BES Vs BES Express Vs BIS Comparison
BES Vs BES Express Vs BIS Comparison
BES Vs BES Express Vs BIS Comparison
1 Express Comparison
BES BES Express BIS
Email
Rich Content support yes yes yes
HTML email support yes yes yes
Ms. Exchange, IBM Lotus Ms. Exchange or Microsoft Small
Corporate email support POP3, IMAP4 or OWA
Domino Bussiness Server
Flag for follow up yes yes yes
Remote email search yes yes no
Mail folder management yes yes no
Sync email status Read, Delete yes yes yes, only for Yahoo and Gmail
Set out‐of‐office reply yes yes no
Calendar, Contacts, Tasks & Notes
Calendar, Contacts, Tasks & Notes sync yes yes no
Global Address Lookup yes yes no
Free Busy Lookup yes yes no
Wireless Notification of Accept/Declines yes yes no
Forward calendar appointments yes yes no
Documents
Remote file access yes yes no
Document Editing with Docs To Go yes yes yes
Preview email and calendar attachments yes yes yes
Download and save attachment to on‐device
yes yes yes
or removable memory
Instant Messaging, Internet and Applications
SMS, MMS yes yes yes
BlackBerry Messenger yes yes yes
Web‐based instant messaging yes yes yes
Internet browsing yes yes yes
BlackBerry App World yes yes yes
Access to behind‐the‐firewall applications yes yes no
Advanced Functionality
BlackBerry Mobile Voice System yes no no
Enterprise messaging yes no no
Enterprise social networking and collaboration yes no no
Chalk pushcast software yes no no
IT Management
Central management console yes yes no
Group management yes no no
Role based administration yes yes no
Custom roles with different levels of access yes no no
IT Policies 450+ 35+ no
Deploy and manage applications over‐the‐air yes yes no
Schedule device, application and IT policy
yes yes no
updates
Update Blackberry device software wirelessly yes yes no
no (only available for BlackBerry
Wireless Enterprise Activation yes no
Enterprise data plan)
BlackBerry Web Desktop manager yes yes no
High Availability yes no no
BlackBerry Monitoring Service yes no no
BlackBerry Enterprise Transporter yes currently not supported no
Enhanced Security
3DES or AES data encryption yes yes no
Password enforcement yes yes no
Remote device wipe yes yes no
Built in protection against malware yes yes no
TCP 110, TCP 143, TCP 443, TCP 993, TCP 995
Ports opened on corporate firewall TCP 3101 Outbound initiated TCP 3101 Outbound initiated
Inbound initiated
Supported Email Platforms
Microsoft Exchange 2003 yes yes POP3, IMAP4 or OWA
Microsoft Exchange 2007 yes yes POP3, IMAP4 or OWA
Microsoft Exchange 2010 yes yes POP3, IMAP4 or OWA
Microsoft Small Bussiness Server 2003 no yes POP3, IMAP4 or OWA
Microsoft Small Bussiness Server 2008 no yes POP3, IMAP4 or OWA
IBM Lotus Domino yes no POP3, IMAP4
Pricing
BlackBerry smartphone Pricing varies by carrier Pricing varies by carrier
Carrier Data Plan BES data plan BIS or BES data plan
Server software $2999 with 1 CAL Free
$99 per user, varies with
CAL Free
quantity purchased
Installs on the existing Ms.
Exchange Server for up to 75
Server Hardware required? Installed on a separate server
users, and 2000+ users on a
separate server
Technical support
Complimentary support incident yes no
BlackBerry Expert Support Centre yes yes
Pay‐for BlackBerry Technical Support Services yes yes
Online BlackBerry Community Support
yes yes
Forums
BlackBerry Answers Desktop and Mobile
yes yes
support resources
Localization of Software
English yes yes
Brazilian no no
Portuguese Planned for future release Planned for future release
Available for v5.0.1 for
Franch, Italian, Spanish, German Microsoft Exchange and IBM no, Planned for future release
Lotus Domino
Japanese yes no, Planned for future release