What is BEMS?
BEMS
?BEMS
provides additional services for BlackBerry
Dynamics
apps. BEMS
integrates the following services: BlackBerry
Mail,
BlackBerry Connect
, BlackBerry Presence
, and BlackBerry Docs
. When these services are
integrated, users can communicate with each other using secure instant messaging, view real-time
presence status of users in BlackBerry
Dynamics
apps, and access, synchronize, and share work file server and Microsoft
SharePoint
. The following table describes the services offered by BEMS
. Service | Description |
|---|---|
BlackBerry Mail (BlackBerry Push Notifications ) | The BlackBerry
Mail service accepts push registration requests from devices, such as iOS
and Android , and then communicates with Microsoft Exchange
Server using its Microsoft Exchange Web
Services protocol to monitor the user's enterprise mailbox for changes. |
BlackBerry Connect | The BlackBerry Connect service boosts user communication and collaboration with secure instant
messaging, corporate directory lookup, and user presence from an easy-to-use interface on
IT-provisioned devices. |
BlackBerry Presence | The BlackBerry Presence service provides real-time presence status to BlackBerry Work , BlackBerry Dynamics Launcher , and third-party BlackBerry
Dynamics applications—giving
them a powerful add-in for mobile collaboration. |
BlackBerry Docs | The BlackBerry Docs service lets your mobile workers access, synchronize, and share
documents natively using their enterprise file server, SharePoint , Box , and
content management systems supporting CMIS, without the need for VPN software, firewall
reconfiguration, or duplicate data stores. |
BlackBerry Directory Lookup | The BlackBerry Directory Lookup service provides users the ability to look up first name, last name,
and picture from your company directory and display it within the BlackBerry Dynamics Launcher and other BlackBerry
Dynamics apps such as BlackBerry Connect . |
BlackBerry Follow-Me | The BlackBerry
Follow-Me service keeps the BlackBerry Dynamics Launcher synchronized across multiple devices. |
BlackBerry Certificate
Lookup | The BlackBerry Certificate Lookup
service retrieves S/MIME digital certificates from the user's Microsoft Active
Directory account and matches the requested key usage. Only the recipient's
public certificate is retrieved for matching. |
The
BEMS
Dashboard is a browser-based administration console which you use to configure the server
components and services after the installation completes. The BEMS
Web Console, also
browser-based, provides real-time monitoring and logging of device connectivity, traffic load,
and throughput in near real-time.Services, in the context of
BlackBerry
Dynamics
, refers to concrete
business-level functionality that can be consumed by a plurality of BlackBerry
Dynamics
applications. For example,
"Look up this contact in the directory," "Subscribe to Presence for these contacts," and "Save
this file to SharePoint
." The BlackBerry
Dynamics
Services Framework allows client applications on an authenticated device to discover and
utilize services by providing API publication, as well as life cycle and visibility management of
services using the BlackBerry Developers For Enterprise Apps.