The BlackBerry 850

The BlackBerry 850 was the first device that RIM introduce in 1999 to the wireless market. The 850 was a two-way pager that had features like…

·         Wireless email

·         Corporate Data Access

·         Organizer

·         Wireless Calendar

·         Wireless Internet

·         Paging

Even though the 850 was a two-way pager it was widely used by many people especially businesses to stay connected with work. The 850 was like a mini computer on the go, as with the wireless email feature you can send and receive email messages straight from the device being anywhere in the world. RIM has its own server which is called the BlackBerry Enterprise Server. The software and service connects to messaging and collaboration software on enterprise networks in which it retrieves a copy of the email from the other servers (Microsoft Exchange, Lotus, Outlook, etc.) and pushes it to the device.

The Corporate Data Access provides mobile access to critical corporate data and aplications. The Organizer is a feature on the BlackBerry to help you organize data on your device. The device would connect to your computer and synchronize data from you device to your computer to backup and keep data the same in both locations.

The Wireless Calendar can transmit information on your calendar from your device to your computer.  Wireless Internet on the BlackBerry device can be configured to find an open Wi-Fi network. Paging a BlackBerry 850 device can be done multiple ways, numeric dial-up, email, World Wide Web and TAP.

 

The BlackBerry 850 was the first device created by RIM