Tungle just announced BlackBerry integration aimed to ease meeting schedules, and already plays nice with Outlook, Lotus, iCal, Google Calendar and other platforms. Requests are simply sent via e-mail, and confirmations made through your BlackBerry’s browser. This sounds like a decent solution for us poor souls without an Exchange server, or if you’ve got a bunch of different platforms running that need to work together. You can head on over here to give it a shot, just keep in mind that it’s still in beta.
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Tungle offers free BlackBerry scheduler
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So long as we’re seeing some new software in action, it’s high time we see something new from Unite!, the suite to keep small groups of BlackBerrys managed. The features include file and media access, security options such as device lockdown and usage monitoring, alongside calendar and contact sharing for up to five BlackBerrys. With the BlackBerry Professional Software having launched just recently, Unite! would be a great follow-up. One handy tidbit gleaned from the screenshots is that wireless file transfer is limited to 1 MB unless you’re packing Wi-Fi. Aside from that, the handheld software looks like it gives you great navigation of your computer’s hard drive. For more info, check out RIM’s site. Thanks Josep!
There isn’t much in the most recent list of OS 4.5 features that we haven’t heard before, but aside from the odd peeks, we have yet to really see it in action. Jibi got the chance to try out the e-mail client’s rich text editing, the calendar’s availability lookup, and remote e-mail searching on the new BlackBerry operating system, and it’s looking pretty sweet so far. Part of me is thinking RIM might be saving this wonderbang for WES, but that still feels like a ways off.
Once again Spain gets the goods. The BlackBerry Professional Software that was announced back in November is now available in Spain through Orange. The package is geared towards smaller businesses running on Exchange or Lotus Domino servers and dealing with fewer than 30 devices, and allows two-way synchronization of address books and calendars. If you want to try it out, RIM’s got BlackBerry Professional Express available for single users, which can then be expanded as you get more BlackBerrys to manage.
Nexthaus has just announced SyncJe for BlackBerry, letting your handhelds sync up to Open-Xchange Server 5. Open-Xchange is an open source, web-based office client optimized for Linux, and works just dandy with Outlook. SyncJe aims to extend all of its handy office functions like calendars, contacts, e-mail, tasks and document sharing to your handheld. If you’re already set up with an Open-Xchange server, a 15-day trial of SyncJe for BlackBerry is available for download over the air at www.nexthaus.com/bb/syncjebb.jad. The full retail runs for a scant $39.95.
Google has just launched Google Sync, an app which keeps your Google Calendar and BlackBerry calendar synced up, available for over the air download from http://m.google.com/sync. Pretty awesome stuff, considering programs like GCalSync and GCal have been trying to get the job done for awhile now. Hopefully Google Sync will provide the groundwork for other sync options, like GMail contacts, maps, notes, and all that other good stuff that BlackBerry and Google overlap on. Thanks Josep!
Not to be confused with GCal Sync, Mobiun is gearing up for a beta of its Google Calendar syncing app, Gcal. The beta proper isn’t set to launch until January, but you can sign up on their mailing list to get notified when the software is ready to roll. The software is set for all mobiles, so if you want to make sure they do it right for BlackBerrys, sign on up!
Ronen has spotted a nifty little event managing service called DialedIn. The software lets you make a quick web page either from your desktop or BlackBerry with all the pertinent attachments (video, documents, pictures, etc.), send out a mass SMS or e-mail to invitees who can then RSVP, and post comments or media themselves. Even if you’re meeting somewhere your guests have never been to, the invitations also include directions through Google Maps. Interested? You can download the client over the air at http://dialedin.com/blackberry/index.html.
We just got word that BlackBerry Unite!, the small group solution that’s already being bundled free with BlackBerrys in Spain, is due in North America early in December. Talk about a merry Christmas, huh? BlackBerry Unite! will let up to 5 BlackBerrys share documents, photos, media, calendars, as well as enjoy added device security options. We trust it’ll be just as free as Telefonica’s offering, but you can never put it past a carrier to charge for the perks. File this one under rumors for now, but here’s hoping…
Back when Telefonica busted out the BlackBerry 8120, they also announced their free small group syncing solution, BlackBerry Unite! Well, Josep spotted a demo from RIM which goes over the key features, as well as links to an information page. They break it down as benefits for family (such as accessing shared photos, calendars, contacts), and business (remote file viewing, device lock-down, security). Unite is looking sweeter than ever, and hopefully the presence of a site in English signals its arrival here in North America soon. It might only be for up to five devices and 10 e-mail accounts, but that’s pretty good value for a free download.
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