BlackBerry solution comparison chart

Messaging features

Feature

BlackBerry Enterprise Server

BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express

BlackBerry Internet Service

BlackBerry Business Cloud Services

Supported messaging environments

Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Domino, and Novell GroupWise

Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Domino

IMAP and POP (for example, Google Mail, Yahoo! Mail, Microsoft Outlook Web Access)

Microsoft Office 365

Wireless email messaging

√

√

√

√

Email reconciliation

√

√

√

√

Contact lookup

√

√

√

√

Sent message reconciliation

√

√

√

√

Reconciliation of permanently deleted messages (hard delete)

√

√

√ Some messaging environments

√

Email messages with HTML and rich content

√

√

√

√

Remote email message lookup

√

√

√ Google Mail only

√

Email message filters

Global filters and user filters

Global filters and user filters

User filters

User filters

Separate inboxes for work and personal accounts

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√

√

√

Synchronization of published public contact folders

√

√

√ With limitations

Synchronization of personal contact folders

√

√

√

Synchronization of personal mail folders

√

√

√

Synchronization of organizer data (memos and tasks)

√

√

√

Calendar features

Feature

BlackBerry Enterprise Server

BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express

BlackBerry Internet Service

BlackBerry Business Cloud Services

Calendar synchronization

√

√

Google Mail only

√

Ability to check the availability of meeting participants

√

√

√

√

Ability to forward calendar entries

√

√

√

√

Calendar attachments

√

√

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Enterprise instant messaging features

Feature

BlackBerry Enterprise Server

BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express

BlackBerry Internet Service

BlackBerry Business Cloud Services

Supported enterprise instant messaging environments

IBM Lotus Sametime, Microsoft Office Communications Server, Microsoft Lync Server, and Novell GroupWise Messenger

None

None

None

Console support features

Feature

BlackBerry Enterprise Server

BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express

BlackBerry Internet Service

BlackBerry Business Cloud Services

Administration console

√

√

√ With limitations

√

Administrative roles

√

√ With limitations

√

Limited to Microsoft Office 365 administrative roles

Self-service console

√

√

√

√

Languages

English, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish

English, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish

For a list of supported languages, visit www.blackberry.com/support to read article KB12859.

English, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish

Activation features

Feature

BlackBerry Enterprise Server

BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express

BlackBerry Internet Service

BlackBerry Business Cloud Services

Supported activation methods

  • BlackBerry Administration Service
  • Over the wireless network
  • BlackBerry Desktop Software
  • BlackBerry Web Desktop Manager
  • Over your organization's Wi-Fi network
  • BlackBerry Administration Service
  • Over the wireless network (requires app or specific data plan)
  • BlackBerry Desktop Software
  • BlackBerry Web Desktop Manager
  • Over your organization's Wi-Fi network

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  • BlackBerry Administration Service
  • Over the wireless network
  • BlackBerry Web Desktop Manager

Security features

Feature

BlackBerry Enterprise Server

BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express

BlackBerry Internet Service

BlackBerry Business Cloud Services

Transport layer encryption

√ (AES and Triple DES)

√ (AES and Triple DES)

√ (AES)

Enhanced encryption

√ (S/MIME and PGP)

√ (S/MIME and PGP)

√ (SSL)

BlackBerry Balance technology

√

√

√

IT administration commands

Supports:

  • Specify new device password and lock device
  • Delete only work data and remove device
  • Delete all device data and remove device

Supports:

  • Specify new device password and lock device
  • Delete only work data and remove device
  • Delete all device data and remove device

Supports:

  • Specify new device password and lock device
  • Delete all device data and remove device

Supports:

  • Specify new device password and lock device
  • Delete only work data and remove device
  • Delete all device data and remove device

IT policy rules

All

Subset

Subset

Two-factor authentication

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√

Application and browsing features

Feature

BlackBerry Enterprise Server

BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express

BlackBerry Internet Service

BlackBerry Business Cloud Services

Web browsing

√

√

√

√

Intranet browsing

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√

Methods for installing applications

Supports:

  • Over the wireless network
  • BlackBerry Administration Service
  • BlackBerry Desktop Software
  • BlackBerry Web Desktop Manager
  • Standalone application loader tool
  • Web browser on BlackBerry devices
  • BlackBerry App World

Supports:

  • Over the wireless network
  • BlackBerry Administration Service
  • BlackBerry Desktop Software
  • BlackBerry Web Desktop Manager
  • Standalone application loader tool

  • Web browser on BlackBerry devices
  • BlackBerry App World

Supports:

  • BlackBerry Desktop Software
  • Web browser on BlackBerry devices
  • BlackBerry App World

Supports:

  • BlackBerry Desktop Software
  • Web browser on BlackBerry devices
  • BlackBerry App World

Ability to push applications to devices

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√

Application control policies

√

√

Methods for updating BlackBerry Device Software

Supports:

  • Over the wireless network
  • BlackBerry Administration Service
  • BlackBerry Desktop Software
  • BlackBerry Web Desktop Manager
  • Standalone application loader tool
  • BlackBerry Desktop Software update sites

Supports:

  • Over the wireless network
  • BlackBerry Administration Service
  • BlackBerry Desktop Software
  • BlackBerry Web Desktop Manager
  • Standalone application loader tool
  • BlackBerry Desktop Software update sites

Supports:

  • Over the wireless network
  • BlackBerry Desktop Software

Supports:

  • Over the wireless network
  • BlackBerry Desktop Software
Last updated: 2012-08-30
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