We view it as a coporate owned device (which all of our Blackberries are). We do not let anyone install software on their computers, so we extend the same policy to our mobile devices.
Our policy is just as restrictive as Dzung's, plus we block BIS. Everyone (including myself) has all the tools they need to perform their job using this policy. The only complaint I have heard is "Why don't we have iPhones"! :) - Chris On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 2:41 PM, Todd R. Martin <[email protected]>wrote: > Why would you want to restrict people from having the goodness of the > appworld? The only thing I force on BB’s is a signature from our company. > Else they have free reign of whatever they want to do. Unless you work for > the gov. or don’t own your own BB, I would expect many others to be like > this also. > > > > Todd > > > > *From:* Nguyen, Dzung T [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Monday, December 07, 2009 2:38 PM > *To:* A list for BES Admin's to discuss issues, etc. > *Subject:* [Bes-admins] BlackBerry IT Policy > > > > Hi all, > > Just want to get a feel for how restrictive is everyone BlackBerry IT > Policy? > > > > Our current controls: > > 1) Dissallow Third Party Application Download > > 2) BlackBerry Device Password ( Min. 6 character + numeric + alpha) > > 3) Disable USB Mass Storage Mode > > > > With the new BlackBerry AppWorld, is anyone opening their policy to allow > users to install applications? > > > > The information contained in this message is intended only for the personal > and > > confidential use of the recipient(s) named above. If the reader of this > message is > > not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the > intended > > recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this document in > error > > and that any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message > is > > strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please > notify > > us immediately, and delete the original message. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Bes-Admins mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.dataoutages.com/mailman/listinfo/bes-admins > http://www.dataoutages.com > http://www.dataoutagenews.com > RSS Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/Bes-admins > --------------------------------- > > >
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