BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES)

The BlackBerry Enterprise Server is designed to be a secure, centralized link between an organization's wireless network, communications software, applications, and BlackBerry devices. The BlackBerry Enterprise Server integrates with an organization's existing infrastructure, which can include messaging and collaboration software, calendar and contact information, wireless Internet and intranet access, and custom applications, to provide BlackBerry device users with mobile access to the organization's resources.

The BlackBerry Enterprise Server supports Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) and Triple Data Encryption Standard (Triple DES) encryption to help protect and maintain the integrity of wireless data that is transmitted between the BlackBerry Enterprise Server components and BlackBerry devices. Administrators can choose from more than 450 IT policy rules that they can configure to control the features of the BlackBerry devices that are used in the organization's environment.

The BlackBerry Enterprise Server supports several optional components and configurations to meet the organization's requirements. The BlackBerry Collaboration Service integrates with supported third-party instant messaging servers to permit users to access the organization's instant messaging system from their BlackBerry devices using a BlackBerry instant messaging client. The BlackBerry MDS Integration Service supports custom application development and distribution. Administrators can configure the BlackBerry Enterprise Server and the BlackBerry Enterprise Server components to support high availability to enhance the consistency and reliability of the organization's environment.