Research In Motion unveiled the new service BlackBerry Mobile Fusion to help businesses manage their mobile devices. Based on the BlackBerry Enterprise Server and providing support for smartphones and tablets running BlackBerry, Android or Apple iOS operating systems, the new service will allow IT departments to oversee the use of both company-owned and employee-owned mobile devices within their organizations. BlackBerry Mobile Fusion brings together the BlackBerry Enterprise Server (version 5.0.3) for BlackBerry smartphones, new management capabilities for BlackBerry PlayBook tablets built on BlackBerry Enterprise Server technology, and mobile device management for smartphones and tablets running Android and iOS operating systems. Mobile device management capabilities for all supported devices will include asset management, configuration management, security and policy definition and management, secure and protect lost or stolen devices (remote lock, wipe), user- and group-based administration, multiple device per user capable, application and software management, and connectivity management (Wi-Fi, VPN, certificate). BlackBerry Mobile Fusion is currently in early beta testing with select enterprise customers. RIM is now accepting customer nominations for the closed beta programme which will start in January, and general availability is expected in late March.
