If Hamlet were working in the corporate world today, he’d most likely be struggling with a whole different dilemma:

…whether ‘tis “moblier” (oops… nobler) in the mind to use a BlackBerry for corporate email and suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous monthly fees and startup costs, or take up a feature phone with a RemoSync subscription to cost-effectively obtain Direct Push, Mobile Outlook Sync.

The following is a Q&A that should be helpful for all you modern day Hamlets.

What is RemoSync?

RemoSync is an Exchange Server-based application for connecting any company’s mobile phones to its business data.  Remoba, a company dedicated to creating and selling mobile productivity tools, developed it.

Available on over 25 feature phones offered by Verizon Wireless, RemoSync enables Direct Push email with attachment viewer, and mobile Outlook Sync to the calendar, global address book, and task manager, so any employee can be as productive as someone with a BlackBerry.

Besides the obvious, what makes using RemoSync different from a BlackBerry?

+ First, the Cost.

RemoSync works with over 40 standard CDMA phones from a number of carriers worldwide.  At Verizon Wireless, it runs on popular feature phones like Motorola Krave, LG Dare, LG enV, and LG Voyager, to name a few.

So the enterprise doesn’t have to buy expensive new handsets at a minimum of $200 just to connect their employees to their corporate data.  Plus, there are no huge start-up costs, as there is with BlackBerry (the BlackBerry Enterprise Server Software with license fees starts at $2999/server).

Verizon customers can find RemoSync in the Get New Applications category in of the Get It Now application store for a monthly subscription fee of just under $10.

+ Second, the Security.

RemoSync is far more secure than BlackBerry because it uses Exchange Server Direct Push rather than proxy servers that are notoriously vulnerable.

And since RemoSync supports all the security features of Exchange Server, including secure access using Security PIN, SSL support, inactivity time out, remote and local data wipe for Exchange 2007 and 2003 servers, the IT Administrator has complete control.

Emails (the 100 most recent) and calendar are stored as part of the application, and can’t be retrieved/accessed without loading RemoSync and entering a PIN. So if the cell phone gets lost or stolen, sensitive information is not at risk.

+ Third, Service & Support.

RemoSync doesn’t require a whole new infrastructure, as BlackBerry does. The business can simply use its own Exchange 2003 or 2007 server for all administration management. There is no need for entirely redundant “mobile” and “static” infrastructures to manage mobile data. Data is data, whether it is mobile or not.

Why would someone switch from a BlackBerry to a RemoSync-enabled cell phone?

Unless it was an absolute cost-savings move, they probably wouldn’t. It’s not a straight-up replacement for the BlackBerry. However, with the growing need for mobility in the workforce and equally increasing need to optimize and maximize productivity from everyone on staff, companies are evaluating all their options in order to determine which mobile solutions can be adopted that fulfill both budgets and data requirements.

There are those who swear by their BlackBerry, which functions very well for its intended purpose. But BlackBerrys no longer “rule the roost” so to speak. Now, with RemoSync, feature phones, which can be obtained for a nominal fee with 2-year contract or are already owned by employees, can be harnessed for corporate purposes. For employees, this can be a win-win because they can be more responsive and productive while using the type of handset they really enjoy.

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