BlackBerry Connect

BlackBerryConnect™isanenterpriseinstantmessage(IM)andpresenceapplicationthatimprovescommunicationandcollaborationwhilesimultaneouslyprotectingcorporatedataandrespectingemployeeprivacy.BlackBerryConnectextendscorporateinstantmessagingplatformslikeMicrosoftLync,OCSandSametimetomarketleadingmobiledeviceswithoutrequiringaVPN,firewallholesorserversintheDMZ.Itprovidesinstantmessaging,presence,andcorporatedirectorylookupfromaneasy-to-useinterface.


IMPORTANTNOTE:TheBlackBerryConnectapplicationrequiresBlackBerryConnectServerv2.1back-endsoftware.ItwillnotworkwithearlierversionsofBlackBerryConnectServer.PleasecontactyourITadministratorforausernameandaccesskey.


EndUserFeatures:
•KeeppersonalcontactsandIMsprivate
•Viewcolleagues’real-timeavailabilityviapresence
•Selectthebestwaytocommunicate–IM,email*,oraphonecall
•Receivemessagealertsandnotifications,evenwhentheappisinthebackground
•Searchcorporatedirectoryforacontact
•Managemultiplechatsinconversationview
•Viewcontactsbygroupsandfavorites
•Searchconversationhistory,eveninofflineorairplanemode
•Setpresencestatusandpersonalmessage
•Setalertandawaypreferences


ITFeatures:
•Protectcorporatedatainmotionandatrestwithmilitary-gradeencryption
•SecurethecorporatenetworkbynotrequiringfirewallholesorserversintheDMZ
•Configuregranularsecuritypoliciessuchasstrongpasswordrequirements
•Preventdataleakagebydisablingcut/copy/pasteandseparatingworkandpersonalcontacts
•Remotelockorwipecorporatedatawhilepreservingpersonalinformation
•Detectandpreventjailbrokendevicesfromconnectingtothecorporatenetwork
•IntegrateswithotherBlackBerrymobilecollaborationsolutions,providingseamlessandsecureend-to-endbusinessworkflow
•IT-controlleddisclaimeratthetopofeachnewconversation(receivedorsent)
•SaveIMconversationstousers’ConversationHistoryfolderonExchangeforlateraccess,management,retention,deletion(requiresMicrosoftLync2010)


Note:BlackBerryConnectsupportsAndroid™devicesrunningAndroidOS6.0orlater.