(Source: MARKET WIRE)
CommuniGate Systems, the leader in carrier-class Mobile Unified Communications, today announced the availability of AstraSync for CommuniGate Pro. AstraSync, developed by MailSite Software Inc., is the industry's first and only ActiveSync client for BlackBerry Smartphones. AstraSync provides two-way, over-the-air synchronization of e-mail, calendar and contact data. It delivers the same ActiveSync functionality to BlackBerry Smartphones that is built-in to the Apple iPhone 3G and Windows Mobile devices. It is the first software product to synchronize a BlackBerry through a secure connection directly to a customer's CommuniGate Pro server, thus forgoing the need to acquire and deploy middleware servers from RIM and other software developers. AstraSync is available exclusively from CommuniGate Systems and CommuniGate Systems authorized resellers for use with installations of the CommuniGate Pro platform.
AstraSync can be installed over-the-air and provides a simple configuration wizard for the username, password and address of the CommuniGate Pro server. After the initial configuration, AstraSync runs silently in the background on the BlackBerry and synchronizes the user's e-mail, calendar and contacts through a secure connection to the CommuniGate Pro server. Updates on the server are immediately pushed over-the-air to the BlackBerry and changes on the BlackBerry are pushed back to the CommuniGate Pro server. AstraSync integrates with native BlackBerry calendar and contact applications. It works without the BlackBerry Internet Service and BlackBerry Enterprise Server options from RIM. This removes additional complexity, making it easier for enterprises and carriers to deploy BlackBerry Smartphones in heterogeneous environments alongside Windows Mobile and iPhone devices.
"We see a growing demand for comprehensive mobile access solutions in the enterprise and carrier markets," states Azdio Ballesteros, Commercial Director of CommuniGate Systems. "We are excited to now offer not only native AirSync support for mobile devices like the iPhone 3G, but to also make the same access convenient for users of BlackBerry Smartphones."
"With this partnership AstraSync will broaden its market share with the carriers, traditional service providers, and enterprise customers served by CommuniGate Pro," says John Davies, founder and president of MailSite Software, Inc. "AstraSync for CommuniGate Pro offers a simplified architecture with higher security and improves reliability," continued Davies.
Please contact sales@communigate.com for price and more product information. A free seven day trial is available at http://www.communigate.com/AstraSync/formAstraSync.php
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