Organizations running BES v4.1 for Exchange or Domino will no longer see official support from RIM after July 2, 2011. BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) has reportedly announced a summer 2011 date on which it will end official support for its BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) v4.1 for Microsoft Exchange and IBM Lotus Domino. BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) Diagram As of July 2, 2011, RIM will no longer support BES 4.1.6 or BES 4.1.7 for Exchange or Domino, though the software will continue to function, according to CrackBerry.com. The news apparently does not apply to Novell GroupWise users running either BES 4.1.6 or 4.1.7 The affected versions of BES are relatively old at this point—RIM is expected to release BES 5.0.3 any day now and it reportedly ceased selling BES 4.1.x last July. But organizations with BES 4.1.x for Exchange or Domino should consider upgrading before the end of support date, as RIM will no longer provide official support or updates to address security-related or other performance issues. 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 In related news, RIM recently announced a brand new, free hosted version of BES. AS via CrackBerry.com Al Sacco covers Mobile and Wireless for CIO.com. Follow Al on Twitter @ASacco. Follow everything from CIO.com on Twitter @CIOonline and on Facebook. