I did a post a while back on Firewall and connection requirements for the BlackBerry Internet Service ... but I still constantly see / hear people asking questions about what is required for BES.

Unfortunately the one recurring theme is people opening port 3101 inbound and I just shake my head. If you read the basic installation documentation you'll see this isn't needed and in fact makes your environment less secure and gives the appearance that BES is less secure as it would seem...

When not on the Solutions Showcase floor or in the various information sessions at WES, our staff members will most likely be found hanging out with our vendors that will be on-site in Orlando - BoxTone and Vox Mobile. See the flyer below for more information!

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Last year, one of the most talked about area at WES was not the breakout sessions or even the free-flowing bars and live music showcases. THE place to be was The Mobile User Management Lounge hosted by my good friends at BoxTone. Well, the company that "all our BES are belong to" are bringing us The Lounge once again.

This year's incarnation of The Lounge will be the HQ for the official Birds of a Feather sessions....