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BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express
v5.0.2
BlackBerry® Enterprise Server Express
v5.0.2 is based off of BlackBerry®
Enterprise Server v5.0.2 and includes
the following enhancements:
BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express
Service Pack 2 offers improved
manageability, performance,
administration and security features
Single Sign-on (SSO)
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Seamless access with integrated
authentication for the BlackBerry Web
Desktop Manager, BlackBerry
Administration Service and enterprise
resources (BlackBerry MDS-CS SSO),
simplifying usability for end users and
administrators.
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Enables organizations to configure the
BlackBerry Administration Service and
BlackBerry® Mobile Data System (BlackBerry
MDS) Connection Service to authenticate
users to the organization's network,
automatically, using their Windows®
accounts.
BlackBerry Administration Service
Enhancements
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Includes new pre-defined administration
groups, better controls for searching
and displaying results, and the option
to configure BlackBerry Administration
Service instances to communicate with
each other using additional protocols.
Logging Enhancements
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When the BlackBerry Configuration Panel
is used to change Microsoft® Active
Directory® account information, the
BlackBerry Configuration Panel can write
the following information to its log
file:
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Name of the Windows account that was
used to log in to the computer
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Date and time
IT Policies
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IT policies have been increased from 35+
to over 75, providing even greater
control over the BlackBerry smartphones.
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IT policy reconciliation allows
administrators to apply policies to
groups. End users will then have a
policy that is blended due to membership
in multiple groups.
Additional Platform Certification
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Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft SQL
Server 2008 R2 and Microsoft Hyper-V
2008.
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Support for additional web browsers that
access the BlackBerry Administration
Service and BlackBerry Web Desktop
Manager.
Expanded Web Browser Support for
BlackBerry Administration Service &
BlackBerry Web Desktop Manager
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Internet Explorer 8 *
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Mozilla Firefox 3.6 **
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Google Chrome 4.0 **
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Safari 4 (For Mac) **
* Compatibility mode not required
** Device management not supported
User Self Service
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Administrators have the ability to give
end users the freedom of managing their
BlackBerry smartphones with new user
self service features.
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Users can now use BlackBerry Web Desktop
Manager to secure their
BlackBerry smartphone, including the
ability to lock, delete all data or
disable the smartphone if it is lost or
stolen.
Improved BlackBerry Enterprise Server
to Microsoft Exchange Performance
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Reduced BlackBerry Enterprise Server
Express load on Microsoft Exchange
servers to enhance performance.
Additional Language Support
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Localization for English, French,
Italian, German, Spanish, Brazilian
Portuguese and Japanese.
Set-up and Installation Made Easier
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Enhancements to the setup application
including the option to remotely stop
BlackBerry Administration Service
services on other computers during the
upgrade process, verification that the
SRP ID specified is available for use
and that sufficient disk space is
available for installation. The option
to include or not include the BlackBerry
MDS Connection Service or BlackBerry
Attachment Service when installing the
software is also available.
Enhanced BlackBerry Smartphone
Experience
Device Activation Enhancement
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Message pre-population limits have been
increased to 30 days worth of mail or
3000 messages.
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BlackBerry Enterprise Server will now
monitor the ‘junk’ email folder for
Enterprise Activation messages.
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Full body of email messages sent from
the desktop will be delivered to the
device.
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Calendar entry body size has been
increased.
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