BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.1 for MDS Applications, 20u PRD-10459-034 User Manual

Advantages

Disadvantages

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You can monitor the software upgrade process at the
central computer.

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You can use software configurations to help control the
software upgrades.

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You can upgrade multiple BlackBerry devices at the same
time.

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You can upgrade BlackBerry devices for users who do not
have the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager installed on
their computers.

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You can share a single software location among multiple
central computers.

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You cannot make users upgrade the BlackBerry Device
Software.

Pushing the BlackBerry Device Software and the BlackBerry Desktop
Software to users' computers

You can use third-party applications to create a single upgrade file that contains the BlackBerry® Desktop Software and the
BlackBerry® Device Software, and send the upgrade file to the computers of your BlackBerry device users. The application loader
tool on the computers upgrades the BlackBerry Device Software on the BlackBerry device.

Advantages

Disadvantages

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You can install the BlackBerry Device Software and the
BlackBerry Desktop Software on computers
automatically.

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You can set an IT policy to make users upgrade the
BlackBerry Device Software.

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You must distribute large upgrade packages over your
organization's LAN.

The upgrade file installs the BlackBerry Desktop Software and the BlackBerry Device Software on the computers of your BlackBerry
device users. To upgrade the BlackBerry Device Software on their BlackBerry devices, users can connect their BlackBerry devices
to their computers and start the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager.

This upgrade process applies when you upgrade from BlackBerry Device Software Version 3.5 or earlier.

Upgrade Guide

Pushing the BlackBerry Device Software and the BlackBerry Desktop Software to users' computers

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