[Gllug] Blackberry

[neil c]

Christian Smith <csmith at micromuse.com> wrote:
> Subject: Re: [Gllug] Blackberry
>
>
> On Mon, 28 Feb 2005, t.clarke wrote:
>
>> Browsing through a Misco catalogue whilst enjoying my delicious Brie 
>> and
>> Tomato Baguette I noticed a section (page 18) on the Blackberry
>> Enterprise Server. It gives the impression that you can only use a
>> Blackberry with Microsoft Exchange or Lotus Domino(Notes).  Untrue of
>> course, but we found it very hard to get definitive info out of 
>> either O2
>> or Vodafone as to how to use one of these devices with our
>> linux/unix-based mail system. When the device finally arrived the 
>> printed
>> instructions as to how to set up the email facility were completely 
>> wrong
>> - a telephone call to Vodafone tech support elicited the correct info
>> which was at complete variance to the booklet!
>>
>> Makes you wonder if they have vested interest in (presumably) flogging
>> some extra software required to run on the Windows mail server??
>
>
> One of the justifications for my company's move to Exchange was it's
> integration with Blackberries. Riled most of the techies in our
> predominantly UNIX based company. Exchange Calendar facilities are
> pathetic, loathed by all techies in the company as far as I can tell 
> (at
> least our old Netscape calendar system recorded pending but not 
> confirmed
> appointments.)

Coincidentally  enough I am in the middle of a project that will do 
just this. The idea is to roll out this huge beast of a product just to 
handle calendaring. Blackberries will be considered at a later date. 
Personally I can't stand the Netscape Calendar - but then again 
Exchange is not my cup o' tea either.

Time for a quick poll. What do you Linux Fans use for Enterprise 
Scheduling/Groupware and why?

Neil
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