Two New Blackberry Handsets At Vodafone

Written by Adam Gosling

Tuesday, 01 August 2006

Vodafone is launching two new BlackBerry handsets onto the Australian market adding the 8707v and 7130v to its 3G mobile network. One, a quad-band UMTS device will roam anywhere as it also supports 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS. The 8707v is Vodafone's first BlackBerry device that is UMTS-enabled to allow it to take advantage of international 3G roaming. The company also announced that it will make the BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express software available as a free download for customers who buy a new BlackBerry from Vodafone. Enterprise Server Express supports mobile push email and supports leading Instant Messaging (IM) platforms, including Microsoft Windows Messenger, Live Communications Server 2005 and IBM Lotus Sametime. It also includes the full range of BlackBerry applications including calendar, contacts, tasks and memo pad. The single user license included in the free download can be upgraded to support 11 users for a price. Subsequent user licences are sold in sets of five. For more than 11 users the free download can be upgraded to the full BlackBerry Enterprise Server package with an unlock key. Vodafone is also selling a services package for $350 with which a dedicated installation engineer will talk customers through the set-up procedure via a phone call. "Aussie business execs need to get out more," said Cameron Levick, General Manager for Vodafone Queensland and Northern Territory. "Mobile access to email and business information is becoming a prerequisite for competing and winning business and making the most of every opportunity," he said. "When new dashboard software is released later this year, it will also be possible to use the BlackBerry 8707v as a mobile broadband modem, allowing customers to keep laptops connected to Vodafone's 3G mobile broadband network," said Levick. In addition to mobile email, calender, contacts, tasks and menu synchronisation, the BlackBerry For more information on the new Blackberries follow these links. BlackBerry 8707v BlackBerry 7130v Enterprise Server v4.1 delivers enterprise-level security and enhanced personalised management including: · Group-based administration Enables properties and tasks such as IT policies, email filters, Mobile Data System (MDS) access controls, application pushes, synchronization settings, auto signatures and software configurations to be easily applied to groups of users · Enterprise Instant Messaging Supports presence, group chat, "buddy list" synchronisation, message auditing and enterprise access controls with Microsoft and IBM messaging servers · PIN to PIN and SMS message audit logs Provides an optional setting that enables compliance with corporate or government regulations · Support for BlackBerry MDS A fully featured application development and deployment environment Related news items Ericsson To Build Vodafone HSPA -06/03/2008 BlackBerry Gets A New Browser -03/09/2007 Voda Goes In-Store At Myer -26/08/2007 NASA Says No iPhones, But BlackBerry Okay -31/07/2007 New BlackBerry Has Wi-Fi -18/07/2007 Newer news items Converged Devices Continue Growth In Q2: IDC -13/09/2006 40 Million New Mobile Phone Users Per Month -10/09/2006 Qantas To Allow BlackBerries In Flight -28/08/2006 Consumer BlackBerry On The Way? -20/08/2006 SmartPhones Fall Short Of PDA Or Laptop Replacement -01/08/2006 Older news items LG Has Major Hit With Chocolate -24/07/2006 Err, I think it's a Nokia ... -19/07/2006 50 Million RAZRs And Counting -19/07/2006 The CyberShot Advantage -13/07/2006 3G Treo? Yes Please! -13/07/2006 Tag This Now: