Day one of WES 2009
So the keynote didn’t deliver what most people were counting on (read: anything exciting for the average consumer) but nonetheless there was still quite a bit of neat stuff to see. After the keynote, a few meetings with RIM VPs…
RIM announces BES 5.0
RIM announced on Wednesday the impending release of the latest version of its BlackBerry Enterprise Server. BES 5.0 will offers a slew of new features that make the BlackBerry experience for enterprise users that much more pleasurable. Among the user-side…
BlackBerry users aren’t through the storm yet, BES still down for many
Yesterday we reported a major data outage plaguing BlackBerry users across the country and while certain regions seem to be back in action today, many BlackBerry users are still left wondering when their service might be restored. Issues in the…
BlackBerry Curve 8900 goes live on T-Mobile US site
Too cold, T-Mobile, too cold. The pink panther knows its BlackBerry-hungry customers are jonesing for some Curve 8900 and it just hit them where it hurts. That’s right T-Mobile customers, the Curve 8900 is now live on the site, calling…
T-Mobile BlackBerry Curve 8900 enterprise pricing revealed
Got a business? Got T-Mobile? Got a ‘Berry? Then it’s time to smack your CFO around until he or she signs off on the 8900 upgrades you’ve been waiting for. Rumors of T-Mobile’s enterprise pricing is making its way across…
Microsoft’s new $150 million ad campaign stresses frugal enterprise solutions
Microsoft’s latest ad campaign, which began its run this past Sunday, is a sharp departure from the widely publicized I’m a PC campaign that has seemingly been successful for Redmond. No, it’s not just the fact that it will carry…
New BES features for BlackBerry OS 5.0 outed
It’s been a while since we gave the world its first look at BlackBerry OS 5.0, and now a list of available enhancements for BES users has surfaced. As long as everything is set up properly on the server-side of…
Former RIM exec signs up with Samsung
Perhaps feeling a little bit smug after experiencing 10.9% growth in its smartphone division in September and October, Samsung has gone and hired former RIM executive Marcus Stone. Having previously worked in sales and marketing for RIM, Stone’s business card…
Microsoft joins the mile high club, embraces the cloud
It seems like it has been forever since Google first unveiled its Google Docs online productivity suite and popularized the concept of working in the cloud, so to speak. Sure it was embraced by many, businesses around the world were…
Nokia is ditching business market and focusing on consumers
Nokia announced yesterday that it is reallocating its resources and selling assets focused on the business and enterprise market. They are planning on stopping the research and development of business solutions and enterprise mail. Surprising, since Mail for Exchange 2.7…
