14 DAY TRIAL // Last week, Canadian mobile phone maker Research in Motion introduced the latest version of its BlackBerry Internet Service, namely BIS 3.2. The announcement was made via its support community forum
, and does not offer specific info on when the solution will be rolled-out.
However, some of the latest reports around the Internet suggest that RIM would plan launching the BlackBerry Internet Service 3.2 on October 2nd, though it appears that the roll-out already started in some markets, such as Australia.
In case there are some of you who might not know what BIS is all about, we should note that the service was designed to offer access to email messaging, instant messaging, Internet browsing, and more for BlakcBerry users out there.
The service can deliver to its subscribers email messages for a number of up to ten email accounts on their BlackBerry smartphones.
Some of the main features BlackBerry Internet Service 3.2 comes with include:
Calendar synchronization
Two-way synchronization of Google calendar entries and entries in the Calendar application on the smartphone.
Automatic login enhancements
Includes support for BlackBerry Device Software 4.6 and earlier. BlackBerry smartphone users who use a user name and password to access their BlackBerry Internet Service accounts no longer have to type their user name and password on their smartphones to manage their email addresses. Show and hide password option Users can choose to show or hide the passwords for all email addresses that need to be validated by clicking once on the Show password or Hide password.
New password criteria
Newly created passwords for BlackBerry Internet Service accounts and BlackBerry email addresses must meet new criteria: - include 8-16 characters - include at least one letter and one number - cannot include the word “password” - cannot include the user name of the BlackBerry Internet Service account or BlackBerry email address that the password is associated with
According to RIM, the two-way synchronization of Google calendar entries requires BlackBerry Device Software 5.0.0.176 or later, while the Automatic Login Enhancements are available for handsets running under BlackBerry Device Software 4.6 and earlier.
Additional info on the new features of BlackBerry Internet Service 3.2 are available on Research In Motion's website here.
The previous version of BIS, namley BlackBerry Internet Service 3.1, was announced officially in May this year.