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Feature comparison for the different software versions of BlackBerry Enterprise Server for IBM Lotus Domino and BlackBerry Professional Software

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Doc ID: KB03695
Modified Date: 03-04-2008
Document Type: Support

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Products

  • BlackBerry® Enterprise Server for IBM® Lotus® Domino®
  • BlackBerry® Professional Software


Environment

  • BlackBerry® Enterprise Server for IBM® Lotus® Domino®
  • BlackBerry® Professional Software


Overview

The following tables outline the features for the BlackBerry Enterprise Server for IBM Lotus Domino and BlackBerry Professional Software.

Table 1 - End user features for IBM Lotus Domino

End user features Version 2.0 Version 2.1 Version 2.2 Version 4.0 Version 4.1 BlackBerry Professional Software
Email messaging
Access to regular IBM Lotus Domino email - send/receive email wirelessly v v v v v v
Push delivery of email messages v v v v v v
Wireless email reconciliation v4 v4 v4 v4
Sent Item synchronization v8 v8 v8
Email folder redirection and AutoSignature settings v8 v8 v8
Instant Messaging
BlackBerry® Instant Messaging for IBM® Lotus® Sametime® v
BlackBerry® Instant Messaging for Microsoft® Live Communication Server v
BlackBerry® Instant Messaging for Novell® GroupWise® Messenger v
Organizer data
Wireless data synchronization (using BlackBerry® Desktop Manager) v v v v v v
Wireless calendar synchronization v1 v1 v1 v1 v1
Wireless organizer data synchronization (Calendar, Address Book, MemoPad, Tasks) v8 v8 v8
Remote address lookup v3 v3 v3 v3
vCard® support (conversion to BlackBerry smartphone Address Book) v v v v v
Calendar enhancements (tentative acceptance, conflict and adjacent notification, private flag support) v9 v9 v9
Task enhancements (task reminders and recurrences) v14 v14 v14
Organizer data category support v9, 15 v9, 15 v9, 15
Address lookup enhancements for hosting organizations v
Attachments
BlackBerry Attachment Service v6 v4 v4 v4 v4
BlackBerry Attachment Service support for .zip files       v5, 7 v5 v5 v5
BlackBerry Attachment Service support for color attachment viewing v5, 7, 16 v5, 16 v5, 16 v5, 16
BlackBerry Attachment Service support image viewing (.jpg, .bmp, .gif, .png, .tif)    v5, 16 v5, 16 v5, 16
BlackBerry Attachment Service support for document info, tracked changes v5, 16 v5, 16 v5, 16
Image application  v9, 16 v5, 16 v5, 16
Attachment viewing pan and zoom enhancements  v5, 16 v5, 16
Extensibility/Data access
BlackBerry® Browser  v2 v2 v2 v2
Access to the organization′s internal data systems v2 v2 v2 v2
BlackBerry Browser JavaScript® 1.3 support v9 v9 v9
BlackBerry Browser enhancements (enhanced HTML tables support, ability to send a URL, animated .gif support) v13 v13 v13
BlackBerry® Mobile Data System (BlackBerry® MDS) Services  v17
BlackBerry® MDS Studio v17
BlackBerry® MDS Runtime v17
Two-factor authentication support v
Data group push v
BlackBerry smartphone
BlackBerry smartphone support v v v v v v
Support for BlackBerry® Connect™ and BlackBerry® Built-in™ devices v v v v v
Enterprise BlackBerry smartphone authorization v v
Support
Automatic wireless backup of BlackBerry smartphone data v8 v8 v8
Ability to delete applications from a BlackBerry smartphone v9 v9 v9
Access to help files on the BlackBerry smartphone v13, 15 v13, 15 v13, 15
Archiving Short Message Service (SMS) messages, Personal Identification Number (PIN) messages, and calls v v




