BlackBerry Mobile Voice System allows access to PBX

RIM's new BlackBerry Mobile Voice System is set to offer access to your office's PBX (IP, TDM or mixed vendor) from your BlackBerry handset. Connectivity to your PBX is achieved via the Acendent Voice Mobility Suite and additions to the BlackBerry Enterprise Server cleverly named BlackBerry Mobile Voice Connectors. There are a few dandy features under the hood such as the ability to place, receive and manage calls, extension dialing, and -- we think this is a great idea -- your Caller ID following you about, giving users of the system one number accessibility for customers and coworkers alike. What new system would be complete without a bit of big brother power? Well, the system includes the ability for calls to be recorded or logged for "service assurance" purposes. We will take the bad with the good, and the good here seems to definitely be the winner.

[(Unverified) Posted May 20th 2007 9:37PM]

Looks like the 8830 is going to Verizon, of all places? http://estore.vzwshop.com/blackberry/

[(Unverified) Posted May 21st 2007 7:30PM]

Where the hell have you been Sam? Engadgetmobile announced this like 3 weeks ago.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 18th 2007 2:38PM]

Does anyone know how the MVS is installed and deployed to the Blackberry devices?

Also, is it possible to control which devices have the MVS capability and of those to control which ones have particular features enabled or disabled? Basically, I don't want all the Blackberry users at the company I work for to have the MVS functionality and even in the ones that do have the MVS, I only want some of them to be able to conference call, for example.

Thanks!