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May 5, 2009

Research In Motion (RIM) has unveiled its new BlackBerry Enterprise Server version 5.0 and an alliance with HP to deliver a range of enterprise solutions for business mobility on the BlackBerry platform.

The new server includes support for RIM’s BlackBerry platform and a remote cloud-based printing application for the smartphone.

The Enterprise Server 5.0 boasts integration with IBM Lotus Domino, Microsoft Exchange and Novell GroupWise, and is designed to provide secure access to e-mail, organizer data, instant messaging, voice (via BlackBerry MVS), browser and other enterprise applications.

RIM's new BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 enables a centrally managed link between BlackBerry smartphones and enterprise systems, applications, corporate phone environments (with BlackBerry Mobile Voice System) and wireless networks.

For mobile applications developers, RIM announced the availability of a "Push API" that will enable BlackBerry platform developers to build real-time content into mobile applications, such as those with news, weather, banking, medical, IT services applications and games.

As for the alliance between HP and RIM, that includes the release of CloudPrint for BlackBerry smartphones and an HP Operations Manager for BlackBerry Enterprise Server, which are both on display at WES.

HP CloudPrint for BlackBerry smartphones is a Web services based solution that allows users to print e-mails, documents, photos and Web pages using a BlackBerry smartphone, wherever they are – in the office, at home or on the road.

HP Operations Manager software allows wireless customers to centrally monitor and manage the extended BlackBerry solution ecosystem, whether it is virtual or physical. The ecosystem includes the BlackBerry Enterprise Server software, mail servers, databases, Microsoft Active Directory and server operating systems such as Windows Server.

Other announcements from RIM include the release of the BlackBerry Mobile Voice System (BlackBerry MVS) Server for Cisco Unified Communications Manager and a new version of BlackBerry MVS Server for use with Cisco Unified Communications Manager version 6.1 or later.

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Source: Research In Motion.