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Feature comparison of different versions of BlackBerry Enterprise Server for Microsoft Exchange

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Doc ID: KB03700
Modified Date: 11-11-2009
Document Type: Support

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Products

  • BlackBerry® Enterprise Server for Microsoft® Exchange


Environment

  • BlackBerry® Enterprise Server for Microsoft® Exchange
  • BlackBerry® Professional Software


Overview

The following tables compare the features of different versions of BlackBerry Enterprise Server for Microsoft Exchange:

Note: See Table 3 for an explanation of the annotation numbers in Tables 1 and 2.

Table 1 - End-user features for Microsoft Exchange

End-User Features Version 1.6 Version 2.0 Version 2.1 Version 3.5 Version 3.6 Version 4.0 Version 4.1 BlackBerry Professional Software
Email
Access to regular Microsoft® Exchange email - send/receive messages wirelessly

v

 v v v v v v v
Push email message delivery v v v v v v v v
Wireless email reconciliation v4 v4 v4 v4
Sent Item synchronization v10 v10 v10
Wireless email settings v10 v10 v10
Wireless email reconciliation hard delete support v v
Instant Messaging
BlackBerry® Instant Messaging for IBM® Lotus® Sametime® v
BlackBerry® Instant Messaging for Microsoft® Office Live Communications Server 2005 v
BlackBerry® Instant Messaging for Novell® GroupWise® Messenger v
Organizer data
Wireless data synchronization (using BlackBerry® Desktop Manager) v v v v v v v v
Wireless calendar synchronization v1 v1 v1 v1 v1 v1
Wireless organizer data synchronization (Calendar, Address Book, MemoPad, Tasks) v10 v10 v10
Remote address lookup v3 v3 v3 v3 v3
vCard® support (conversion to BlackBerry smartphone Address Book) v v v v
Calendar enhancements (tentative acceptance, conflict and adjacent notification, private flag support) v11 v11 v11
Task enhancements (task reminders and recurrences) v16 v16 v16
Organizer data category support  v11, 17, 21 v11, 17, 21 v11, 17, 21
Address lookup enhancements for hosting organizations v
Attachments
BlackBerry Attachment Service v7 v4 v4 v4 v4
BlackBerry Attachment Service support for .zip files v5, 6 v5 v5 v5
BlackBerry Attachment Service support for color attachment viewing v5, 7, 18 v5, 18 v5, 18 v5, 18
BlackBerry Attachment Service image viewing support (.jpg, .bmp, .gif, .png and .tif)  v15, 18 v5, 18 v5, 18
BlackBerry Attachment Service support for document information, tracked changes v15, 18 v5, 18 v5, 18
Image application v11, 18 v11, 18 v11, 18
Attachment viewing pan and zoom enhancements v v
Extensibility/Data access 
BlackBerry® Browser  v2 v2 v2 v2 v2
Access to the organization′s internal data systems v2 v2 v2 v2 v2
BlackBerry Browser JavaScript® 1.3 support v11 v11 v11
BlackBerry Browser enhancements (enhanced HTML tables support, ability to send a URL, animated .gif support) v15 v15 v15
BlackBerry® Mobile Data System (BlackBerry® MDS) Services v19
BlackBerry® MDS Studio v19
BlackBerry® MDS Runtime v19
Two-factor authentication support v
Data group push v
BlackBerry smartphone choice
BlackBerry smartphone support v v v v v v v v
Support for devices enabled with BlackBerry® Connect™ and BlackBerry® Built-In™ software v v v v v
Enterprise device authorization v v
Support
Automatic wireless backup of BlackBerry device data v10 v10 v10
Ability to delete applications from a BlackBerry smartphone v11 v11 v11
Access to help files on the BlackBerry smartphone v15, 17 v15, 17 v15, 17
Archiving SMS messages, PIN messages and calls v v




