES data plan can still enterprise activate their BlackBerry smartphones over the air.
How Progent's BlackBerry Experts Can Support Your Mobility Solution
Progent offers a range of IT support services to help your company to integrate BESX and other BlackBerry technologies. Progent can help your IT staff to fix BlackBerry sync issues, implement wireless management services, configure desktop software, design and test archiving processes, integrate BlackBerry smartphones on Exchange Server and Windows Active Directory, and implement VPN security. For large-scale wireless infrastructure jobs, Progent's BlackBerry specialists can work with Progent's Microsoft certified IT consultants, Cisco certified CCIE network engineers, and CISSP-ISSIP and GIAC-certified Security engineers. This broad range of IT skills, delivered via Progent's proven online service delivery model, reduces IT support costs and offers fast and successful solutions for businesses who need to incorporate BlackBerry technology seamlessly into their information system.
Progent's IT experts can also can help your business with SQL integration and Microsoft Exchange Server management to ensure that your back-end database and email infrastructure operate efficiently with BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express. Progent can in addition assist your business to upgrade from older releases of RIM BlackBerry and Microsoft platforms, set up easy-to-use management tools to monitor and manage BlackBerry smartphones throughout your company, and develop a sound security plan that includes BlackBerry users. Progent's disaster recovery consultants can assist you to design, implement, and validate workplace recovery processes to ensure that BlackBerry data can be preserved and mobile operations can be rapidly restored in the event of a catastrophic datacenter breakdown.
Progent's BlackBerry Certifications
Progent's BlackBerry-certified consultants are experts at helping small organizations plan, manage, and troubleshoot BlackBerry technology affordably and effectively, reducing the cost and hassle of maintaining a mobile workforce and promoting better business results. Progent's experts have earned all major BlackBerry certifications including BlackBerry Certified Support Specialist, BlackBerry Certified Server Support Specialist, BlackBerry Certified System Administrator, and BlackBerry Certified Solution Designer.
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