Do tell. I've seen this conversation many times, but this is *my* first time, and I want to get it right.
I get few chances to do that here, and a good outcome on this will increase my chances of doing it right again when another issue comes up. Kurt On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 5:19 PM, Martin Blackstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I feel like I'm having déjà-vu. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Troy Meyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 4:59 PM > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Blackberry, or something else? > > Hey Kurt, > > Any set of devices might work for you, if you guys have money, go with > Blackberry and BES because its got a nice central management for what you > are looking for. > > I would say put more effort into shaping policy than worrying about phones. > We made that mistake about 2 years ago and found ourselves with 3 mobile > mail solutions (activesync, goodlink, BES) and phones from all sorts of > vendors and providers and it's a support nightmare. (try telling the one > exec using a Palm 600 he needs to upgrade or move to a blackberry). I also > wish we had set policy in the beginning regarding security and encryption > because its always harder retroactively. > > Note: I was not employed here during original implementation, but would have > loved to be in your position to consider all of the policy side before > implementation. > > -troy > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 4:54 PM > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: Blackberry, or something else? > > All, > > I'm getting a lot of pressure to get mobile devices to users in our > US, UK and AU offices. As you might imagine, the sales staff in the AU > and UK offices travel internationally quite a bit, so I have to think > beyond the boundaries of those countries, into Europe and Asia. Sales > and other mobile staff would total perhaps 50-75 people worldwide. > > We have E2k3 servers in each office, but I want central control - the > ability to remote kill and otherwise manage this, if possible. > > What have been your experiences - and what would you recommend? > > I haven't worked with Blackberry or anything else mobile for Exchange > before, so am more than a bit uncertain about this, especially the > risk to company data on these things floating around. > > Any help much appreciated. > > Kurt > > ~ 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 ~ > ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja ~
