BES 5.0

Submitted by rdmccauley on Tue, 12/08/2009 - 13:57
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Blackberry's come swinging at iPhone and Droid. Long time industry standard for the mobile corporate worker the new Blackberry Server v5 is looking good...

1) Flag E-Mail by Color Based on Message Urgency in BES 5.0
BES 5.0 lets BlackBerry users "flag," or mark," e-mail messages that need further attention. Best of all: You can assign each flagged message a color to signify the urgency with which you need to respond. Similar to Outlook.

2) Download, Save Mail and Attachments to External Media Cards with BES 5.0
Corporate BlackBerry users on BES 5.0 will be able to download e-mail messages and save attachments to microSD cards. Along with Documents to Go, which allows viewing and editing of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel files and currently ships with all BlackBerrys running handheld OS 4.5 or higher, BlackBerry users will now be able to fully edit and save various documents to memory cards, for backup or for transfer to another device.

3) Remote Access to Server Drives via BES 5.0
BES 5.0 delivers a brand new feature that lets you securely access data on corporate servers via your BlackBerry device. That means access to the H: or I: drive without a laptop or other Web access, besides a BlackBerry.

4) Enhanced On-Device Folder Creation, Management in BES 5.0
The ability to create and manage corporate e-mail folders via BlackBerry will be introduced in BES 5.0. That means you will be able to create new, unique folders on your BlackBerry to store messages that relate to specific subjects. You'll also be able to access existing folders with your corporate e-mail client, and even delete, tweak or move such folders, all from the BlackBerry

5) On-Device Access to Attachments in Calendar Entries, Meeting Request
Enterprise BlackBerry users on BES 5.0 will be able to open and view various attachments within calendar entries and meeting invites. So, for instance, meeting agendas tied to requests for attendance can now be viewed, and presumably saved, via BlackBerry. While this functionality may seem minor, it's a significant step towards eliminating the feature gap between the desktop and smartphone

I am in the process of migrating a client from v3 to this and will let you know how it goes as I do it!

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