[WinPartners] BlackBerry – Release Project Underway & Recommendation to Wait

[Matthew Sullivan]

Good Morning,

Information Services and Technology (IS&T) has established a  
BlackBerry Release Project team.  The team is focusing on the World  
Edition BlackBerry (8830), which may be of interest to members of the  
MIT community who travel internationally.

IS&T will begin offering support for the BlackBerry World Edition  
(8830) by March 2008, upon conclusion of the release project.  IS&T  
will offer limited support for MIT email, and the team will soon be  
making a determination regarding support for TechTime Calendar over- 
the-air (OTA) sync.

At this time, IS&T recommends that community members considering a  
BlackBerry purchase wait until March before making any final  
purchasing decisions.

The World Edition BlackBerry devices from Verizon Wireless and Sprint  
provide an unlimited national and international data roaming option at  
a fixed monthly price.  It is worth noting, however, that carriers do  
not offer this option with any other mobile platform (e.g. Palm Treo,  
Apple iPhone, Windows Mobile Devices, etc).

The BlackBerry Release Team will publish updates on the project within  
the BlackBerry Release Project Wiki at:
https://wikis.mit.edu/confluence/display/bbrelease/

If you have questions, comments, or suggestions please contact the  
BlackBerry Release Team via email at bbrelease at mit.edu.

Thanks,

Matthew Sullivan - SWRT
On behalf of the IS&T BlackBerry Release Team

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Matthew Sullivan - Mobile Devices Consultant
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Information Services & Technology - SWRT
P: 617-253-6445
E: irishman at mit.edu
Team Email: mobile-help at mit.edu