Google has integrated its Google Apps Premier to sync and integrate with BlackBerry making very appealing to enterprise business and educational users.
By installing Google Apps Connector, you integrate the Google Apps
messaging suite with BlackBerry Enterprise Server, letting employees
use built-in BlackBerry applications to access their Google Apps email,
calendar, and contacts.
Now, customers of Google Apps Premier and Education Editions can give
their users access to Google Apps email, calendar, and contacts from
the built-in BlackBerry applications that many users are already
accustomed to. The tight integration between Google connector and the
BlackBerry Enterprise Server lets administrators manage BlackBerry
access using the tools and policies they're already familiar with.
Features include:
- Messages sent to your Gmail inbox are pushed to your BlackBerry within 60 seconds.
- Emails read/deleted on your BlackBerry are marked as read/deleted in Gmail, and vice-versa.
- Emails archived/starred on your BlackBerry are archived/starred in Gmail, and vice-versa.
- BlackBerry folders are synchronized with labels in Gmail.
- You can search for contact information of coworkers from the global address list on your BlackBerry.
- Contacts in Gmail are automatically synchronized with your BlackBerry address book.
- You
can view your Google Calendar schedule with the native BlackBerry
application, with one-way synchronization from Google Calendar to your
BlackBerry device. Two-way calendar sync with the ability to accept,
decline and schedule meetings from your BlackBerry device is not
available with this release but we are working on it. - Administrators can use the management and security tools that are part of BlackBerry Enterprise Server.
Google Apps Premier and Education Edition customers worldwide can get started with this feature at no charge by downloading Google Apps Connector for BlackBerry Enterprise Server.