initial synchronization

When the BlackBerry® Enterprise Server sends service books to BlackBerry devices to turn on wireless data synchronization, an initial data synchronization process starts. The process synchronizes the data for calendar items and messages between users' BlackBerry devices and the email applications on their computers. It also resolves conflicting or duplicate entries to prevent data loss.

By default, the calendar on the BlackBerry device synchronizes up to 31 days in the past from the activation date, and up to 28 years into the future from the activation date.

synchronization settings

You can configure settings for wireless data synchronization that apply to specific users, user groups, or all users on all BlackBerry Enterprise Server instances. You can define which organizer data items the BlackBerry Synchronization Service synchronizes, how data conflicts are resolved, and whether changes are synchronized in both directions or in one direction only between BlackBerry devices and email applications. You can use IT policies to configure the settings for wireless data synchronization.

support for different types of user access

The BlackBerry Enterprise Server requires access to the organizer application databases for all users. You can define the location of the database replicas in each user’s profile, create roaming user profiles, or use web access templates in your organization's messaging environment.

synchronization of contact pictures

The BlackBerry Synchronization Service synchronizes contact pictures between users’ BlackBerry devices and the email applications on their computers. If users use their BlackBerry devices to add, change, or delete contact pictures, the contact lists in their email applications reflect the changes.

The BlackBerry Synchronization Service cannot synchronize contact pictures that exceed 32 KB.