Our setup just forwards.. there is no further integration..
t's not that they don't want the integration I have offered them other options, they are just too damn cheap to even look at the other options.
An alternative to MS Exchange + BES is Zimbra(Standard or Professional)+ BES The Zimbra Option is a lot cheaper than exchange and has a lot of functionality.
http://www.zimbra.com/products/product_editions.html
pricing (I just wish they had a perpetual licensing option.. )
http://www.zimbra.com/products/pricing_on_site.html
http://www.zimbra.com/products/zimbra_mobile.html
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Zimbra Mobile(Still requires a BES server)
Zimbra Mobile is an additional license option for either ZCS Standard or Network Edition users. It has an annual license fee starting at $500 if you have 25 or 50 mailboxes and is $1000 for 75 or more mailboxes.
Please note: additional third party software / licenses may be required depending on the devices that you plan on supporting.
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Or you can forgo the BES integration and have them access mail using the web browser on their mobile device..
http://www.zimbra.com/products/mobile_web_browser.html
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Both Zimbra Collaboration Suite 5.0 Open Source and Network Edition users can access their email, contacts, and calendar using our Zimbra Mobile Web Client. This provides on-the-go access to the Zimbra experience to virtually all end-users.
All that is required is an HTML capable web browser that can be pointed at your Zimbra Server URL (e.g. http://servername.com/zimbra/m/). No additional license is required and it can be used for free.
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In which case you can use the FREE Open Source Edition of ZCS..
On the up side you can download and install this on a box and have them test it live...
and by too cheap I mean our execs aren't currently willing to pay for a server to install the OSS version of ZCS on... I can hardly wait for February, when the funds start flowing again..