The BlackBerry® MDS Integration Service provides connectivity between the BlackBerry MDS Runtime Application on BlackBerry devices and enterprise applications.

The BlackBerry MDS Integration Service might use increased system resources when it processes content requests. If you want to minimize its impact on other components, you can install the BlackBerry MDS Integration Service by itself on a separate computer.

You can connect multiple instances of the BlackBerry® Enterprise Server to a single BlackBerry MDS Integration Service.

If you install the BlackBerry MDS Integration Service on a separate computer, you install the BlackBerry MDS Integration Service and the BlackBerry Controller. The BlackBerry Controller monitors the BlackBerry MDS Integration Service and restarts it if it stops responding.

The BlackBerry MDS Integration Service requires the BlackBerry MDS Application Repository, which the setup application installs on your database server during the installation process. Each BlackBerry MDS Integration Service instance supports one BlackBerry MDS Application Repository.