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HOT!!! Google Apps to Connect to BlackBerry Enterprise Server Free in July!!!

by Ronen Halevy on May 4th, 2009 at 6:00 pm EST
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googleappsBES All I can say is HOLY CRAP! I am not sure how this slipped under the radar but Google is currently beta testing Apps Connector for BlackBerry Enterprise Server and will be releasing it free to all Premier and Education accounts in July!!!

This means that companies using Google Apps will be able to setup a BES server for synching and applying policies without Exchange or Groupwise. Admins will be able to install this Apps Connector and it will handle Gmail, Calendar, & Contact synching. The BES just thinks it is talking to a quirky Exchange server. This way admins no longer need to go from device to device and setup BIS and Google Sync!

This also means that Google Apps users will be able to have IT policies and all the other good stuff that comes with BES. I can imagine that many of the newer features will be unavailable like flagging messages but you never know…

MobileCrunch got the details of its capabilities as:

  • Gmail with push support, offline access, read/delete sync, spam filtering, and support for archiving/stars right.
  • One-way sync (GCal > BlackBerry) with Google Calendar, with support for recurring meetings and meeting notification alerts.
  • Two-way sync for contacts.

There still will be no access to Gmail conversations, labels, and search but lets take one thing at a time… This is really going to be a game changer but hopefully RIM will lower the license fees for this type of setup.

via MobileCrunch

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4 Comments to “HOT!!! Google Apps to Connect to BlackBerry Enterprise Server Free in July!!!”

  1. Posted by: dereth
    May 4, 2009 at 9:37 pm EST

    Cool.

    We are working with Google on that. :)

  2. Posted by: AdamG
    May 5, 2009 at 12:08 am EST

    I had a Holy Crap! moment, too, until I realized just what is being offered. Yes, this is big news. But, I still need to have a BES plan for an extra $35/month, I still have to be running BES on a server somewhere. So, essentially, this BES now syncs with a different email program other than Outlook or Lotus. That’s the news. Not saying it’s unimportant, but geez-us, how about some love for the BIS user? Meanwhile, I just installed Microsoft’s MyPhone on my wife’s WinMo Blackjack II tonight, for freeeeeeeee, and she’s sitting pretty.
    I wonder what that new iPhone will be like? You’re losing me RIM.

  3. Posted by: Tim
    May 5, 2009 at 1:05 pm EST

    As usual, BIS gets no love. I know, BES is where RIM gets their money but still, it’s frustrating as a BIS user (aka normal everyday consumer) to know how good BES users have it.