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Overview

In a world where expert opinion and seasoned advice are the standard, today's professional services firms are using BlackBerry® Business Solutions to sharpen their competitive edge.

For your busy professional life, access to critical information when away from the office is key to making time-sensitive decisions. Enhance efficiency for you and your team with access to the information you need, whenever and wherever you need it with BlackBerry smartphones.

The BlackBerry Competitive Advantage for Professionals

BlackBerry Business Solutions help your business become more competitive with:
  • On-the-go access to email, personal information management, voice and web
  • Wireless access to time and billing systems, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and document management applications
  • Integration with third party online research tools
  • A robust, scalable solution that grows with your business
  • Advanced security features to protect client confidentially and the data integrity of your firm
Lawyers and Law Firms

The verdict is in, 80% of AMLAW 200 law firms use the BlackBerry® solution. Why? Because a BlackBerry smartphone is the only all-in-one device that keeps lawyers in the know while they're away from their desks. You'll be able to search pertinent literature, prepare briefs and keep in touch with your office and clients while allowing more total billable hours and enjoying improved productivity and profitability.

Accountants and Accounting Firms

The accounting profession today requires flexibility and mobility while providing clients with real-time support and answers. Adding a BlackBerry smartphone to your business not only provides instant client contact for better service but greater productivity and an increase in billable hours. Being connected allows you and your firm to compete in a fast-paced changing industry.

Consultants and Consulting Business

Consulting is a tough profession with a never-ending need for the latest information. Adding BlackBerry smartphones and services to your business gives you the upper hand in helping your clients improve their business. Staying connected while on the go is simple and easy with the latest in wireless solutions for the consulting professional.
 
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Products & Services

BlackBerry® Business Solutions are made up of customizable software and services because the best solution for your business should be one based on your business.

BlackBerry Smartphones

BlackBerry Business Solutions provide a choice of powerful smartphones and BlackBerry® enabled devices to best suit your needs.

BlackBerry Software

BlackBerry software manages the link between the BlackBerry smartphone and your business.

The Software It's right for you if... It provides these features
BlackBerry® Internet Service You're an individual or a small business, and you use an Internet Service Provider (ISP) for your email. BlackBerry Internet Service provides wireless access to communications and information with no server software, solution outsourcing or IT resources required.
BlackBerry® Enterprise Server Whether a small business or large enterprise, you use Microsoft® Exchange, IBM® Lotus® Domino® or Novell® GroupWise® to manage your email. BlackBerry Enterprise Server software allows organizations to extend the benefits of their email or messaging application and other enterprise tools to mobile professionals.
Hosted BlackBerry® Enterprise Server You're looking for all the benefits of the software in an easy and affordable way. Hosted BlackBerry Enterprise Server allows you to add wireless capabilities through an outsourced version of BlackBerry Enterprise Server.

RIM Professional Services

The RIM® Professional Services group can be engaged to provide guidance on the initial design and architecture of mobile solutions, assist with upgrade management or manage new infrastructure or application development projects. Learn more about RIM Professional Services

BlackBerry Partner Solutions

Connect to time and billing, client database and other information management systems with the help of a trusted third party who specializes in this application area. Take a look at the partner solutions available

 

Document Management

Dynoplex

http://dynoplex.com/
eWord and eCell are part of DynoPlex's eOffice productivity suite that is everything a mobile professional needs in a modern wireless document management solution. eWord lets users create and edit documents and messages; spell check and send documents directly from the application on their BlackBerry® smartphone; cut, copy and paste text; change fonts, styles, sizes; create indented paragraphs and bullet points; and, import and export Word documents using Desktop Converter. eCell lets users create or edit full size spreadsheets from their BlackBerry smartphone.

Impatica – Showmate

http://www.impatica.com/
Impatica ShowMate is the first and only device that allows BlackBerry users to project PowerPoint® presentations directly from their smartphones, without the need for a laptop computer. A pocket-sized device that weighs less than three ounces, the extremely popular Impatica ShowMate supports full-featured PowerPoint presentations, including rich text, images, charts, graphs, animations and slide transition effects. Impatica’s ShowMate is available from distributors and strategic partners around the world and from Impatica directly at www.impatica.com.

