Google Apps Technical Transition Guide For Business, Education, and Government - Manual (Page 47)

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Transitioning off of BlackBerry (recommended)
Level of Effort: Moderate
If BlackBerry support is not critical in your organization, transition your BlackBerry
users to Android, or to devices that can sync with Google Apps through ActiveSync,
like iPhone.
Configuring BlackBerry support without BlackBerry Enterprise Server
Level of Effort: Low
If your company does not have an on-premise BlackBerry Enterprise Server, your
BlackBerry users have the following options for accessing Google Apps:
• Users can set up their device using BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS), which is
part of the standard BlackBerry service plan. BIS works with the Email, Calendar,
and Contacts apps on BlackBerry, and syncs with Google Apps email, calendar,
and contacts. Blackberry Internet Service is provided by RIM and mobile carriers.
For information and support, please contact RIM.
• Users can access Gmail and many other Google products from a mobile browser.
In most cases, users can go to m.google.com in their phone's browser, select the
product they want to use, and sign in to their Google Apps account.
For more information, see Use Google Apps on BlackBerry .
Configuring BlackBerry support with BlackBerry Enterprise Server
Level of Effort: High
If your company has an existing on-premise BlackBerry Enterprise Server solution
and you plan to maintain one after your transition, you’ll need to set up new BES
servers with Google Apps Connector for BlackBerry Enterprise Server and
migrate your BlackBerry users to them.
If you decide to proceed with this strategy, you should use your BES servers to give
your users the native BlackBerry experience, instead of having them access mail
through their browser in Google Apps mail.
• Read Overview of Google Apps Connector to learn more about integrating BES
with Google Apps, including system and hardware requirements.
Configure iOS devices (iOS)
Level of Effort: Low
Your early adopters should use Google Sync to view Google Apps
mail and calendar in native iPhone and iPad mail and calendar apps.