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I have a customer with Verizon service and a Blackberry Curve. He uses 1and1s hosted Exchange service, which does not include Blackberry Enterprise server. He has asked me whether or not he will be able to sync his Blackberry with Outlook given this configuration. Ive told him that I believe he will be able to do a USB cable sync, but Im not certain, because Exchange impacts the way that Outlook profile data is stored (no PST, only OST). Hes also interested in wireless sync, but I dont know if Verizon offers their Wireless Sync product for Blackberry.
Can anyone offer clarification? Ive considered calling Verizon, but I dont normally like to ask the guy trying to sell me something if it will work for my needs.
Ive summarized my questions below for easy answering
Is it possible to USB sync a Blackberry with Outlook when using Exchange without BB Ent Svr?
Is it possible to wireless sync a Blackberry with the above configuration?
Outlook Web App (OWA), originally called Outlook Web Access and before that Exchange Web Connect (EWC), is a webmail service of Microsoft Exchange Server 5.0 and later. The web interface of Outlook Web App resembles the interface in Microsoft Outlook. Outlook Web App comes as a part of Microsoft Exchange Server.
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ, NASDAQ: VZ) is a global broadband and telecommunications company and a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. It started in 1983 as Bell Atlantic with a footprint covering New Jersey to Virginia and NYNEX with a footprint spanning from New York to Maine that emerged as part of the 1984 AT&T breakup into seven "Baby Bells." Prior to its transformation into Verizon, Bell Atlantic merged with Regional Bell Operating Company, NYNEX, in 1997. The name Verizon is a portmanteau of veritas and horizon, and its pronunciation rhymes with horizon. The company's headquarters are located in the Verizon Building at 140 West Street in Lower Manhattan, New York City