Interwoven

http://www.interwoven.com/products/worksite/blackberry/index.html
WorkSite Mobile for BlackBerry smartphones provides document management at your fingertips — access client files, file email, forward documents and provide real-time client service from practically anywhere at anytime.

RepliGo

http://www.cerience.com/products/pro/blackberry/index.htm
With RepliGo Professional, email attachments such as Adobe® PDF, Microsoft® Word, Excel and PowerPoint®, WordPerfect®, .RTF, .CSV, OpenOffice files, zip archives, fax and photos can be viewed on a BlackBerry smartphone with a quality that rivals a desktop computer. Zoom in to see the complete details of every page, including fonts, graphics and tables. Read documents quickly using the innovative page reflowing technology. RepliGo Professional also provides an online account for storing documents you want to view on your BlackBerry smartphone. Integrated email, fax and printing capabilities give you the power to share electronic or paper copies with anyone. Bookmarks, hyperlinks and document tags give you quick access to information.

Worldox

http://www.worldox.com/
wd for the BlackBerry platform delivers enterprise documents managed with WORLDOX to attorneys and other mobile professionals using BlackBerry smartphones.

 

Personal Productivity

Galty

http://www.galty.com/
Galty provides the ability to browse, request, email and print files to any corporate printer across the enterprise from your BlackBerry® smartphone.

Google Maps

http://www.google.com/gmm/index.html
Combining directions, maps and satellite imagery, Google Local for mobile is a free download that lets you easily find local maps, driving directions, local hangouts and businesses across town or across the country.

Handmark – PocketExpress

http://express.handmark.com/
PocketExpress provides up-to-the minute mobile news, plus white and yellow pages, together with a national street level atlas and driving directions.

InfoByPhone – AskMeNow

http://www.askmenow.com/
AskMeNow provides quick and easy wireless access to information such as weather, sport scores, movies, stocks, directions and more.

Magmic - Magmic Games

http://www.magmic.com/
Want to test your skills at card, sports, strategy or action games? Download this link to Magmic's BlackBerry games site!

Mobimate – WorldMate Professional for BlackBerry

http://www.mobimate.com/
WorldMate Professional for BlackBerry smartphones provides access to world clocks and weather forecasts, comprehensive flight and travel information and a currency converter.

Omega One - Journal Bar

http://www.omegaone.com/bb/default.htm
Journal Bar provides instant access to weather, news, stocks, RSS feeds, exchange rates, satellite/radar images and other information for people at home or on the go. Journal Bar compresses the data for rapid loading and reduced on-device overhead, and all of the information is updated in the background! Get the information you need even when the network is unavailable. Journal Bar is one of the fastest newsreaders available for the BlackBerry solution, and is designed for easy setup and running!

QuickPlay Media – QuickPlayer for BlackBerry

http://www.getquickplayer.com/pc/home.jsp?monthlyCost=7.95
QuickPlayer for BlackBerry smartphones provides instant up-to-date audiocasts and podcasts featuring International news, business and finance, as well as sports and entertainment updates.

Televigation - TeleNav GPS Navigation

http://www.telenav.com/products/tn/forbusiness.html
Telenav GPS Navigation provides navigation assistance on the BlackBerry® 7520 smartphone with maps and audio prompts. Additional features include a business finder and yellow pages lookup.

 

Practice Management

Airtime Manager

http://www.a4p.biz/
Airtime Manager is an automated time-capturing solution for today's mobile professionals.

APS – Advanced Productivity Software – DTE InHand

http://www.aps-soft.com
DTE InHand allows attorneys to easily capture completely validated time-based billable activities and expenses directly on a BlackBerry® smartphone and have that information automatically transferred wirelessly into DTE Enterprise system and seamlessly into the firm’s existing time and billing system.

PensEra – TimeKM

http://www.timekm.com/blackberry.asp
TimeKM™ helps busy lawyers recover more value from professional activity without changing how they work. It's as simple as Work-Click-Bill!

Onset Technology – MetaMessage Professional

http://www.onsettechnology.com/index.php
METAmessage, used by over 1,300 enterprise customers with over 150,000 users, is a complete, out-of-the-box solution for BlackBerry smartphones. Users can check spelling; print anywhere; set custom message alerts; access network documents; get quick info; and, interact directly with a range of enterprise data systems, including time-and-billing programs, enterprise applications and internally developed databases. METAmessage also provides advanced Emergency Communications, Legal, Accounting and Professional solutions.

Wallace Wireless

http://www.wallacewireless.com
Wallace Wireless is the world’s leading supplier of wireless crisis communication software for BlackBerry smartphones.

 

Utilities

Onset Technology – MetaMessage Professional

http://www.onsettechnology.com/index.php
METAmessage, used by over 1,300 enterprise customers with over 150,000 users, is a complete, out-of-the-box solution for BlackBerry® smartphones. Users can check spelling; print anywhere; set custom message alerts; access network documents; get quick info; and, interact directly with a range of enterprise data systems, including time-and-billing programs, enterprise applications and internally developed databases. METAmessage also provides advanced Emergency Communications, Legal, Accounting and Professional solutions.

 

IT Admin

FlowFinity

http://www.flowfinity.com/
FlowFinity provides out of the box wireless applications. Demo applications include expense reporting, timesheets, reports, actions, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and barcode scanning.

Idokorro – MobileAdmin

http://www.idokorro.com/index.shtml
MobileAdmin provides remote Network Administration of Windows®, Active Directory, Microsoft® Exchange, IBM® Lotus® Domino®, Novell® GroupWise®, Oracle, SQL Server and BlackBerry® Enterprise Server from BlackBerry® smartphones.

Vaultus – Remedy for BlackBerry

http://www.vaultus.com/
Remedy for the BlackBerry platform provides mobile workers with access to data on their BlackBerry smartphones, even while out of wireless network coverage. Integrates with Remedy.

 

Customer Success

Learn about the organizations around the world that have been successful implementing BlackBerry® Business Solutions.

  • Berger Singerman
    Learn how this Florida law firm utilized a BlackBerry Solution application to take the headache out of logging time.
  • Holland & Knight (PDF)
    Learn how this trailblazing law firm leads with BlackBerry smartphone applications for legal.
  • Morgan Miller Blair (PDF)
    Learn how this trailblazing law firm leads with BlackBerry smartphone legal applications.
  • Reed Smith LLP (PDF)
    Find out how this law firm gets connected with BlackBerry smartphones and delivers on an important customer service commitment.
  • Ropes & Gray LLP (PDF)
    See how the benefits of BlackBerry smartphones have made the tool a compulsory for this Boston law firm.

See more industry success stories.

 

How to Buy


Product Purchasing Options Next Steps
BlackBerry® Smartphones Smartphones can be purchased from a variety of network service providers and retail stores
  • Locate the smartphone you are interested in and select a service provider
  • Go directly to your service provider's web site to locate a dealer near you
BlackBerry® Enterprise Server Software Server software can be purchased online or via phone directly from Research In Motion (RIM) or can be purchased from a variety of network service providers
  • Order online or call 1-800-327-9085 for assistance
  • Go directly to your service provider's web site to place your order
BlackBerry® Accessories BlackBerry smartphone charging solutions, holsters, battery doors and BlackBerry® Smart Card Readers are available for purchase online
RIM® Professional Services The RIM Professional Services group offers packaged or custom consulting engagements in the areas of Architecture Services, Application Services and Business Services
Partner Solutions (Applications) Partner solutions or third party applications are available for simple out-of-the box applications such as games or expense reporting online. Enterprise class applications are available directly from third parties that participate in the BlackBerry® Alliance Program

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