Thursday, 24 August 2006

BlackBerry Connect for Palm Treo 650 in Australia

Vodafone Australia, Palm and Research In Motion (RIM) have announced the availability of BlackBerry Connect for the Palm Treo 650 smartphone on the Vodafone mobile network in Australia.

The BlackBerry Connect software enables Vodafone’s new and existing Treo 650 users to enjoy push-based wireless email and calendar synchronisation with BlackBerry Enterprise Server.

BlackBerry Connect on the Treo 650 smartphone supports Microsoft Exchange and IBM Lotus Domino customers with the following features:

• "Push" Corporate Email delivers messages automatically -- and wirelessly -- to the Treo 650 smartphone’s inbox
• Wireless Calendar Synchronization keeps the Treo 650 smartphone’s built-in Calendar up to date remotely
• Attachment Viewing lets users view Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and PDF documents in original format
• Remote Address Lookup (RAL) allows users to search their corporate directory wirelessly for email addresses without the need to download every name to the Treo 650
• Enables centralized device management, including support for IT policies such as over-the-air device disablement and password device lock, as well as end-to-end security with Triple DES encryption.