Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced that BlackBerry Enterprise Server v4.0 will support IBM Lotus Domino 7.0. RIM continues to advance the BlackBerry wireless platform for enterprise and government customers with tightly integrated support for IBM's latest Lotus Domino products.

"We have been testing BlackBerry Enterprise Server with beta versions of Domino 7.0 and look forward to supporting the upcoming release," said Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO at RIM. "BlackBerry is the most broadly supported wireless enterprise platform in the world and support for Domino 7.0 will further pave the way for developers and administrators to provide integrated messaging and collaborative applications to mobile users."

BlackBerry Enterprise Server v4.0 customers will enjoy full integration with IBM Lotus Domino 7.0 when they upgrade. IBM Lotus Domino 7.0 is expected to offer new tools to enable more collaboration capability, performance and productivity while lowering the total cost of ownership.

BlackBerry Enterprise Server v4.0 continues to build upon and enhance many of the core features that have made BlackBerry the leading wireless platform for corporate and government users.  New features include*:

Simplified Application Development - BlackBerry provides a robust wireless platform to support enterprise applications such as CRM and business intelligence as well as more specialized applications in sectors such as real estate, health care, legal, government and financial services. BlackBerry Enterprise Server v4.0 provides an enhanced browser and Java development tools that enable developers to easily create and deploy applications for BlackBerry. The Mobile Data Service feature of BlackBerry Enterprise Server is uniquely designed to provide ISVs and in-house corporate developers with an environment that supports corporate data access and interaction capabilities beyond email. With BlackBerry Mobile Data Service, customers can leverage their existing, approved BlackBerry architecture and security model to deploy reliable, secure, end-to-end applications without any additional infrastructure to learn or support.  BlackBerry Enterprise Server v4.0 also features new development toolkits including additional APIs for browser and phone applications and content protection.

Simplified Deployment and Maintenance - BlackBerry Enterprise Server v4.0 enables users to quickly connect their handheld to BlackBerry Enterprise Server with cradle-less wireless provisioning and IT administrators to centrally load handheld software and provision handhelds with appropriate user data.   

Enhanced Handheld Asset Control - IT departments with BlackBerry Enterprise Server v4.0 are provided with enhanced administration and asset tracking and the ability to remotely control which applications can be installed on handhelds.

Additional Wireless Security Capabilities - In addition to support for Triple DES and S/MIME and FIPS 140 (Federal Information Processing Standards) government certification, BlackBerry Enterprise Server v4.0 offers full support of AES (Advanced Encryption Standard), local data encryption on the handheld and more. 

Increased Access Control - IT administrators can now control which application servers are allowed to push content to handhelds through BlackBerry Mobile Data Service, and control the application servers that users can access through BlackBerry Mobile Data Service.

Offline Improvements - The BlackBerry Browser supports automatic queuing of web page requests so forms can be completed on the handheld and sent without worrying about coverage conditions. When back in coverage, these forms are submitted automatically.

Enhanced Wireless Experience - BlackBerry Enterprise Server v4.0 provides customers with an enhanced data experience through improved attachment handling capabilities, an enriched browser for wireless access to Internet and intranet applications and complete cradle-free wireless synchronization of all email and organizer applications. BlackBerry Handheld Software v4.0 also includes enhanced phone features, such as an improved user interface and an A to Z speed dial.