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David Mitchell
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| Posted: 25-October-2006 at 2:26pm
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Is there a time frame for the new releases of Omni Mobile? Especially support for Blackberry devices.
Thanks
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Aldo Zanoni
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Director of Customer Service
Joined: 25-February-2003
Location: Canada
Posts: 85
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| Posted: 28-October-2006 at 2:12pm
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Hello, David.
Omni Mobile for GroupWise Version
2.2.4.45 was released October 27. We had expected to release Omni
Mobile 2.5 for BlackBerry October 1, however, that release was held
back by two bugs in the AppForge Crossfire application we use as the
common development application for all mobile platforms.
Crossfire 6.5 was released September 15 and we have been assured by the
developers that the two BlackBerry bugs will be fixed with their
November 15 release of SP1. We are in communication with AppForge
on a weekly basis. We expect to be able to finish the port of
Omni Mobile for BlackBerry within two weeks of the bugs being
fixed. If you are interested in being part of the closed
pre-release BlackBerry beta testing process, please send an email to
support@omni-ts.com.
We expect that within two weeks of the BlackBerry version being available, Omni Mobile for Nokia Eseries phones (e61 and e62) will also be available.
I would like to take this opportunity to fill you in on the upcoming
version 2.4 feature enhancements with Omni Mobile. The following
account search functions are being worked on for release in the
mid-to-late-November time frame (for all supported platforms):
- On-device content search: Search the local device for items based on standard GroupWise search parameters.
- On-line full account search: The user will be able to do an
on-line full account search based on standard GroupWise search
values. The resulting email headers (in multiples of 20,
controlled by the end-user) will be saved to the device and written to
a Search Folder specific to the search query. When you click on
the email subject, the device will contact the server and extract the
content of the email for immediate and off-line access. To
re-fresh the query, you select the update option on the Search Folder
and the query will be udpated.
The following features will be part of our 3.x release path (February - March, 2007):
- Calendar Busy Search. You will be able to submit an on-line Calendar
Busy Search when scheduling an appointment for multiple users.
- On-line Proxy Search: You will be able to select a proxy
account and search that account using standard GroupWise search
parameters. The response will be handled the same way an on-line
full account search is handled as described above.
- Access GroupWise Query Folders from the device: GroupWise
Query Folders, used by many advanced GroupWise users, will be able to
be accessed on-line from the Omni Mobile device.
- GroupWise Document Management support: Documents with a link stored in any of the
synchronised folders will be made available and will be able to be
retrieved as standard attachments.
Those are some of the larger feature enhancements that Omni Mobile 3.x
will bring to users. I look forward to hearing reaction from
people regarding these features and others that they might require.
Regards,
Aldo Zanoni
CEO, Managing Director
Omni Technology Solutions Inc.
"Innovative GroupWise Solutions"
www.omni-ts.com
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Aldo Zanoni
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Director of Customer Service
Joined: 25-February-2003
Location: Canada
Posts: 85
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| Posted: 18-November-2006 at 6:20am
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Hello, David.
Just a quick note to update this post. Although this hasn't been
publicly announced, starting November 20, Omni will be taking
applications from people/companies who want to participate in the
closed beta for Omni Mobile for Nokia Eseries devices
(Nokia Series 60 3rd generation devices like the E61, E62, etc.).
The closed beta will start November 24. If you happen to have one
of these devices, use our Contact Us page to send us your contact information to join the closed beta.
Drum roll please! Crossfire is down to one last bug that needs to
be fixed for our BlackBerry port to be completed. :-) We will soon be taking applications for participants
in our Omni Mobile for BlackBerry port with the closed beta.
For each of these betas, we are looking for approximately 20
people/companies who have the test resources, can take the time to
participate in testing and can contribute feedback through a private
forum, email and telephone conference call.
Existing Omni Mobile customers will be invited to participate in both closed betas.
Regards,
Aldo Zanoni
CEO, Managing Director
Omni Technology Solutions
www.omni-ts.com
Edited by Aldo Zanoni on 15-December-2006 at 4:02pm
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Milán Lang
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| Posted: 03-May-2007 at 5:25am
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Hello, Aldo
we are expecting the version 2.5 with supporting for BlackBerry devices. We bought Omni mobile in the end of the last year with the prospect for early installation of the new "BlackBerry" version.
Our managers would like to use BlackBerry devices and we don't know what to tell them.  Is it a real chance of releasing this version in May?
Regards, Milan
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Aldo Zanoni
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Director of Customer Service
Joined: 25-February-2003
Location: Canada
Posts: 85
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| Posted: 15-May-2007 at 10:48am
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Hello, Milán.
I apologise for the delay in response to your inquiry.
AppForge and Crossfire were bought by Oracle in March. We are in the process of discussing with Oracle what their plans are for continued support and development of ISV solutions built on Crossfire for BlackBerry and the other platforms.
Oracle acquired Crossfire so they could have a platform that vendors could use to build mobile applications that integrate into their CRM and ERP solutions. We think that providing Oracle application support for Omni Mobile would be an excellent integration point and an opportunity to enhance Omni Mobile.
Now that Oracle has acquired Crossfire, we do not have any timelines for our BlackBerry and future releases. We are hoping to hear good news from them, but we can't promise what the outcome will be.
Best regards,
Aldo
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Aldo Zanoni
CEO, Managing Director
Omni Technology Solutions Inc.
"Innovative GroupWise Solutions"
www.omni-ts.com
+1.780.423.4200 Office Ext. 232
+1.780.423.4711 Fax
Edited by Aldo Zanoni on 15-May-2007 at 10:49am
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