The costs and complexities of running BES can be minimized if you use middleware to connect your Blackberry's directly to Exchange. The app I use is called NotifySync. Full PIM OTA, remote wipe etc. It just works. Can't live without the thong anymore. Instead of reading magz in the toilet I now read emails and the ntsysadmin mailing list. :-)
On 8/5/09, Eric Woodford <ericwoodf...@gmail.com> wrote: > BES also equals: > > - 1 Windows server, plus SQL or MSDE to support. If BES 4 (not 5), also > one more server running the Exchange admin tools. > - higher utilization on your Exchange server, 1 BB = 2.5 users > - headache of having one more service account with god-level rights to > every mailbox in your environment. > - support calls, when your C_O doesn't get responses to messages sent > from his/her BB message at midnight on Sunday while they are on > "vacation" > in Mexico. > > Not any different support model, but if you only have 20 users and a > functioning OWA server, you may look into BIS. > > On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 3:06 PM, Martin Blackstone > <mblackst...@gmail.com>wrote: > > >> No it doesn’t, but it is important to understand the costs of having an >> in-house (BES) system. >> >> You are going to have to buy the following >> >> Blackberry Enterprise Server >> >> User CAL’s >> >> T-Support (unless you want to fly with no support). >> >> >> >> Now this of course isn’t including the cost of a server and a Windows >> server license. I run mine in a VM but used to run it on a desktop class >> PC. >> >> >> >> Carriers charge for a BB Enterprise wireless plan as well and that’s >> needed >> to use BES. That’s probably where that $20 charge is coming from. I don’t >> think I have seen a carrier yet who doesn’t charge for the enterprise fee. >> >> >> >> If this is all cost prohibitive, you should change course to Windows >> Mobile >> for sure. >> >> >> >> *From:* Todd Lemmiksoo [mailto:tlemmik...@all-mode.com] *Sent:* Wednesday, >> August 05, 2009 2:32 PM >> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >> *Subject:* Blackberry Server question. >> >> >> >> Our sales guys are getting new Nextel Blackberry's. I want to look into >> setting up our own Blackberry server. Nextel is telling us that it will >> cost >> $20/month per phone to use the phones with an in-house Blackberry server. >> Is >> this what you are paying also? Doesn't this make it cost prohibitive to >> have >> an in-house Blackberry server? >> >> Todd Lemmiksoo Network Administrator >> >> All-Mode Communications, Inc. 1725 Dryden Road >> Freeville, New York 13068 >> (607) 347-4164 x440 >> 1-877-ALLMODE (toll free) >> http://www.all-mode.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ -- Sent from my mobile device ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
