Blackberry and Active Sync

Users with properly equipped mobile devices can synchronize them with their e-mail, thanks to the Blackberry Enterprise Server and Microsoft Exchange Active Sync software. Management of UC's Blackberry Enterprise Server is a cooperative effort between E-Mail Services and UC Mobile. In accordance with this partnership, subscribers must purchase a UC Mobile Blackberry with a data plan in order to synchronize successfully on the UC network. Because it is an additional service that UC must contract through Blackberry, there is a $80 per user licensing fee. You can request access through GETit at https://www.uc.edu/UCit/GetIT/default.asp.

There are several key differences between Blackberry Enterprise Server and Microsoft Exchange Active Sync that potential subscribers should know when considering the purchase of a Blackberry device.

Blackberry Enterprise Server	Microsoft Exchange Active Sync
Additional fee (Please see GETit)	No additional fee
Must be a UC Mobile device and plan	No phone or provider restrictions
Non Windows based	Windows based
Very Reliable	A POP3 service

           

      
To download Microsoft Exchange Active Sync software, visit http://www.Microsoft.com. To configure your Microsoft Exchange Active Sync device, use the server name ucmail.uc.edu.

To request access to the Blackberry Enteprise Server, see GETit at https://www.uc.edu/UCit/GetIT/default.asp.