Distributing the BlackBerry Client for Microsoft
SharePoint to devices
You can distribute the BlackBerry Client for Microsoft
SharePoint to BlackBerry
devices using any of the following methods:
Method
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Advantages
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Disadvantages
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Send BlackBerry
device users a link to install the application over the wireless network
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- Users can install the application on their devices without assistance from their administrator
- Users require only their devices and access to the wireless network; they do not need to have access to their computers
- Less work for the administrator
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- You cannot control when users install the application
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Send a link to users that they can use to install the application using the browser on their computers and the BlackBerry Application Web Loader
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- Users can install the application on their devices without assistance from their administrator
- Less work for the administrator
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- You cannot control when users install the application
- Users must have access to their computers
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Install the application on devices using the BlackBerry Administration Service
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- You can control how and when the application is installed on devices
- You can easily update or remove the application as necessary
- No effort is required from users
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- More work for the administrator
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Each release of the BlackBerry Social Networking Application Proxy for Microsoft
SharePoint is packaged with a new version of the BlackBerry Client for Microsoft
SharePoint. If you install a new version of the BlackBerry Social Networking Application Proxy, you can use any of the distribution methods to update the version of the application on devices.
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