DIGICEL SUPPORTS NEW BLACKBERRY ENTERPRISE SERVER EXPRESS WITH LOW COST, EASY-TO-ACCESS BLACKBERRY SERVICE PLANS

February 26th – Kingston, Jamaica: Digicel today announced its support for the new BlackBerry® Enterprise Server Express software from Research In Motion (RIM), which allows Digicel customers across the Caribbean, Central America and the Pacific to enjoy the benefits of the BlackBerry solution easily, quickly and at a low cost point. Digicel is supporting customers with BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express with its standard prepaid and post paid BlackBerry service plans.

BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express is free new BlackBerry® software for Microsoft® Exchange and Microsoft® Windows® Small Business Server that provides Digicel’s business customers with the ability to empower employees with secure, push-based wireless access to email, organiser and other enterprise applications.

Brian Finn, Digicel Group Commercial Director, comments; “The multiple benefits of the BlackBerry solution are well documented and BlackBerry smartphones have become the de facto business tool. Until now however, cost was perceived as a barrier to entry for many smaller sized businesses.

“The introduction of BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express changes all that making the BlackBerry solution accessible to all businesses regardless of size and affording them the very best enterprise mobile solution at an affordable price point. With its unique blend of mobility, information protection and control, we are confident that businesses across our markets worldwide will embrace BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express and enjoy the freedom and peace of mind that it gives them.”

“BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express allows companies of all sizes to cost-effectively support the mobile needs of employees without compromising security or manageability", said Jeff McDowell, Senior Vice President, Business Marketing and Alliances, Research In Motion. "We are pleased to work with Digicel to help customers fully benefit from this exciting new offer."    

With BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express connected to Microsoft Exchange or Microsoft Windows Small Business Server, BlackBerry smartphone users will be able to:

• Wirelessly synchronize their email, calendar, contacts, notes and tasks
• Manage email folders and search email on the mail server remotely
• Book meetings and appointments, check availability and forward calendar attachments
• Set an out-of-office reply
• Edit Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint files using Documents To Go®
• Access files stored on the company network
• Use mobile applications to access business systems behind the firewall

For IT administrators, BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express also offers the following:

• Runs on the same physical or virtual server as the Microsoft mail server or on its own server. BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express is also certified for use with VMware ESX
• Over 35 IT controls and policies, including the ability to wipe a smartphone and enforce and reset passwords remotely
• A Web-based interface that allows remote administration and makes it easy to install the software, connect BlackBerry smartphones and apply usage policies

Customers wishing to download the BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express software for free can do so from www.blackberry.com/besexpress. BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express works with BlackBerry® smartphones on any BlackBerry service plan that includes Internet access.

Enhanced functionality with BlackBerry Enterprise Server v5

BlackBerry® Enterprise Server v5 continues to be the recommended solution for deployments that require additional security policies, monitoring features or high availability. BlackBerry Enterprise Server also continues to be required for certain other enterprise solutions such as BlackBerry® Mobile Voice System (for bringing desk phone functionality to BlackBerry smartphones), BlackBerry® Clients for Microsoft® Office Communications Server and IBM® Lotus® Sametime® (for enterprise instant messaging), IBM Lotus Connections (for enterprise social networking), IBM Lotus Quickr™ (for document sharing and collaboration), and Chalk® Pushcast Software (for corporate podcasting).