Novell Developing Mobile GroupWise Server

Novell has announced that its GroupWise Mobile Server, powered by Intellisync, is now in beta testing and is expected to be available shortly to GroupWise users with upgrade protection. Novell's mobile server aims to deliver seamless integration with more than 400 mobile devices and virtually every mobile operating system.

GroupWise Mobile Server delivers real-time wireless “push” synchronization of e-mail, appointments, tasks and contacts between a user's wireless mobile device and a GroupWise server. GroupWise Mobile Server works on smart phones, handhelds and PDAs from a broad range of vendors, running on Palm OS, Symbian, Windows Mobile, SmartPhone, PocketPC and SyncML. GroupWise Mobile Server works on standard TCP/IP connections, so it works with any mobile carrier that has deployed a data network and supports standard data communication protocols. Novell GroupWise Mobile Server is powered by the Intellisync Wireless Email platform, part of Nokia's range of software products enabling business mobility.

According to IDC, the mobile worker population will increase from more than 650 million worldwide in 2004 to more than 850 million in 2009. That's more than a quarter of the global professional workforce. The number of those workers accessing wireless e-mail is predicted to grow from 6.5 million in 2005 to 123 million by 2009.

Stephen Drake, IDC program director for mobile software, said, “As the global mobile workforce grows, so will collaboration vendors need to offer more flexible, integrated and cost-effective solutions to meet their needs. Suppliers successful at addressing these mobile workers' needs reflect the customer focus and commitment necessary to support the broad range of mobile devices in use today.”

BlackBerry users will also connect more easily with enhanced GroupWise integration through the new BlackBerry Enterprise Server v4.1 for Novell GroupWise from Research In Motion (RIM). The new release, expected to be available in early April, makes it easier for organizations to manage larger BlackBerry deployments, further extends the platform for developers, and provides integration with Novell's GroupWise Messenger for enterprise instant messaging. Customers will continue to benefit from a push architecture that provides access to e-mail, voice, Web browser, corporate data applications and calendar, organizer and other PIM functions.

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