BoxTone Announces Rapid Industry Adoption of BoxTone DST Expert for BlackBerry Tool

BoxTone(R), the expert in mobile user management, announced today that its DST Expert for BlackBerry software tool has been rapidly adopted by BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) administrators worldwide who seek to prepare their organizations for the earlier transition to Daylight Saving Time (DST) on March 11, 2007.

Columbia, MD (PRWeb) February 28, 2007 -- BoxTone(R), the expert in mobile user management, announced today that its DST Expert for BlackBerry software tool has been rapidly adopted by BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) administrators worldwide who seek to prepare their organizations for the earlier transition to Daylight Saving Time (DST) on March 11, 2007.

Just days after its release on February 22, total downloads by BES administrators raced past 500. With user-generated enhancements now included, the BoxTone DST Expert for BlackBerry even better enables BES admins to:

• Plan their DST update programs

• Show software version and DST patch status for every user device

• Collaborate on DST patch application by specific user configuration

• Track DST update progress

"We made the DST Expert for BlackBerry available as a service to the greater BlackBerry community," said Alan Snyder, CEO of BoxTone. "The response we've received has been more than gratifying. It's a collective effort that should help us all move past this Daylight Saving Time issue more quickly."

The BoxTone DST Expert for BlackBerry -- downloadable at http://www.boxtone.com/dst_expert_blackberry/ -- works in both a BlackBerry Enterprise Server for Microsoft Exchange and a BlackBerry Enterprise Server for IBM Lotus Domino environment.

Research in Motion (RIM) has advised BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) administrators to apply prescribed patches and updates prior to the transition date, or risk appointment and calendar errors. BES administrators are first strongly advised to fully implement all RIM DST resolutions -- which can be found at http://www.blackberry.com/select/dst2007/resolutions/index.shtml -- along with any other appropriate patches and updates.

The BoxTone DST Expert for BlackBerry is intended to complement the BlackBerry patch and update process only, and comes without warranty or support.

About BoxTone

BoxTone software is trusted by the world's largest enterprises and government agencies to monitor and manage their complex BlackBerry deployments from end to end. Thanks to BoxTone's revolutionary user-level approach, an IT organization can reduce support costs, accommodate rapid device growth, and guarantee the high quality of service that mobile users demand. Learn more from the expert in mobile user management at www.boxtone.com.

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