Feature and Technical OverviewBlackBerry Enterprise Server components and features
Feature | Description |
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protocol connections | You can define connections to the web servers on your organization’s intranet or |
| the Internet using standard Internet protocols such as HTTP, HTTPS, and |
| TCP/IP. |
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encrypted communications | The BlackBerry MDS Connection Service encrypts content using the same |
| standard BlackBerry encryption that the BlackBerry Dispatcher uses to encrypt |
| messages and other data. |
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data conversion | The BlackBerry MDS Connection Service converts data from application servers |
| and web servers to a format that BlackBerry Applications can interpret and |
| display. |
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data optimization | The BlackBerry MDS Connection Service processes content that users can view |
| in the BlackBerry Browser. For example, the BlackBerry MDS Connection |
| Service can change the data format or remove extraneous data to reduce |
| network traffic. |
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authentication methods | You can configure authentication requirements that match your organization's |
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| You can also define a period of time after which the BlackBerry MDS Connection |
| Service requests user information and caches cookies. |
| You can use |
| wireless applications on BlackBerry devices and your organization’s application |
| servers and web servers. |
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integration with proxy servers | You can provide access to specific content through your organization's proxy |
| servers using the following items: |
| • proxy exclusion list, which defines the |
| BlackBerry MDS Connection Service uses to connect directly to external web |
| services instead of routing the connections through your organization's |
| proxy server |
| • proxy |
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access control | You can configure push initiators and push rules that define which |
| push applications can send application data and updates to BlackBerry devices, |
| and which users can receive push requests. You can configure pull rules to |
| specify which web servers users can access using the BlackBerry Browser and |
| other applications on BlackBerry devices. |
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media content management | You can control which media files users can receive and access using the |
| BlackBerry Browser and BlackBerry Applications. You can prevent users from |
| receiving specific media types (for example, video files) or specific subtypes of |
| media (for example, .mp3 files). You can also configure size limits for media files |
| that users can receive on their BlackBerry devices. |
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