Synapse India Reviews on Blackberry Mobile Development
BlackBerry is the leading wireless enterprise platform that keeps mobile professionals connected to people and information while on the go BlackBerry provides users with wireless access to a full suite of business applications, including email, corporate data, phone, SMS, web and organizer
What is BlackBerry? BlackBerry incorporates the industry’s best software, hardware and services, providing the most comprehensive end-to-end wireless platform for corporate environments BlackBerry software manages the link between your various existing emails accounts and the BlackBerry Wireless Handheld BlackBerry Enterprise ServerTM integrates seamlessly with Microsoft® Exchange and Lotus® DominoTM environments to create a wireless extension to your existing corporate email account
Addressing the Enterprise Wireless Data Requirements 1. Established, Reliable, Secure, Push for THEIR enterprise messaging environments 2. Global Solution (NA, Europe, Australia, Asia) 3. Multiple Networks 4. Manageable!!! 5. Secure, Secure, Secure!!! 6. Multiple Device Partnerships 7. Feature Rich (Attachments, GAL, Wireless deletes, etc.) 8. Virtual Machine (VM) Implementation (i.e., J2ME) 9. Platform Extension (MDS with HTTP/XML)
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PUSH vs. PULL – Wireless Data Applications Paging is PUSH Voice is PUSH SMS is PUSH BlackBerry is PUSH email WAP is PULL Dial up email is PULL
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BlackBerry Enterprise Server – User Features Secure, Integrated, Advanced Attachment Viewing Rich text viewer with fonts, formatting and tables Table of contents view and hyperlinks Includes support for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF and more!
Cradle-Free Email Synchronization
Full two-way wireless sync of email activity (ie., Deletes, Folder Management Desktop usage now optional for end users
Secure “Over The Air” Java Application Download
An industry first that simplifies application distribution and upgrades
Remote Address Lookup (GAL on Exchange, NAB on Domino)
The BlackBerry Advantage for IT Departments One BlackBerry Enterprise Server installation takes care of‌ Email, corporate data, PIM, third party and custom apps Manage handhelds even when IT can’t touch them Wirelessly enforce policies such as passwords Configure settings such as browser home pages Support users in and out of the office Push commands wirelessly and securely to handheld to wipe contents of handheld, lock handheld or set new password Automate desktop and handheld software deployments and upgrades Easily deploy new software without visiting each desktop or recalling handhelds Benefit from the installation, management and policies of the BlackBerry solution in Australia, Asia, North America, Europe Meets needs of international offices and travelling executives
End-to-End Security Is your solution secure END-to-END? (Is the data ever decrypted and re-encrypted before reaching the Handheld or Server behind your corporate firewall?) Does your solution implement strong security such as Triple-DES? (168 bits) Does your solution rely on the Wireless Carrier’s Network encryption? Does your solution require a VPN connection to the Wireless Carrier’s Network Gateway?
BlackBerry Meets NSA’s S/MIME Email Security Standard S/MIME (Security/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) is an email security standard designed to meet stringent security requirements The National Security Agency will use BlackBerry with S/MIME capabilities to deploy this secure email standard on BlackBerry Wireless Handhelds used by various government organizations, including the Department of Defense S/MIME is an email-system independent, Internet standards based protocol that utilizes public key cryptography to provide writer-toreader security, including confidentiality, message integrity and sender authentication S/MIME extends the security of existing mail systems and allows for secure communications between individuals in different organizations
BlackBerry Java Development Environment A fully integrated development environment and simulation tool for building Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME) applications Supports Connected Limited Device Configuration (CLDC) and Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP) BlackBerry JDE provides a full suite of interfaces and utilities to leverage the unique features of BlackBerry Handhelds Developers, Customers and ISV Partners can now easily develop applications that leverage the features of BlackBerry Includes a handheld simulator that has full copy of the JVM for testing and monitoring of enterprise applications Includes a network simulator for HTTP connectivity and supports industry standard protocols for handheld devices (MIDP, CLDC)