RIM BlackBerry recently released BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express (BESX), featuring NO COST software and CAL licenses while providing the core connectivity, security, and administration functions of BlackBerry Enterprise Server such as wireless sync and remote availability of data and applications. But the cost savings don't end at free server software and CAL licenses. You now have the option to choose the BIS data carrier plan rather than the BlackBerry Enterprise Server data carrier plan, which can save your business up to $20 per month for each of your RIM BlackBerry clients!
RIM BlackBerry BES Server Express can be deployed on a Microsoft Exchange or Small Business Server, which can handle up to 75 clients, or on a dedicated BESX server which can support up to 2,000 clients. RIM BlackBerry BES Server Express is a great alternative for smaller organizations who until now couldn't afford connecting their workers' BlackBerry devices to their corporate IT system.
The Express edition of BlackBerry BES does not provide high availability features, monitoring, mirroring, or desk phone integration and reduces the number of available IT polices from 450 to 35. Also, BIS BlackBerry smartphone wireless data plan clients will be required to execute an initial direct-attached enterprise activation to connect to the BlackBerry Enterprise Server. After that they will have the full BlackBerry mobile messaging and organizer data experience which includes scheduling, contacts, do lists, and notes. Those using the BlackBerry Enterprise Server data plan can still enterprise activate their BlackBerry smartphones wirelessly.
How Progent's BlackBerry Experts Can Support Your Mobility Solution
Progent provides a variety of consulting support services to assist you to integrate BlackBerry BES Express and other BlackBerry platforms and utilities. Progent can assist you to resolve BlackBerry sync issues, implement wireless management services, install server and desktop software, design and validate archiving procedures, add or remove BlackBerry smartphones on Exchange Server Active Directory, and configure VPN security. For comprehensive mobile infrastructure projects, Progent's BlackBerry specialists can work with Progent's Microsoft IT experts, Cisco certified CCIE network engineers, and GIAC and CISA-certified Security professionals. This broad range of expertise, delivered through Progent's proven online service delivery model, cuts network support expenses and offers rapid and effective solutions for businesses who need to incorporate BlackBerry products smoothly into their information system.
Progent's IT consultants can also can help you with SQL setup and Exchange management to ensure that your database and messaging infrastructure work efficiently with BESX. Progent can in addition assist your business to upgrade from previous releases of RIM BlackBerry and Microsoft platforms, set up easy-to-use management utilities to help you monitor and manage BlackBerry devices throughout your company, and create a sound security plan that accommodates BlackBerry users. Progent's business continuity specialists can help you to design, implement, and test business continuity procedures to make sure that BlackBerry data records can be recovered and mobile networking functions can be rapidly restored in case of a catastrophic datacenter failure.
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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