The Blackberry's days are definitely numbered with more and more devices like this hitting the market. They're easier to implement in a corporate environment and offer much more flexibility for an IT department.
We have a huge deployment of Blackberries, but you can't manipulate attachments, can't attach anything from the Blackberry, etc ... It's good for email and that's about it.
These devices offer true MS Office compatibility/functionality, as well as terminal services, which can be invaluable for a remote admin who gets called to fix a problem at any hour anywhere.
Cost is also an issue with the BB's as it's minimum $5k to implement a new server, and dedicated BB support can be 10's of thousands depending on the level of response you want ... having push email automatically in Exchange 2003 is a blessing ...
RIM and Palm both are feeling the heat as demonstrated by their recent consolidation of efforts to combat MS. It'll be an interesting 2006 and 2007 for sure ... especially with Goodlink rivaling both MS and RIM ...
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The Blackberry's days are definitely numbered with more and more devices like this hitting the market. They're easier to implement in a corporate environment and offer much more flexibility for an IT department.
We have a huge deployment of Blackberries, but you can't manipulate attachments, can't attach anything from the Blackberry, etc ... It's good for email and that's about it.
These devices offer true MS Office compatibility/functionality, as well as terminal services, which can be invaluable for a remote admin who gets called to fix a problem at any hour anywhere.
Cost is also an issue with the BB's as it's minimum $5k to implement a new server, and dedicated BB support can be 10's of thousands depending on the level of response you want ... having push email automatically in Exchange 2003 is a blessing ...
RIM and Palm both are feeling the heat as demonstrated by their recent consolidation of efforts to combat MS. It'll be an interesting 2006 and 2007 for sure ... especially with Goodlink rivaling both MS and RIM ...