What is BEMS?
BEMS
?To support
BlackBerry
Dynamics
apps, you must install the BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Server
(BEMS
) in your BlackBerry UEM
environment to provide additional services for BlackBerry
Dynamics
apps. For more information about the BEMS
architecture in a UEM Cloud
environment, see the BlackBerry UEM Architecture in the Overview and Architecture content. The following table describes the available
BEMS
versions.Versions | Description |
|---|---|
On-premises | Your BEMS instance 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 the real-time presence status of users in BlackBerry
Dynamics apps, and access, synchronize, and share documents natively with their enterprise file server, Microsoft
SharePoint , and so forth. The following table describes the services offered by BEMS .You configure the BEMS server components and services using the BEMS Dashboard after the installation completes. the dashboard is a browser-based administration console. The BEMS Web Console, also browser-based, provides real-time monitoring and logging of device connectivity, traffic load, and throughput in near real-time. |
Cloud | Your BlackBerry UEM Cloud instance allows you to enable the BlackBerry
Dynamics email notifications and Docs services for your UEM Cloud tenant. When these services are enabled, users can access, synchronize, and share documents using the following storage services: Microsoft
SharePoint Online , Microsoft
SharePoint , Microsoft OneDrive for Business , and Box . File Share and CMIS-based repository storage providers are not supported. You enable and configure the BlackBerry Push Notifications and the Docs Cloud services using the BlackBerry UEM management console. If your environment requires the BlackBerry Connect service and BlackBerry Presence service, an on-premises BEMS must be installed, and the services configured using the BEMS Dashboard. |
Services supported by BEMS
BEMS
Service | On-premises | Cloud | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
BlackBerry Mail (BlackBerry Push Notifications ) | √ | √ | On-premises: 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.Cloud: The BlackBerry
Dynamics email notifications service accepts push registration requests from devices, such as iOS and Android, and then communicates with the on-premises Microsoft Exchange Server or Microsoft Office 365 server to check the user's mailbox for changes. When changes occur, such as new email, notifications are pushed to devices. |
BlackBerry Connect | √ | This 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 | √ | This service provides real-time presence status to BlackBerry Work , the BlackBerry Dynamics Launcher , and third-party BlackBerry
Dynamics applications, giving them a powerful add-in for mobile collaboration. | |
BlackBerry Docs | √ | √ | On-premises: 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.Cloud: The BlackBerry
Dynamics Docs service lets your mobile workers access, synchronize, and share documents using the following storage services: Microsoft
SharePoint Online , Microsoft
SharePoint , Microsoft OneDrive for Business , and Box . File Share and CMIS-based repository storage providers are not supported. |
BlackBerry Directory Lookup | √ | √ | On-premises: This service gives 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 .Cloud: This service allows users to look up other users by first name, last name, and associated photo or avatar from the company directory. |
BlackBerry Follow-Me | √ | √ | This 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.
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