Table 2 - IT Features for Microsoft Exchange

IT Features Version 1.6 Version 2.0 Version 2.1 Version 3.5 Version 3.6 Version 4.0 Version 4.1 BlackBerry Professional Software
Security
Advanced security features v v v v v v v v
Triple Data Encryption Standard (Triple DES) support v v v v v v v v
Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) Support v15 v15 v15
Support for Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME) v v v v v v
Content protection and content compression v11 v11 v11
Password Keeper, ability to erase all data from the BlackBerry smartphone v11 v11 v11
Wireless encryption key regeneration v10 v10 v10
Deployment
Automated BlackBerry® Desktop Software deployment (silent installation) v12 v12 v12 v12 v12 v12
Support for single BlackBerry® Desktop Manager package (separate installers) v14 v14 v14 v14
Wireless provisioning v10 v10 v10
BlackBerry Router and BlackBerry® Device Manager v10 v10 v10
BlackBerry Device Configuration Tool  v v v
Supports optional BlackBerry Desktop Manager (basic MSI Installer, full Desktop or 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 v15 v15 v15
Extensibility/Corporate Data Access 
BlackBerry Mobile Data System v v v v v
BlackBerry Browser Supports WML, CHTML, XHTML and HTML, CSS (partial support) v11 v11 v11
BlackBerry Browser support for JavaScript, offline forms handling v11 v11 v11
Increased access control, application management and corporate 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 v
All-Points-Bulletin using Personal Identification Number (PIN) v v v v v v
Global filters v v v v v v
BlackBerry Enterprise Server Management Console or BlackBerry Manager v v v v v
Multiple BlackBerry Enterprise Server instances on one computer v v v v
Enhanced error logging v v v v v
Wireless IT policies and commands v3 v3 v3 v3 v3
License manager  v v v v v
Preservation of BlackBerry smartphone and BlackBerry Desktop Manager settings during upgrade v13 v13 v13 v13 v13
Support for Enforced BlackBerry Device Software Upgrade IT policy v13 v13 v13 v13 v13
Support for Microsoft Exchange 2003 v8 v v v
Support for Microsoft Exchange 2007 v22 v
Enhanced Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) v v v20 v20
Device management reporting v10 v10 v10
BlackBerry Enterprise Server architectural improvements v v v
Role-based administration v
Group-based administration v
Common BlackBerry Manager across all supported messaging platforms v v23
Backup and restore of saved messages v v
Localization of BlackBerry Enterprise Server software and documentation translated to French, Italian, German and Spanish v v




Table 3 - Annotation Notes

Note Description
1 Requires BlackBerry Device Software version 2.1 or later (RIM® devices based on C++), OR BlackBerry Device Software version 3.1 or later (BlackBerry smartphones based on Java®)
2 Requires BlackBerry Device Software version 2.5 or later (BlackBerry smartphones based on C++), OR BlackBerry Device Software version 3.2 Service Pack 1 or later (BlackBerry smartphones based on Java)
3 Requires BlackBerry Device Software version 2.5 or later (BlackBerry smartphones based on C++), OR BlackBerry Device Software version 3.6 or later (BlackBerry smartphones based on Java)
4 Requires BlackBerry Device Software version 2.6 or later (BlackBerry smartphones based on C++), OR BlackBerry Device Software version 3.6 or later (BlackBerry smartphones based on Java)
5 Requires BlackBerry Device Software version 2.6 Service Pack 1 or later (BlackBerry smartphones based on C++), OR BlackBerry Device Software version 3.7 or later (BlackBerry smartphones based on Java)
6 Requires BlackBerry Enterprise Server version 3.6 Service Pack 1 or later
7 When running BlackBerry Enterprise Server 2.1 Service Pack 1, the BlackBerry Attachment Service is only available for BlackBerry devices based on C++ with BlackBerry Device Software version 2.1 or later. The BlackBerry Attachment Service is not available for BlackBerry smartphones based on Java (when running BlackBerry Enterprise Server version 2.1 Service Pack 1)
8 Requires BlackBerry Enterprise Server version 3.6 Service Pack 2 or later
9 Requires BlackBerry Enterprise Server version 2.1 Service Pack 3a or later
10 Requires BlackBerry Device Software version 2.7 or later (BlackBerry smartphones based on C++), OR BlackBerry Device Software version 4.0 or later (BlackBerry smartphones based on Java)
11 Requires BlackBerry Device Software version 3.8 or later (BlackBerry smartphones based on Java)
12 Requires BlackBerry Desktop software version 2.1 Service Pack 3 or later
13 Requires BlackBerry Desktop Software version 3.5 or later
14 Requires BlackBerry Desktop Software version 3.6 or later
15 Requires BlackBerry Device Software version 4.0 or later for BlackBerry smartphones based on Java with 10 MB or more memory 
16 Requires BlackBerry Device Software version 2.5 or later (BlackBerry smartphones based on C++), OR BlackBerry Device Software version 4.0 or later (BlackBerry smartphones based on Java)
17 Only supported in BlackBerry smartphones with 16 MB or more memory
18 Only supported in BlackBerry smartphones with color screens
19 Components of BlackBerry MDS
20

More SNMP event traps in BlackBerry Enterprise Server software version 4.1

21 Calendar category synchronization is not supported
22 Requires BlackBerry Enterprise Server version 4.1 Service Pack 4 or later
23 BlackBerry Professional Software does not currently support Novell GroupWise


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