On July 26 2016 BlackBerry released "BlackBerry Enterprise Service 12 Service Pack 5a" (BES 12.5.0a) without release notes. So there was no direct way of finding out what the "a" really changed.
Digging through the KB articles I found this:
http://support.blackberry.com/kb/articleDetail?articleNumber=000038323
So the short answer is: The "a" fixes one specific issue that would block you from upgrading from a previous BES version to 12.5.
If you already have upgraded to BES 12.5.0 successfully, Read more [...]
With OS version 10.3.2, Blackberry has introduced Anti-Theft Protection (the company was required to do so by law). It did this by integrating Anti-Theft functionality in its "Blackberry Protect" offering.
While this might reduce the number of stolen devices, it is a horror for people that have forgotten their Blackberry ID password. Their Blackberry has turned into a useless brick and Blackberry support was in many cases less than useful.
But there is now a method to remove Anti-Theft Protection. Read more [...]
When you dial a number on a Blackberry OS 10 device like the Classic or the Z30, you hear the typcal "dialling" sound, also called DTMF. Unfortunately, there is no switch to turn that off.
The only way to do this is to switch your sound profile to "Silent" or "Vibrate", but that mutes any other notifications as well.
Here are the instructions to turn the dial pad tone off but still hearing other notifications:
Settings > Notifications
Make sure, the active profile is "Normal"
Under Read more [...]
Last modified: 05-05-2015
Environment
BlackBerry Enterprise Server 2.1 to 5.0 SP4
BlackBerry Enterprise Server for Office 365
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 SP3 to 2012
Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine (MSDE)
Overview
Confirm that the Database version is compatible with the Microsoft SQL Server version before moving the BlackBerry Configuration Database to a new Microsoft SQL Server instance. Refer to compatibility matrix at:
BlackBerry Enterprise Server Compatibility Read more [...]
When it comes to Blackberry device software (= OS = Operating System) there is some confusion regarding versions. There are 2 version numbers:
Software Release Version (= Bundle Version)
OS Version
The Software Release Version is the one displayed when you are notified that new device software is available.
Find below a table of the Q10/Z10 device software versions I could find:
Software Release
OS Version
10.0.10.85
10.0.10.672
10.0.10.90
10.0.10.690
.
10.1.0.238
10.1.0.1483
10.1.0.273
10.1.0.1720
10.1.0.2309
10.1.0.2342
10.1.0.2312
10.1.0.2354
10.1.0.4181
10.1.0.4633
10.1.0.4200
10.1.0.4780
.
10.2.0.415
10.2.0.1767
10.2.0.424
10.2.0.1791
10.2.1.537
10.2.1.1925
10.2.1.2102
10.2.1.2141
10.2.1.2941
10.2.1.3175
10.2.1.2977
10.2.1.3247
10.2.1.3062
10.2.1.3442
.
10.3.1.1779
10.3.1.2576
10.3.1.1784
10.3.1.2582
10.3.2.2474
10.3.2.2639
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If you need to start the services on BES 10.1 manually, do it in the order below:
BES10 - Scheduler
BES10 - BlackBerry Controller
BES10 - BlackBerry MDS Connection Service
BES10 - BlackBerry Dispatcher
BES10 - BlackBerry Secure Connect Service
BES10 - Administration Console
BES10 - BlackBerry Administration Service - Native Code Container
BES10 - BlackBerry Administration Service - Application Server
BES10 - BlackBerry Management Studio
BES10 - BlackBerry Licensing Service
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The modes in the Blackberry Z10 device are different than for previous devices (OS 7.1, e.g. Bold 9900). There are five modes:
On
Screen: On
Notifications: On
Alarm: On
Network: On
How to invoke: Press the standby button or swipe from bottom to top
Standby (or Screen Lock)
Screen: Off
Notifications: On
Alarm: On
Network: On
How to invoke: Press the standby button
Password Lock (only if device password is set)
Screen: Off
Notifications: On
Alarm: On
Network: On
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Have you ever wondered what the default pattern matching string for the proxy URL settings in BES means?
.*://.*(:\d*)?(/.*)*(\?.*)?
Well, this is Java RegEx (Regular Expression) language. Find below some examples that help understand the RegEx:
. matches exactly one character
.* matches any number of characters (including 0), short for .{0,}
.+ matches one or more characters, short for .{1,}
.? matches zero or one character, short for .{0,1}
.{7} Read more [...]
Find below the version and corresponding bundle number of the BES versions. The third number is the Service Pack (SP) number, e.g. 4.1.5 means version 4.1 with SP5.
HF = Hotfix
MR = Maintenance Release
The bundle number is important when you need to find out which version you are running. It is listed in “Add/Remove Programs”.
Version
Bundle
4.0.2
11
4.0.2 HF1
13
4.0.2 HF2
15
4.0.2 HF3
16
4.0.3
9
4.0.3 HF1
11
4.0.3 HF2
14
4.0.3 Read more [...]
