And just in time - Blackberry has announced (but not released) BES 4.0, which will (finally) get some much-needed changes in place!

For example (my filtered feature list of what really stood out):

COMPLETE WIRELESS SYNCHRONIZATION - Yes!!!
View pictures on the device
Better graphical browser with Javascript and some CSS support
More wireless calendar features (accept tentative, add comments, notification of conflicts)
Global search (email, contacts, calendar, tasks, across the whole thing)
Wireless management of Out of Office message, email filters, signatures, etc.

  • Lots of back-end wireless security and management improvements

More detailed info is on the Blackberry web site - click the links below.

The latest release of the BlackBerry Enterprise Solution will feature:

Simplified Device Deployment for IT
Improved Wireless Security
Simplified Management and Tracking
Improved Corporate Data Access
Completely Wireless User Experience
Application Enhancements

Nice, nice nice! Time to go renew that TSupport subscription that's about to come due...

Blackberry customers running a BES can sign up for possible inclusion in a BES 4.0 preview if interested. Done.