Blackberry and Active Sync

Users with properly equipped mobile devices can synchronize them with their e-mail, thanks to the Blackberry server and Active Sync software. Management of UC's Blackberry 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 $ 70 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 and Exchange Active Sync that potential subscribers should know when considering the purchase of a Blackberry device.

Blackberry                                                       Active Sync

Additional fee (Pease 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 Active Sync software, visit http://www.Microsoft.com. To configure your Active Sync device, use the server name ucmail.uc.edu.

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