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R.O.S.S.I

R.O.S.S.I

R.O.S.S.I

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With Blackberry in a not so great position at the moment, what platform is going to be the best to go to for business mobiles and the management of handsets should the unthinkable happen and they go bust?

Are there any comparable management tools/suites for managing android handsets like there is on BESx?
 
your right, The older Blackberry's are a pain to mess around with BES Express for smaller companies, I have used one of the new BB 10 but I didn't like it all that much, At least it can use Active Sync :D

I would say most of the other smart phones that can do Active Sync with MS Exchange is good enough, Exchange 2010 and up, is this the case on 2007 not sure, users can wipe the device from within Outlook Web Access

As far as I am aware you should empower your users to manage the smartphone, instead of support having to handle the most part, I would say a Management console would be a pita to handle
 
We use BES Express at the moment and are in the processes of moving our entire user base off BB to Nokia Lumia's with Windows Phone 8.

My only issue with Active Sync on Exchange is that you don't have much control over the device. You can require password, limit storage in a very basic way but little else unless you buy the Enterprise CAL's. And even then it's no where near as comprehensive as BES.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/e...ing-overview-FX103746915.aspx#Exchange2013CAL
 
We are going to be moving to BB10 for the short-term, we are currently pushing a bring your own device initiative, to pry BB's out of peoples hands. We are using a platform called 'Good for Enterprise' which covers iOS and Android devices, as well as Windows Phone and will soon be moving to Good Dynamics.
 
I'm trying to suss out how feasible a BYOD policy would be to implement at our workplace. We literally only need people to have access to their emails and calendars on the go, no documentation etc.
 
R.O.S.S.I said:
I'm trying to suss out how feasible a BYOD policy would be to implement at our workplace. We literally only need people to have access to their emails and calendars on the go, no documentation etc.
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If your using exchange, just setup Activesync job done, although I would if a user is using a personal device to sign a bit of paper to say if their device gets wiped its not your problem.

Since exchange can remote wipe a phone, and the most extreme and unlikely thing happens and exchange decides to wipe all handsets, if their business ones, well suck it up, personal ones they might get stroppy about.

Kimbie
 
R.O.S.S.I said:
Didnt know having ActiveSync on your phone could wipe it? Is this common? Never heard of that nor can I understand how it would?
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Exchange can perform the remote wipe, the user can do it from Outlook Web Access or you can do it from Exchange management console.

Now I have never heard of Exchange deciding to wipe any phone with out a user doing it, however as the user has the option to wipe the device from their outlook web account you can see how that could be dangerous
 
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