[itdiscuss] Cell/PDA/Exchange 2003 Integration

Tue Apr 22 08:17:59 EDT 2008

I prefer ActiveSync.  While it is true that the BB Enterprise Server is
fairly easy to set up, it is yet another complexity that must be
integrated and maintained.  If you don't mind the extra Windows license
(assuming you are not installing this on an existing server) and the
additional overhead, it does a decent job of delivering Email and
syncing the calendar, contacts, and tasks.  Another plus is that you can
assign policies to the phones as a group.

>From the user experience, I prefer the more graphical phones (Windows
Mobile, iPhone).  The BlackBerry is very Spartan in its interface.  The
Email is plain text and difficult to read if graphics and images are
involved.  And Palm's interface is outdated.

My favorite platform is Windows Mobile 6.  It has a tight integration
with corporate Exchange (without an additional server component) and it
has a much more user friendly interface.  When the iPhone begins to
support native Exchange sync, I think that will become my preference.

Paul Phillips 
IT Manager 
  <http://www.walkthru.org/> 
(770) 458-9300 x305 
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Does anyone have a comparison experience between ActiveSync and the

BlackBerry Enterprise Server?

Thanks,

Bill Lloyd

IT Manager

Busker Communications

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[mailto:discuss-bounces at itdiscuss.org] On Behalf Of Dye, Tony

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Same story at Perimeter, with the additional "clarification" that

iPhones do not [today] support ActiveSync, no matter how cool they are

otherwise...

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[mailto:discuss-bounces at itdiscuss.org] On Behalf Of Jason Powell

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Like JLee we tell users we don't care what phone so long as it's got

activesync

Jason Powell

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[mailto:discuss-bounces at itdiscuss.org] On Behalf Of Lee, Jason

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The following was communicated to our users this spring:

"Several people have expressed a desire to have personal PDA/Mobile

device connected to the network for synchronization purposes.  In an

ongoing effort to better serve you we have developed the following

criteria for approving these devices:

If you intend to synchronize your PDA/Mobile device with

{church/organization name} email, contacts, tasks, etc. that device must

support Microsoft(r) Exchange ActiveSync(r) (For Exchange 2003 or

later).  This would include Windows Mobile (version 5 or later) devices

and some Palm devices (you should confirm compatibility with your

reseller of the device). Devices that do not have Microsoft(r) Exchange

ActiveSync(r) are not approved devices for use in conjunction with our

network. 

If you plan to purchase such a device in the future, I strongly

encourage you to check with me to assure your device will be compatible

with our network prior to your purchase."

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Do we have preferred providers: No any user can select their provider.

It doesn't matter to us since we don't support the phone or the data

plan.  If they have data connection issues they must resolve those with

their carrier before contacting IT.

We do not currently support the iPhone... until it is ActiveSync

compatible.

- jason

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[mailto:discuss-bounces at itdiscuss.org] On Behalf Of Dave Ketcham

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We to establish guidelines for our staff for purchasing cell/PDAs.  We

want to recommend something that we know will work reliably with

Exchange 2003 and Outlook 2007 for email and calendars, primarily.  What

are you recommending for your staff?  Do you have preferred providers?

Are you supporting iPhones?

Thanks for any advise.

Dave Ketcham

North Coast Church 

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