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Mobile & Wireless: LABS GALLERY: BlackBerry 5.0-Based Devices Unlock BES 5.0 for Exchange Features


With BlackBerry 5.0-based devices like the Bold 9700 and Storm2 finally here, Research In Motion customers who have already upgraded their BlackBerry Enterprise Server infrastructure to Version 5.0 can start fully testing the new features. Here, eWEEK Labs demonstrates a few of these new capabilities.
 
  • LABS GALLERY: BlackBerry 5.0-Based Devices Unlock BES 5.0 for Exchange Features
    By Andrew Garcia
  • Activation
    Activating a BlackBerry 5.0-enabled device—such as the Bold 9700 or Storm2—to a BES 5.0 for Exchange Server unlocks a number of new features for enterprise users.
  • Windows Shares
    Using the new Files application, users can reach through the perimeter firewall via the BES server into Windows shares on the protected corporate network.
  • Log-in and Browse Shares
    After entering domain credentials, users can browse the accessible share or search it. However, search doesn't reach into any down-level folders.
  • Publishing UNC and History
    Unfortunately, BES doesn't offer policies to publish UNCs to individuals or groups of users, so the user needs to input the address once. On subsequent attempts, the address is cached in Network History.
  • File Size
    By default, the BES MDS Connection Service limits downloads from Windows shares to 1MB per connection. BES administrators can adjust the size.
  • Calendar Attachments
    BlackBerry users can now access and view attachments to Exchange calendar entries.
  • File Support
    Viewable attachments include PDF, DOC/DOCx, XLS/XLS and PPT/PPTx. RIM also claims ODF support with BlackBerry 5, although I did not test that.
  • Inbox Folder Manipulation 1
    Users can now manipulate folders in Exchange from the BlackBerry. Here, I added a folder. How quickly these changes are reflected in Exchange will depend on how busy the BES infrastructure is.
  • Inbox Folder Manipulation 2
    With the new folder added, I could move, rename or delete folders.
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