Research In Motion (RIM) has released an upgrade to its BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) software that fixes a previously disclosed vulnerability and provides new e-mail and calendaring functionality for administrators and corporate smartphone users. Research In Motion (RIM) on Thursday quietly released an upgrade to its BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) software, BES 4.1 service pack 6 (SP6), or BES v4.1.6, for Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Domino. The update follows a security advisory issued by RIM last week regarding a critical flaw in BES versions 4.1.3 through 4.1.5 that could enable hackers to hijack users’ BES infrastructure. More on BlackBerry RIM to BlackBerry Administrators: Beware Critical BES Security Flaw SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) 4.1 SP5 Hits the Web: What’s in It for You 8 Tips to Help IT Reduce, Recover from BES and Exchange Server Downtime BlackBerrys Taking Up More IT Support Time, Effort Than Any Other Mobile Devices?? According to RIM, the flaw in the BES BlackBerry Attachment Service’s PDF distiller component, which prepares Adobe PDF files to be opened on BlackBerry handhelds, has been fixed in BES 4.1.6. “In regard to the precautionary security advisory issued by RIM which informed customers about a potential vulnerability in BlackBerry Enterprise Server versions 4.1.3 through 4.1.5, there were no customer reports of any actual problems relating to this vulnerability and RIM has since provided software updates that resolve the issue,” according to a RIM spokesperson. “Note: The vulnerability does not exist in the newly released BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.1.6.” In addition to fixing the flaw, which was ranked by RIM as a nine on a scale of one to 10 with 10 being the most serious, the upgrade also makes a handful of new features and functionality available to both corporate BlackBerry users and administrators. For instance, BlackBerry users on BES 4.1.6 can now receive HTML and rich-content e-mail by default, as long as their devices are running handheld OS v4.5. (BlackBerry OS v4.5 is not yet officially available from U.S. carriers, though beta versions have been bouncing around the Web for some time and official versions are expected in the near future.) For more information on the potential effects of supporting full HTML e-mail in a corporate environment, visit the Documentation for Administrators section of RIM’s site. BES 4.1.6 Download Page As part of BES 4.1.6, BlackBerry administrators now have new support for Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 and IBM Lotus Sametime v8.0, as well as new naming conventions for the collaboration clients and a new BlackBerry calendar synchronization tool, among other enhancements. BlackBerry administrators can download the upgrade from RIM’s site, and additional information on BES 4.1.6 and its new functionality can be found in the software’s release notes. The last major BES upgrade, 4.1.5, was released only a few months ago in April. FREE CIO BlackBerry NewsletterGet better use out of your BlackBerry and keep up-to-date on the latest developments. Sign-up » Related content brandpost Fireside Chat between Tata Communications and Tata Realty: 5 ways how Technology bridges the CX perception gap By Tata Communications Sep 24, 2023 9 mins Emerging Technology feature Mastercard preps for the post-quantum cybersecurity threat A cryptographically relevant quantum computer will put everyday online transactions at risk. Mastercard is preparing for such an eventuality — today. By Poornima Apte Sep 22, 2023 6 mins CIO 100 Quantum Computing Data and Information Security feature 9 famous analytics and AI disasters Insights from data and machine learning algorithms can be invaluable, but mistakes can cost you reputation, revenue, or even lives. These high-profile analytics and AI blunders illustrate what can go wrong. By Thor Olavsrud Sep 22, 2023 13 mins Technology Industry Generative AI Machine Learning feature Top 15 data management platforms available today Data management platforms (DMPs) help organizations collect and manage data from a wide array of sources — and are becoming increasingly important for customer-centric sales and marketing campaigns. By Peter Wayner Sep 22, 2023 10 mins Marketing Software Data Management Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe