Monday, April 23, 2007
RIM Announces Blackberry Application Suite For WM6 Devices
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "NEWS" @ 02:15 AM
http://www.rim.com/news/press/2007/pr-23_04_2007-01.shtml
"Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced plans to expand its support for Windows Mobile®-based devices with a new software application suite that will enable devices from third-party manufacturers to benefit from the popular BlackBerry® software applications and services*. RIM plans to begin offering the new software application suite later this year for select devices based on Windows Mobile 6. Once installed, the software will provide users with a virtual BlackBerry application experience, including support for BlackBerry email, phone, calendar, address book, tasks, memos, browser, instant messaging and other applications developed for the BlackBerry platform. Devices running the BlackBerry application suite will be able to connect to BlackBerry services via BlackBerry® Enterprise Server as well as BlackBerry® Internet Service."
This is an interesting turn of events. This means Windows Mobile can now connect to the two most popular push email services, Exchange and Blackberry. I am not sure why anyone would be interested in the BlackBerry internet service though. Does it offer something Pocket Internet Explorer can't?
How many of your organizations that are running Blackberry Enterprise Server would now be interested in getting some of these new Blackberry-enabled Windows Mobile devices later this year?
"Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced plans to expand its support for Windows Mobile®-based devices with a new software application suite that will enable devices from third-party manufacturers to benefit from the popular BlackBerry® software applications and services*. RIM plans to begin offering the new software application suite later this year for select devices based on Windows Mobile 6. Once installed, the software will provide users with a virtual BlackBerry application experience, including support for BlackBerry email, phone, calendar, address book, tasks, memos, browser, instant messaging and other applications developed for the BlackBerry platform. Devices running the BlackBerry application suite will be able to connect to BlackBerry services via BlackBerry® Enterprise Server as well as BlackBerry® Internet Service."
This is an interesting turn of events. This means Windows Mobile can now connect to the two most popular push email services, Exchange and Blackberry. I am not sure why anyone would be interested in the BlackBerry internet service though. Does it offer something Pocket Internet Explorer can't?
How many of your organizations that are running Blackberry Enterprise Server would now be interested in getting some of these new Blackberry-enabled Windows Mobile devices later this year?