Table 2 - IT Features for IBM Lotus Domino

IT Features Version 2.0 Version 2.1 Version 2.2 Version 4.0 Version 4.1 BlackBerry Professional Software
Security
Advanced security features v v v v v v
Triple Data Encryption Standard (Triple DES) support v v v v v v
Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) support v13 v13 v13
Content protection and content compression  v9 v9 v9
Password Keeper, ability to erase all data from the BlackBerry smartphone v9 v9 v9
Wireless encryption key regeneration  v8 v8 v8
Deployment
Automated BlackBerry® Desktop Software deployment (silent install) v10 v10 v10 v10 v10
Support for single BlackBerry® Desktop Manager package (separate installers)  v12 v12 v12 v12
Wireless provisioning  v8 v8 v8
BlackBerry Router and BlackBerry® Device Manager v8 v8 v8
BlackBerry Device Configuration Tool v v v
Supports optional BlackBerry Desktop Manager (basic MSI Installer, full BlackBerry Desktop Manager or BlackBerry Device Manager only) v v v
Upgrading BlackBerry® Device Software from a shared network drive   v v v
Wireless third-party application provisioning and control    v13 v13 v13
Extensibility/Data access
BlackBerry Mobile Data System v v v v
BlackBerry Browser supports Wireless Markup Language (WML), Compact Hypertext Markup Language (CHTML), Extensible Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML) and Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), cascading style sheet (CSS) (partial support)  v9 v9 v9
BlackBerry Browser support for JavaScript, offline forms handling   v9 v9 v9
Increased access control, application management and proxy handling  v  v v
Additional development tools - for example, Synchronization Software Development Kit (SDK), Attachment Distiller SDK, Plazmic® Content Developer’s Kit    v  v v
Management/Administration
Multi-network support v v v v v v
Forced Blind Carbon Copy  v v v v v
All-Points-Bulletin using PIN v v v v v
Global filters v v v v v
BlackBerry Enterprise Server Management Console or BlackBerry Manager v v v
Enhanced error logging  v v v v
Wireless IT policies and commands v3 v3 v3
Preservation of BlackBerry smartphone and BlackBerry Desktop Manager settings during software upgrades v11  v11  v11  v11 
Support for enforced BlackBerry Device Software Upgrade IT policy 
 v11  v11  v11  v11 
Enhanced Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)  v v v18 v18
Device management reporting   v8  v8 v8
BlackBerry Enterprise Server architectural improvements  v v v
Multi-domain support v v v
Role-based administration v
Group-based administration   v
Common BlackBerry Manager across all three email platforms v v
Backup and restore of saved messages  v v
Encryption support for IBM® DB2® and IBM® Lotus® Notes® v v
Localization of BlackBerry Enterprise Server. Also, documentation translated to French, Italian, German and Spanish v v

List - Annotation Notes

  1. Requires BlackBerry Device Software 2.1 Service Pack 4 or later (for RIM® wireless devices based on C++), or BlackBerry Device Software 3.1 or later (for BlackBerry smartphones based on Java®).
  2. Requires BlackBerry Device Software 2.5 or later (for BlackBerry smartphones based on C++) or BlackBerry Device Software 3.2 Service Pack 1 or later (for BlackBerry smartphones based on Java).
  3. Requires BlackBerry Device Software 2.5 or later (for BlackBerry smartphones based on C++) or BlackBerry Device Software 3.6 or later (for BlackBerry smartphones based on Java).
  4. Requires BlackBerry Device Software 2.6 or later (for BlackBerry devices based on C++) or BlackBerry Device Software 3.6 or later (for BlackBerry smartphones based on Java).
  5. Requires BlackBerry Device Software 2.6 or later (for BlackBerry devices based on C++) or BlackBerry Device Software 3.7 or later (for BlackBerry smartphones based on Java).
  6. When running BlackBerry Enterprise Server software version 2.1 Service Pack 1, the BlackBerry Attachment Service is only available for BlackBerry smartphones based on C++ with BlackBerry Device Software 2.1 or later. The BlackBerry Attachment Service is not supported in BlackBerry smartphones based on Java (when running BlackBerry Enterprise Server software version 2.1 Service Pack 1).
  7. Requires BlackBerry Enterprise Server software version 2.2 Service Pack 1.
  8. Requires BlackBerry Device Software 2.7 or later (for BlackBerry smartphones based on C++) or BlackBerry Device Software 4.0 or later (for BlackBerry smartphones based on Java).
  9. Requires BlackBerry Device Software 3.8 or later (for BlackBerry smartphones based on Java).
  10. Requires BlackBerry Desktop Software 2.1 Service Pack 3 or later.
  11. Requires BlackBerry Desktop Software 3.5 or later.
  12. Requires BlackBerry Desktop Software 3.6 or later.
  13. Requires BlackBerry Device Software 4.0 or later for BlackBerry smartphones based on Java with 10 MB or more of flash memory.
  14. Requires BlackBerry Device Software 2.5 or later (for BlackBerry smartphones based on C++) or BlackBerry Device Software 4.0 or later (for BlackBerry smartphones based on Java).
  15. Supported only by BlackBerry smartphones based on Java with 16 MB or more of flash memory.
  16. Supported only by BlackBerry smartphones based on Java with color screens.
  17. Components of BlackBerry MDS.
  18. More SNMP event traps in BlackBerry Enterprise Server software version 4.1.


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