Blackberry 8800

Blackberry 8800 is the latest on the line of RIM smart phones – feature rich and visually and functionally inspiring. It is also the thinnest Blackberry handset yet.

Going straight into its specifications, the Blackberry 8800 comes equipped with a QWERTY keyboard – unlike Blackberry Pearl – and a trackball navigation system. It appears that Blackberry had finally come into terms with the fact that joysticks are not great devices for navigational purposes, especially to zip through a phone menu. The QWERTY keyboard can be a bit confusing in the beginning, but as the user starts typing on it, gradually he/she will get used to it.

If there is another major difference between Blackberry 8800 and the Pearl, then it is the absence of the camera. Blackberry has dispensed with the camera in 8800 for a more reliable feature, the GPS, to track down roaming business users and devices. Even though, the Blackberry 8800 does not have Google Maps in it, the bundled TeleNav GPS Navigator does an exceptional job in giving the user the right directions always. The local search function also works very well.

The display of 8800 is quite bright (320 x 240 resolution) and offers good visibility in all lighting conditions. A built-in light sensing device adjusts the brightness levels of the keypad and screen accordingly to optimize visibility.

Blackberry 8800 supports EDGE and quad-band GSM/GPRS networks with reasonable data speed. For moderate to extensive browsing needs, the handset performs reasonably well. Regarding email, if using the Blackberry web services, the phone supports as much as ten corporate and personal e-mail accounts, the setup being one of the easiest one could find in any of the smart phones on earth. Attachment support is excellent – users can view Word, PDF, Excel, and JPEG files – even though there are no way you could edit the office documents. Using the Desktop Manager, the Blackberry user could synchronize the memos, calendar, tasks, and contacts with the relevant organizer tools such that every relevant piece of info will be updated in the required applications simultaneously.

Like all other phones in its category, the Blackberry 8800 also offers an assortment of multimedia features that include music and video, ring tones, and images. The Media Manager utility can be used to import photos, and videos into the device, even though, as mentioned already, one may not be able to take pictures or record videos using 8800 as it lacks a camera. The media player supports the file types - MP3, AAC, and WMA music files, as well as WMV video and MPEG-4 files. DRM support however is absent.

Other voice features include voice-cancellation for better audio performance, VAD – Voice Activated Dialing – with Speaker Independent Voice Recognition, call forwarding, conference calls, and smart dialing, a high quality low-distortion speakerphone, and dedicated ‘mute’, ‘send’, and ‘end’ keys.

Finally, the pricing, the Blackberry 8800 carries a price tag - £299 - that falls in between Blackberry Pearl and the Cingular 8525 (£399). Given its features, however, this is a quite reasonable price (Its competitors also carries a similar price tag). For more info on Blackberry 8800, see the Blackberry home website.

Blackberry Pearl

Blackberry Pearl is one of the latest GSM handheld from Research in Motion
(RIM). It is also the smallest of the smart phones marketed by RIM.

Straight into its specifications, the Blackberry Pearl is quite compact
unlike the earlier RIM models. And the biggest trade-off happened in
this process is the inclusion of the new SureType system, the keypad
in which each button handles two letters, replacing the old and better
looking QWERTY keyboard. It might take a bit of practice to get used
to the keypad, but it is not cumbersome either.

Another change that RIM had introduced in its slimmest smart phone
is the track ball in place of the scroll wheel in its older versions.
In comparison, it is far easier with the track ball to make the selections,
to zip through the menus in all direction, than with the scroll wheel
that used to lie on the side of the device.

On its overall design, the Blackberry Pearl weighs 90.7gm and has
a physical size of 107 x 51 x 15 mm. In rough comparison, it will be
as thick as two iPod Nanos stacked together. Dedicated volume keys,
a pair of programmable keys, and the key atop to silence all forms
of alerts in one press, makes the phone flexible and easier to use.
The call quality is reasonably good when compared with its immediate
competitors, the Nokia E62 and Motorola Q, if not better.

Like all smart phones in its category, the Blackberry Pearl comes
with a set of multimedia features, which include music and video, ring
tones, and images. The 1.3 mp camera offers good enough performance,
but the video quality is just ok. If you want to exploit its multimedia
features fully, you might need a microSD card as the internal memory
is too small for mass storage requirements (64 MB only). Blackberry allows
users to expand the external memory up to 2 GB.

Blackberry Pearl supports EDGE and quad-band GSM/GPRS networks with
reasonable enough data speed. The web browser it has is quite reminiscent
of its earlier models, with less or no improvements. For moderate browsing
needs, like looking up scores or specific data, however this seems
quite enough.

Regarding email, setting up an email account with Blackberry Pearl
is quite easy. Up to ten addresses are supported, the Blackberry
Enterprise Server, BlackBerry Internet Service, and Exchange options
being the major corporate tools. Attachments - images, documents, and
PDF files –
however are only viewable and cannot be edited. In that respect, it
is more like in RIM’s 7100 series phones.

The most valued feature of any business phone is its different organizer
features; Blackberry Pearl offers a variety of those, and that includes
Outlook, Outlook Express, Lotus Notes and Organizer, Novell Groupwise
and Sage ACT! Software. Using the Desktop Manager, the Blackberry user
could synchronize the memos, calendar, tasks, and contacts with the
relevant organizer tools such that every relevant piece of info will
be updated in the required applications simultaneously.

To sum it up, Blackberry Pearl is a feature filled smartphone
with more pros than cons. Its battery life is also very much ok, and
the price tag, the cheapest amongst any Blackberry models! On a whole,
it is a good business phone to start with.

Network London provides a hosted Blackberry mobile service
for enhanced communications, efficiency and security.

Blackberry Solutions

Disaster Recovery

Disaster recovery is one of the most important factors for most businesses,
yet it is often overlooked or considered too expensive to implement.

Disaster recovery solutions enable a business to continue working in the
event of fire, theft, malfunction or terrorism. By preparing for disaster
recovery, your business will not lose any valuable data, configurations
or time, saving you money in the long run.

By backing up data, applications, and settings continuously, to a secure
location, your business will be ready for any disaster situation.

Any proven IT company can provide these services, but at what cost, and how good
is it?

Since the introduction of Citrix and Microsoft's Terminal Services, it has been possible to provide these disaster recovery services at a much lower cost, with greatly enhanced security
benefits.

Switch your IT system to a corporate-level, Terminal Services environment
and what you get is a complete disaster recovery solution for a much
lower cost than you would expect.

As well as having your data and applications held in secure data centres,
your data could be continuously backed up, providing total disaster recovery.
The ultimate solution is to have complete redundancy for your IT system
and this involves not having any single point of failure within your
IT infrastructure.

Imagine having your company's entire data, software and structure housed
in two separate data centres, spread across two different ISPs, and having
all your systems and data held on servers that have their own backup
servers to automatically switch on, in the event of failure.

Most corporations do not have this level of redundancy, but for a fixed,
monthly fee, this and more is possible for companies with anything from
two uses to a thousand users.

Apart from all the mentioned benefits, you could also get the power
of hosted Microsoft Exchange, Outlook Web Access, easy Blackberry
mobile integration, hosted Microsoft CRM, and for the ultimate peace of mind, you can have portable security keys as used by major companies around the world to secure data,
where password-only protection fails.

These systems and solutions put companies back in control of their IT,
as systems are centrally managed, updated and supported from outside
company offices, providing a completely outsourced solution that will
save you money, instead of costing more.

Some companies get nervous by the prospect of their entire data being
held offsite, but this can be the safest option as multi-million pound
data centres have all the facilities to safeguard and protect your data
24 hours a day.

With high-powered backup generators, security patrols and fire suppression
equipment, your data and applications will be in complete safety, giving
you a powerful remote system with disaster recovery to take your business
to the next level.

Network London provides remote access systems and disaster
recovery to businesses in London and Europe.

Disaster Recovery Solutions

58% Of Businesses Expect An IT Security Breach in the Next 12 Months

A recent government survey of over 500 small businesses covering London and Surrey regions revealed that 58% of company owners expect a security breach in t heir IT system in the next year. 24% of those surveyed had already been subjected to a security breach and this is worrying as there are many IT & network solutions available in the marketplace for peace-of-mind, without having to break budgets.

Disaster Recovery and IT security are crucial factors for any business and with proper precautions, support and systems you can be safe in the knowledge that you, your business and your data are covered for any security, virus and spam threats.

Businesses in London, Surrey and indeed the rest of the world can have a complete corporate-class system with full IT support, a disaster recovery solution, worldwide remote access, encrypted logins, PDA and Blackberry mobile support, multiple virus and spam filters, daily backups and the power of Microsoft Exchange Server. All of this is available for a low, monthly fee, per user, so your IT costs are scaleable, manageable and it removes the headache from the whole IT side of your business.

Never again have to pay vast sums of money for servers, Microsoft Office licenses, expensive PCs or notebooks, as your entire IT system is supported and maintained in-house in highly-secure data centres with Tier 1 broadband connections. Traditional IT Support could soon be a thing of the past with remote support being so quick, easy and globally available.

The main IT concerns amongst businesses are viruses, system failure, unauthorised access and inappropriate usage by staff. All of these fears and concerns can be resolved with an IT system that utilises the latest technology to deliver a corporate-class infrastructure at a price suitable for SME’s, individuals and multi-site companies.

Blackberry devices are a proven choice for the professional business and you can have all the benefits of the enterprise version, without having to purchase separate servers or Blackberry software. Simply “plug in” your device and the communication between you and your business will be at it’s optimum level. No matter whether you use Vodafone, O2 or T Mobile, your business will never be the same again.

Your communication, data and business could not be in safer hands and you will have the power to work from any location around the world with ease, putting you in control of your life and business. Whether you are on holiday, ill or travelling globally, you can stay in touch with your staff and data using any internet connected computer, giving you the edge over your competitors.

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Blackberry Mobile Devices

The power that Blackberry mobile devices bring to a business is phenominal.

Why wait until you get back to the office to pick up urgent documents, emails or appointments? Blackberry devices empower managers and sales staff with instant remote communications, combined with secure email. You will wonder how you ever managed before.

Blackberry's are provided by mobile operators O2, T Mobile, Vodafone and Orange.

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