It appears to not be qualified on Server 2008 R2. <sigh> Regards,
Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Simon Butler [mailto:si...@sembee.co.uk] Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 6:49 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: RE: BESX Blackberry Enterprise express Having got my hands on the software - it is for Exchange only. Fully supported with Exchange 2003, 2007 and 2010. Fully supported installed on the same server as Exchange - which includes SBS 2003 and 2008. Fully 64 bit. Although there is an issue with MP3 audio files when the server is installed on Windows 2008. It looks like for fully functionality you have to install it on Windows 2003. That is a bit poor from RIM. The lack of the over the air sync applies to BIS based clients only. If you have the Enterprise plan on the device then you can over the air activate as normal. You can also activate it through the Blackberry Admin Service. The major limitation is the security policies - full BES gives you something like 400, you get 35 on Express. The documentation is here: http://docs.blackberry.com/en/admin/subcategories/?userType=2&category=BlackBerry+Enterprise+Server+Express+for+Microsoft+Exchange It includes the full config and admin guide, plus an Excel spread sheet of the policies available. Very early days, I am working on an installation at the moment, and will probably blog on it later in the week. However I have heard from Howie at port3101.org that he has a number of BIS only devices working fine. Simon. -- Simon Butler MVP: Exchange, MCSE Sembee Ltd. e: si...@sembee.co.uk<mailto:si...@sembee.co.uk> w: http://www.sembee.co.uk/ w: http://www.amset.info/ w: http://blog.sembee.co.uk/ Need cheap certificates for Exchange, compatible with Windows Mobile 5.0? http://CertificatesForExchange.com/<http://certificatesforexchange.com/> for certificates from just $23.99. Need a domain for your certificate? http://DomainsForExchange.net/<http://domainsforexchange.net/> Exchange Resources: http://exbpa.com/ From: jgarciaitl...@gmail.com [mailto:jgarciaitl...@gmail.com] Sent: 01 March 2010 20:35 To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Re: BESX Blackberry Enterprise express Does it support non lotus and non exchange servers Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile ________________________________ From: David Baca <dbaca.gr...@yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 11:28:51 -0800 (PST) To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues<exchangelist@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> Subject: BESX Blackberry Enterprise express Has anyone heard anything limiting about this product vs blackberry professional? I read that it does not do OTA activations which is definitely a negative but it's free and you can use it with just a plain old data plan (no BES plan needed) which seems like a major plus. Regards, David
