 "RIM Launches BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0")
Research In Motion (RIM) has today announced the availability of BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 – the next generation of RIM’s push-based server software for business mobility. Version 5.0 supports advanced IT administration features and smartphone controls that help improve the productivity of mobile workers and more effectively meet the demands of large-scale, mission-critical enterprise deployments.
BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 enables a secure, centrally managed link between BlackBerry smartphones and enterprise systems, applications, corporate phone environments (with BlackBerry Mobile Voice System) and wireless networks. It tightly integrates with IBM Lotus Domino, Microsoft Exchange, and Novell GroupWise, and is designed to provide highly secure access to e-mail, organiser data, instant messaging, voice (via BlackBerry MVS), browser and other enterprise applications. It also provides advanced security features and administrative tools that simplify the management and use of the BlackBerry solution within the enterprise.
Mike Lazaridis, president and co-CEO at RIM, said, “BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 raises the bar for advanced IT manageability, high availability, system monitoring and reporting. It has undergone testing in real-world environments for over a year and is available now for customers.”
Key Features
- BlackBerry Administration Service, a new administration component with a Web-based user interface that provides centralised management, monitoring and control of smartphone deployments and the complete BlackBerry system environment.
- Role-based access controls allow IT administrators to delegate tasks to IT staff, either individuals or groups, and control access to IT functionality.
- Over-The-Air application deployment and device software updates can be better managed and controlled with job scheduling and throttling.
- Mobile application management and deployment enhancements support the efficient management and control of applications across smartphone deployments, allowing IT administrators to publish updates available for download by smartphone users; push mandatory applications to individuals or groups of users; and identify ‘disallowed’ applications to prevent smartphone users from downloading prohibited applications.
- Advanced reporting features, including trending, chart analysis and server statistics, provide a comprehensive view into the overall health of the BlackBerry system environment. BlackBerry Enterprise Server also stores up to 56 weeks of health scores for historical trending analysis.