Free BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express for IBM Lotus Domino

Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion has just announced the availability of the free BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express for IBM Lotus Domino, a software solution aimed at enabling the syncing of email, calendar, contacts, notes and tasks between BlackBerry smartphones and IBM Lotus Domino.

According to the handset vendor, the software solution is based on the same security architecture that the BlackBerry Enterprise Server comes with, while also offering a number of 75 smartphone controls and IT security policies.

The company also announced that the premium version of BlackBerry Enterprise Server software comes with a number of 500 such controls and policies.

The free BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express offers support for BlackBerry smartphones on business data plans, but can also be used with personal data plans.

With the new solution, BlackBerry smartphone users can:
- Wirelessly synchronize email, calendar, contacts, notes and tasks
- Manage email folders and search email on the mail server from their smartphones
- Book meetings and appointments, accept meeting requests, check availability and forward calendar attachments
- Set an out-of-office reply
- Access files stored on the company network
- Use mobile applications to access business systems behind the firewall

According to RIM, the BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express for IBM Lotus Domino comes with a wide range of benefits for IT administrators too.

Among these, we can count the availability of a Web-based interface for remote administration, the aforementioned 75 IT controls and policies, including remote wiping of devices, or tools for securing a lost or stolen device.

BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express was designed to work with Domino Enterprise Server and Domino Messaging Server, the mobile phone maker announced.

It also comes with support for multiple Lotus Domino domain environments via a single administration interface, not to mention that it can be used at the same time with the premium BlackBerry Enterprise Server.

“BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express is a free download that is designed for businesses of all sizes,” said Jeff McDowell, Senior Vice President, Enterprise and Platform Marketing at Research In Motion.

“It provides an easy way for businesses to get started using BlackBerry smartphones with IBM Lotus Domino and it’s also an ideal no-cost software solution for businesses that want to allow their employees to connect their personal BlackBerry smartphones to their work email.”

BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express for Lotus Domino offers support for seven languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese and Brazilian Portuguese. Additional details on it can be found here.