The BlackBerry Management Center is a free online service for small businesses to centrally manage company or employee-owned BlackBerry smartphones in the cloud and protect business-related content stored on the devices.
The BlackBerry Management Center is free from Research In Motion (RIM)
The service is designed for businesses with up to 100 BlackBerry smartphones that access email services from an Internet service provider (ISP) or web-based email services like Gmail, Hotmail, and Yahoo!
Different research studies have indicated that the use of smartphones in business environments in APAC has enjoyed the greatest growth rate around the world. The IDC Worldwide Smartphone 2011–2015 Forecast from June 2011 indicates that APAC’s 2010-2015 CAGR for smartphone shipments is expected to grow at 32.1%, more than the worldwide average of 26.4%.
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According to Worldwide SMB 2011 Top 10 Predictions from IDC in March 2011, SMB IT spending is also expected to increase the greatest in Asia Pacific at 11.2%, especially in China and India. ABI Research also indicated that APAC will have the second highest business-to-employee (B2E) application subscribers for smartphones and tablets by 2016.
With the increasing popularity and potential of smartphone usage in businesses in APAC, BlackBerry Management Center is positioned to provide control and management capability at no cost for small businesses who wish to enhance productivity and efficiency while protecting their company data at a minimized IT resources requirement.
What does BBMC do?
BlackBerry Management Center will help take that worry away by allowing businesses to manage those devices so they are protected even if they’re lost or stolen. The service can be used to:
- Wirelessly back up BlackBerry smartphones automatically on a daily, weekly or monthly basis to aid in the recovery of lost business-related content stored on the handset.
- Protect content on an employee’s lost or stolen BlackBerry smartphone by remotely locking it and, if necessary, wiping the contents, including the microSD card.
- Locate a lost BlackBerry smartphone by remotely locking it, initiating a loud ring, and displaying a message on the Home screen.
- Easily restore the settings and content on a new or replacement device.
- Reset a password.
BlackBerry Management Center is available today here.
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