New BlackBerry 10 smartphones will be able to use ActiveSync in the future to connect to Exchange Servers–just like the PlayBook tablet, thanks to the new PlayBook OS 2.0 software update. And RIM will update the software frequently to take advantage of any new security features that Google or Apple build into their respective software over time. The initial version of Mobile Fusion with full Android and iOS management features will be released in late March, Panezic says.

RIM’s BlackBerry 10 OS will not work will existing versions of BES, but it will employ what RIM VP of Enterprise Product Management Alan Panezic calls “the next generation of BES:” BlackBerry Mobile Fusion.īlackBerry Mobile Fusion, which is currently available for download in an early, BlackBerry-PlayBook-tablet-only version, is a new software component that will integrate with organizations’ existing BlackBerry infrastructure and eventually allow them to manage and secure “smartphones and tablets from any manufacturer”, according to Panezic. ] RIM VP of Enterprise Product Management, Alan Panezic Beware the 9 warning signs of bad IT architecture and see why these 10 old-school IT principles still rule.

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