Also FWIW, and a slight tangent - RIM recently filed a patent for a touch screen interface, which going by their history, tends to indicate that they already have a product fairly close to completion if not already in testing.
FYI - http://www.unwiredview.com/2008/02/08/blackberry-patents-angled-slider-and-r im-multi-touch-technology/ Regards, Amer Karim Nautilis Information Systems -----Original Message----- From: Alex Eckelberry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: April-02-08 7:24 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Blackberries or Windows CE phones Fwiw, here at Sunbelt, we're a Blackberry shop. I've just never found a really happy Windows CE user. Blackberries are wonderful email machines, and they are incredibly durable and reliable. Now, we do have a BES server which we get as a Blackberry partner. But I am a strong believer in Blackberries -- again, for email, they are incredible. For browsing the web, well, get an iPhone. -----Original Message----- From: Amer Karim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 5:40 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Blackberries or Windows CE phones Yes - depending on your current load on the SBS server, of course. I have two installations of it on clients' SBS 2003 - three counting my own. Regards, Amer Karim Nautilis Information Systems -----Original Message----- From: Miguel Gonzalez [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: April-02-08 5:17 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: Blackberries or Windows CE phones Good call, so this professional version could be installed directly in the SBS 2003 server? Miguel --- Don Andrews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió: > Agree - and perhaps best of all, no need to allow any inbound IP > connections - the BES initiates the connection outbound - and provides > intranet browser access as well (limited of course to the BB Browser). > > -----Original Message----- > From: Amer Karim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 1:49 PM > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Blackberries or Windows CE phones > > For two users, I would recommend you look at RIM's Blackberry > Professional Software - > http://na.blackberry.com/eng/services/professional/. > > It includes one CAL with the free download and you can purchase > additional licenses as you need them for up to 30. I have it > installed and running on a couple of SBS 2003 servers, for less than > 10 BB users; I would suggest that you install it on a separate machine > for more than that though that would also depend on the load on your > server. > Either way, you can download > the software and try it out for one of your users or testing purposes; > if you like it, you can purchase the additional CAL. > > Regards, > Amer Karim > Nautilis Information Systems > -----Original Message----- > From: Miguel Gonzalez > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: April-02-08 4:31 PM > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Blackberries or Windows CE phones > > I think right now they are thinking of two users, I don't know if the > user base will grow in the future (I guess). > > We have ISA 2004 server and thinking of migrating to ISA 2006. > > They need email and calendaring. > > BB server needs to be installed in a different machine? If so, It > requires a Windows server machine? > What is the range or pricing of BB Server? > > Thanks, > > Miguel > > > --- John Cook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió: > > > It really depends on several factors - how many users? Firewall > > configuration? Actual need - just incredible e-mail or do you > > actually need all of > the > > other bells and whistles? Yes BES costs a little > and > > requires a server but once its set up you can basically forget about > > it until you need to add another user or something of that nature. I > consider > > the BB far superior when it comes to providing e-mail for ID10Ts on > > the road. I have it installed on an 8 yr old repurposed Dell > > workstation with no issues. YMMV > > > > John W. Cook > > System Administrator > > Partnership For Strong Families > > 315 SE 2nd Ave > > Gainesville, Fl 32601 > > Office (352) 393-2741 x320 > > Cell (352) 215-6944 > > Fax (352) 393-2746 > > MCSE, MCTS, MCP+I,CompTIA A+, N+ > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jeremy Phillips > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 3:59 PM > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: Blackberries or Windows CE phones > > > > If you want the least headaches possible, then run Windows Mobile > > with ActiveSync, which should work fine with Exchange 2003. > > Blackberry does, in fact, require another server. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Jeremy Phillips > > Senior Messaging Engineer > > Azaleos Corporation > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Miguel Gonzalez > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 12:54 PM > > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > > Subject: Blackberries or Windows CE phones > > > > Hi, > > > > We currently have a SBS 2003 server running Exchange 2003. We are > > planning to migrate to Exchange 2007, however, I don't have a > > timeline for that > migration > > yet. > > > > In the meantime, I've been asked about phones and the costs for > > making them to work with our current Exchange server. > > > > My assumption is that Blackberries require a Blackberry server and > > apart of the cost, could be > a > > headache. > > > > My guess is that Windows CE is probably better suited to work > > together with Exchange. Do We need > something > > special to make it to run? > > > > Any other recommendations? I want as less > headaches > > as possible :) > > > > Thanks, > > > > Miguel > > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > Enviado desde Correo Yahoo! > > Disfruta de una bandeja de entrada más > inteligente. > > http://es.docs.yahoo.com/mail/overview/index.html > > > > > > ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ > > ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja > > > ~ > > > > ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ > > ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja > > > ~ > > > > ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ > > ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja > > > ~ > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > Enviado desde Correo Yahoo! > Disfruta de una bandeja de entrada más inteligente. > http://es.docs.yahoo.com/mail/overview/index.html > > > ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ > ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja > ~ > > > ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ > ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja > ~ > > > > ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ > ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja > === message truncated === ______________________________________________ Enviado desde Correo Yahoo! 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