- ThunderbuckRetired ModeratorWith the availability of ActiveSync for Exchange e-mail, and presumably the prospect that such accounts will be supported in BB10, it's left me with the question of whether BES is a viable option going forward?
Will the whole device regulation thing be done through Fusion/Balance now?
And what of other mail servers? Is RIM looking at some way to continue to support stuff like GroupWise?02-22-12 05:09 PMLike 0 - ThunderbuckRetired Moderator
Where I'm dubious is, just how much of a market is there for that "so much more" now? I can imagine a great many small enterprises who would very seriously look at moving their infrastructure to, say, Office 365 with hosted Exchange and either allow BYOD or equip users with ActiveSync-enabled devices.
I understand that for VERY large organizations that wouldn't work, and for those with some very specific policy/security requirements, but will that be enough to sustain BES as a business?02-22-12 06:31 PMLike 0 - With the availability of ActiveSync for Exchange e-mail, and presumably the prospect that such accounts will be supported in BB10, it's left me with the question of whether BES is a viable option going forward?
Will the whole device regulation thing be done through Fusion/Balance now?02-22-12 07:48 PMLike 0 - Plus there is MDS for remote data access, and MVS for voice services (including porting office extensions directly onto BB). There is a lot more to BES than just email access. Since Fusion also requires BES, it is far from dead.02-22-12 08:26 PMLike 0
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