One of the new features in the latest iterations of BIS (BlackBerry Internet Service) was the ability to request and respond to delivery and read receipts. This feature came along with BIS version 2.3. It is now also nicely integrated into the BlackBerry OS by putting another check next to an email when it is delivered [...]

I was just reading an surprising Knowledgebase article on RIM’s site. It seems that many users are experiencing slowdowns with their AOL accounts which are being checked by the BIS (BlackBerry Internet Service). The culprit according to RIM is that AOL limits the amount of connections that can be made from RIM’s servers so messages [...]

ExchangeMyMail has always been one of the heavy hitters in the BES hosting arena. They have just announced today that they are now offering Exchange 2007 hosting for all new accounts. They seem to have worked out all the issues with BES and Exchange 2007 and have had it running smoothly for a month now. [...]

I was just forwarded a great link on the BlackBerry website that breaks down the features of each different BlackBerry email solution. The features are displayed in an easy to digest chart that I found very useful. I know I have received quite a few questions about the differences between BES and BlackBerry Professional Software [...]

Mark McQueen has a great article at Seeking Alpha about Jim Balsillie’s latest comments at Scotia Capital Tech/Telecom Conference. I always knew the Jim liked to talk big but calling the new BlackBerry Unite Platform the Holy Grail might be a bit premature. I realize that it would be awesome to have all those features [...]

Simon at BBcool has heard from the grapevine that we should be expecting to see BlackBerry Unite in the US sometime in early December. If you remember from before BlackBerry Unite is a quasi-BES solution for personal users to share documents, media, calendar, and contacts with up to 5 people. RIM has been teasing us [...]

Verizon has finally decided to join the rest of the carriers in the United States by offering a lower priced BlackBerry BIS plan called Email and Web for BlackBerry. The new plan is $29.99 per month instead of the $44.99 previous plan. Sadly for BES customers the price is still $44.99. This comes hot on [...]

I have had two different readers ask me about 3rd party email applications that work on BlackBerry devices so I thought I would share this information with all of you. It seems that there are a few reasons to use a email application separate from the regular BlackBerry email service. I feel that Mark Rejhon [...]

Stefano has just tipped us off about a new deal that RIM is running to entice companies using IBM Lotus Sametime and Lotus Domino to use BlackBerry Enterprise Server. If you are a small organization and you happen to run Lotus this may be a good way to step up to a BES. Check out [...]

cp6169 has just scored and posted some screenshots that confirm the new data plans coming out for Sprint and the BlackBerry 8130 they plan to release this month. The screenshots speak for themselves: