Solution Technology said it will debut an all-in-one integrated ArmorPlus for BlackBerry 7200 utility.
To be rolled out at the upcoming Emergency Technology Business Showcase in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., a week from today, the application will include functionalities for for Barcode Scanning, GPS, Touch Screens with eSiguature and Secure Data Memory Card capability.
Specific components include:
Class 2 laser barcode scanner from Symbol Technologies;
ArmorPlus for BlackBerry GPS, with off-road and off-net capabilitiesm abd
Touch Screen Window option with signature capture capabilities and a touch-sensitive window;
The SIP protocol standard lets customers replace their existing telephony infrastructure with Avaya servers while reusing their existing telephones.
Avaya Communication Manager running on Avaya Media Servers and Gateways can to extend advanced telephony features to Outboard Proxy SIP (OPS) stations. This feature set can be extended to non-Avaya SIP such as the BlackBerry 7270.
This 20-page document contains detailed configuration steps for making all this work.
The BlackBerry 7270 uses UDP-based SIP for call setup. As a result the Meru Networks WLAN is able to execute automatic detection of the codec and IP/port in order to reserve and admit new calls.
Meru says the key benefits in using their system include:
Quality of Service is maintained for voice calls when there is a converged network of mixed data and voice.
Seamless handoff between access points resulting in excellent voice quality and no audio drop-outs during roaming;
With the optional Voice Service Module (VSM) you can control call admission in order to limit the load of calls on the network or to preserve quality when users attempt to place more calls than the RF will support.
The solution includes Aruba mobility controllers, Aruba access points, plus the 802.11b-enabled BlackBerry 7270 as
well as BlackBerry Enterprise Server.
Features of this as-yet untitled solution are:
Converged voice and data wireless access through the BlackBerry 7270.
Wireless voice QoS supported by Aruba's Voice Flow Classification (VFC) capability that enables traffic
prioritization on a per flow basis
Voice security enabled by Aruba's role-based access control and integrated firewall., and
Standards-based solution with no requirement for proprietary or vendor-specific implementations on the client
to deliver converged applications on a single SSID.
No word yet on when this solution will actually hit the channels...
The presentation is targeted to health care administrators and nursing officials, interested as they might be in
terms of how Blackberry can enable their staff members to deliver care right at the bedside.
The wireless-LAN compliant BlackBerry 7270 (that's one on the right) will be featured as well as Mercury MD's
solutions suite.
Meru Networks has announced a voice
and data applications solution with support for BlackBerry wireless LAN applications.
At the heart of this solution, Meru has certified interoperability of the 802.11-enabled BlackBerry 7270 with
Meru's WLAN System. The BlackBerry WLAN solution uses the 7270 to connects to BlackBerry Enterprise Server to make and
enable wireless VoIP calls through enterprise telephony systems such as IP-PBXs, via the industry-standard SIP.
Meru differentiates itself from other WLAN systems in which access points (APs) work
independently and for which configuration can be time-consuming and problematic., Meru's WLAN System uses a
coordinated, cellular architecture in which all APs work together, providing what Meru calls a "seamless blanket
of coverage."
At the VoiceCon show now underway in Orlando, Florida, Research In Motion is giving the VoIP capabilities of its
BlackBerry 7270 a heavy marketing push.
This device connects through the BlackBerry Enterprise Server to make and receive wireless VoIP calls through
enterprise telecom systems compatible with Wireless Local Area Networks.
“Extending desktop productivity to mobile professionals is one of the central value propositions that made
BlackBerry successful in the enterprise and similar productivity benefits can be provided to on-campus workers who
spend significant time away from a desk," RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaridis said in a statement this morning. "The
BlackBerry WLAN solution lets organizations drive productivity benefits to a growing number of on-campus mobile workers
by leveraging their existing investments in WLAN and IP-PBX infrastructure."
Lazaridis added that key industry sectors that could benefit from this solution include "healthcare,
manufacturing, hospitality, education, retail and distribution where campus-wide access to voice and data is
beneficial."
According to research firm Gartner, BlackBerry PDA shipments grew by 52.6 percent in the third quarter of 2005.
Insofar as what Garnter terms a "PDA," they set the standard as a data-centric handheld computer designed for use with both hands, equipped with instant on-off capability and a variety of third-party applications.
That covers the BlackBerry 7200 series (like the 7270 you see over there) but not the 7100, which is more like a cellphone.
Insofar as leading operating system vendors, Microsoft leads with 49.2 percent of worldwide shipments. BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion is second with 25 percent, followed by Palm OS with 14.9. Symbian and Linux brought up the rear.
Ned Johnson and Martin Trautschold are consultants with more than eight years of combined experience working with BlackBerry using corporate and individual clients. Trautschold, in fact, has presented at the Annual RIM BlackBerry Wireless
Enterprise Symposium.
Now, Trautschold and Johnson have combined to write two BlackBerry Made Simple 150-plus page PDF formatted e-books for BlackBerry users.
Technology news site NewsFactor reports that 3Com is saying its next stage feature support upgrade for the BlackBerry 7270 will be a soft client with VCX presence and conferencing
capabilities.
This upgrade apparently will be part of 3Com's VCX IP Telephony Module- a SIP IP PBX that according to the 3Com site, works when users authenticate themselves to an IP phone for accessing their personal settings
such as speed dials, call logs, and soft buttons.
"The IP phones (of which the BlackBerry 7270 is one) are registered
to VCX call controllers that are organized in a hierarchy to minimize costly
interruptions in business operations," 3Com explains. " In the unlikely event of a call controller
failure, user settings can be available immediately and registered on a backup
controller using the 3Com Voice Boundary Routing service."
Ned Johnson and Martin Trautschold are consultants with more than eight years of combined experience working with BlackBerry using corporate and individual clients. Trautschold, in fact, has presented at the Annual RIM BlackBerry Wireless
Enterprise Symposium.
Now, Trautschold and Johnson have combined to write two BlackBerry Made Simple 150-plus page PDF formatted e-books for BlackBerry users.
IP (Internet Protocol) communications network provider Avaya is teaming with BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion to offer VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) compatibility between the BlackBerry 7270 and Avaya's Converged Communications Server.
Both Avaya and RIM say that this functionality will enable enterprises with 7270's to use the capabilities of Avaya-facilitatedVoIP to increase productivity by cutting decision-cycle time and boost customer service by making it easier for customers to find and contact key personnel.
Although no specific date has been announced when this interoperability will be fully in place, a preview of the Avaya/RIM solution is being shown at the International Association of Avaya Users (InAAU) annual
meeting in Seattle this week.
I've just noticed that BlackBerry Ring Tone Megaplex has just passed 23,000 downloads on Handango.com.
Given that many other fun and useful utilities do well with amassing 100 downloads, the popularity of the Ring Tone Megaplex is that much more amazing.
For that one price, you get unlimited download access to the more than 1,000 tones in the Ring Tone Megaplex library. The library inventory is updated at least once a week, sometimes more.
Ring Tone Megaplex is compatible with most 7xxx series BlackBerry devices. Once you purchase, download and install Ring Tone Megaplex, you access the service via their proprietary interface, not through an open Web site.
RingTone Megaplex' list price is $19.95, but I found it listed on mobile software site Handango.com for $17.96. That's 10% off.
As you might suspect, the Read link below this post takes you to the main BlackBerry Ring Tone Megaplex page on Handango.
Network World's Joanie Wexler has an interesting theory.
Wexler suggests that the because the BlackBerry 7270 Wireless Handheld runs with an 802.11b radio than via a cellular radio, the device could rival SpectraLink's WiFI VoIP solutions.
If BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion is real serious about competing with SpectraLink, Wexler makes the point that some "known vulnerabilities" need to be addressed in the 7270.
These vulnerabilities are part and parcel of the 64 and 128-bit Wired Equivalent Privacy security protocols the 7270 runs on- a solution that is seen as inferior to the Wi-Fi Protected Access-2 802.11 security extension now supported by SpectraLink handsets.
RIM may be planning another strategy to close the security gap. Wexler quotes RIM Director of WLAN Solutions Eric Ritter as saying that RIM is testing several versions of the Extensible Authentication Protocol, all of which falls uner the IEEE 802.1x framework.
While we are not in the business of selling books around here, it would be deficient of me not to mention that Mobile Guide To BlackBerry went on sale today. Que Publishing is the house.
Aimed at BlackBerry 7100 and 7200 users, the book covers such tasks as managing BlackBerryfrom your computer, personalizing your device, sending and receiving text messages and emails; making phone calls, organizing your to-do list, and working with third-party applications.
Now, here's a hint. The Web site for the book has a sample chapter on how to install and configure your desktop manager. Click the Read link directly below this post, and you'll be able to peruse the chapter.
According to research firm Gartner, BlackBerry PDA shipments grew by 52.6 percent in the third quarter of 2005.
Ned Johnson and Martin Trautschold are consultants with more than eight years of combined experience working with BlackBerry using corporate and individual clients. Trautschold, in fact, has presented at the Annual RIM BlackBerry Wireless
Enterprise Symposium.
Technology news site 
IP (Internet Protocol) communications network provider Avaya is teaming with BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion to offer VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) compatibility between the BlackBerry 7270 and Avaya's Converged Communications Server.
I've just noticed that BlackBerry Ring Tone Megaplex has just passed 23,000 downloads on Handango.com.
Network World's Joanie Wexler has an interesting theory.
While we are not in the business of selling books around here, it would be deficient of me not to mention that Mobile Guide To BlackBerry went on sale today. 
