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Preventing RIM value-added applications from running on BlackBerry devices

You can use application control policy rules and IT policy rules to control whether Research In Motion value-added applications are available on BlackBerry devices. RIM value-added applications include the BlackBerry Wallet and the ecommerce content optimization engine for the BlackBerry Browser.

To prevent the RIM value-added applications from running on BlackBerry Device Software versions earlier than 4.5, you can block all RIM value-added applications using the Disable RIM Value-Added Applications IT policy rule, or you can block specific RIM value-added applications using application-specific IT policy rules.

To prevent the RIM value-added applications from running on BlackBerry Device Software version 4.5 or later, you can use any of the following application-specific methods:

Application	Method
BlackBerry Wallet	Configure the Disable BlackBerry Wallet IT policy rule to Yes. Apply an application control policy rule to block all third-party applications, or apply an application control policy to block specific RIM value-added applications if you want to remove the RIM value-added applications from BlackBerry devices. Configure the Disable RIM Value-Added Applications IT policy rule to Yes.
ecommerce content optimization engine for the BlackBerry Browser	Configure the Disable Ecommerce Content Optimization Engine IT policy rule to Yes. Apply an application control policy rule to block all third-party applications, or apply an application control policy to block specific RIM value-added applications if you want to remove the RIM value-added applications from BlackBerry devices. Configure the Disable RIM Value-Added Applications IT policy rule to Yes.

Application

Method

BlackBerry Wallet

Configure the Disable BlackBerry Wallet IT policy rule to Yes.
Apply an application control policy rule to block all third-party applications, or apply an application control policy to block specific RIM value-added applications if you want to remove the RIM value-added applications from BlackBerry devices.
Configure the Disable RIM Value-Added Applications IT policy rule to Yes.

ecommerce content optimization engine for the BlackBerry Browser

Configure the Disable Ecommerce Content Optimization Engine IT policy rule to Yes.
Apply an application control policy rule to block all third-party applications, or apply an application control policy to block specific RIM value-added applications if you want to remove the RIM value-added applications from BlackBerry devices.
Configure the Disable RIM Value-Added Applications IT policy rule to Yes.

You can apply the Disposition application control policy rule to RIM value-added applications only. Other application control policy rules do not apply to RIM value-added applications.