For the last few years, the BlackBerry has been king of the business smartphones. Even as the iPhone becomes increasingly business friendly, it seems that the majority of pure business users prefer the BlackBerry to any other device. At Intermedia, many more of our hosted Exchange customers synchronize their mail, calendars and contacts to a BlackBerry than they do to an iPhone.

I think BlackBerry’s success in the business market stemmed from the device’s simplicity. Traditionally, BlackBerry smartphones came with a rather limited feature set, but it did them all really well. Wireless push email, phone, calendars, contacts and tasks. That was about it. There weren’t too many games, no music, no videos…just plain old boring business communications. A focus on the core business needs, combined with an emphasis on security and remote provisioning, policy and management all through a connection with a BlackBerry Enterprise Server made the BlackBerry smartphone the ideal business accessory.
Read more »

There are no comments on this article

Will the iPhone community accept Good as a real enterprise option?

Since the first release of the iPhone in June 2007, an ongoing debate has raged over the smartphone’s enterprise worthiness. Some will argue that the phone was strictly a consumer device, lacking key features to make it enterprise-ready. Others lauded it as the ideal tool for the mobile worker, providing phone, real functional web browsing, and email fit for the higher executives due to its price tag…. So, who is right?

Read more »

There are no comments on this article

The media has well documented President Obama’s “addiction” to his BlackBerry, a Verizon Wireless 8830.  However, as the New York Times reported, for security reasons, the president must check his BlackBerry at the oval office door.  This won’t be easy for the new President.  In a recent interview with CNBC and the New York Times, President-Elect Obama noted: “I’m still clinging to my BlackBerry. They’re going to pry it out of my hands.”
Read more »

1 Comment

Last week’s CES exposition generated lots of buzz and excitement around the new Palm Pre, set to launch in the first half of 2009.  The excitement is understandable – if the Pre really includes all of the features touted during Palm’s CES showcase, gadget geeks who need a device for work, but also want one for play, may finally get their wish.  Here’s a look at what’s being promised and why, if the rumors are true, the Pre will fully hit the mark where other devices have missed:

Read more »

3 Comments

The competition in the smartphone market is extremely intense, and continues to heat up. I remember a time not too long ago where the only options for business users were Windows Mobile devices or Palm Treos. Sure, there was always the BlackBerry, but back then it was great for email but not much else. In this market it was easy for Microsoft to dominate, despite having a less than stellar offering. Even Palm made Windows Mobile the de facto operating system on its Treo 700 series devices.

Read more »

1 Comment