Google Apps Connector for BlackBerry Enterprise Server Installation and Administration Guide User Manual

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Google Apps Connector for BlackBerry Enterprise Server Installation and Administration Guide

Calendar Synchronization

Yes. Two-way
calendar
synchronization.
Push notification
of events that are
received via a
Calendar
invitation e-mail.
Calendar items
without an
invitation are
updated every 10
minutes.

Google Sync
provides calendar
synchronization,
with updates
every 2 hours.

No; can use
Google Sync.

Contacts Synchronization

Full two-way
contact
synchronization
every 5 minutes.

Google Sync
provides full
contact
synchronization
every 2 hours. Do
not use if you are
also using Google
Apps Connector;
this will create
duplicate
contacts.

No; can use
Google Sync.

Global Address List

Synchronization

Yes.

No; uses local
contacts on
device.

Recommended

For pilot or
production
deployments with
BlackBerry
Enterprise Server
to provide push
email and
calendar
synchronization,
quick contacts
synchronization,
rich user
experience and
central
administration
features.

For pilot or
production
deployments in
which users
configure and
manage their own
mobile devices.
Also for users
who prefer native
Gmail functions
such as threaded
conversations
and labels.

For mobile users
who prefer using
the native
BlackBerry email
application. Can
use with
BlackBerry Sync
for mobile access
to contacts and
calendar.

Feature

Google Apps
Connector for
BlackBerry
Enterprise Server

Google
Applications for
the BlackBerry

BlackBerry email
through IMAP