I’m hoping some people have had some experience with this. We’re looking to obtain some Blackberry devices for about 10-15 people in our organization. Although the Blackberry software integrates with Lotus Domino, there is no iSeries Blackberry software.
From what I understand, a separate Domino server would have to be installed on a Windows 2003 server along with the Blackberry Enterprise server. Somehow I guess, that Domino server could communicate with our main mail server for wireless synchronization.
Has anybody set up this kind of environment? Also, since we’re not a large company, would we be able to obtain the same results using Blackberry Professional Software (Which would cost us $850 initially as opposed to $4000), instead of BES?
No need to use BES if you just want to send/ receive Domino emails into the Blackberry. Just use BIS and create your own ‘rule’ (that will be fowarding all incoming emails to your email in the Blackberry) in the Domino emailserver.
The BlackBerry Enterprise Server for IBM Lotus Domino Quick Start Edition Offer includes the following:
One no charge, full version download of BlackBerry Enterprise Server™ v4.1 for IBM Lotus Domino
Ten free Client Access Licenses (CALs) to apply to the BlackBerry Enterprise Server
One complimentary BlackBerry technical support incident, for use should you require assistance as you begin using BlackBerry Enterprise Server (where available)
The opportunity to purchase up to an additional five CALs towards the product’s fifteen-CAL limit
The opportunity to purchase the Upgrade, which adds five additional CALs and removes the fifteen-CAL limit
It mentions that the promotion ended Dec 31st, but you may want to contact RIM and see what they tell you.
We have a similar situation. We are a small company, running Domino on an iSeries and have 12 BlackBerry users. Our users just want mail from Notes to appear on their BlackBerry. Buying an additional server and Domino license to run BES was too cost restrictive for us. We have been using a mail forwarding software, WirelessMail from MartinScott, for about 3 years now. It forwards incoming mail from the Inbox to the device. It has been working well for us.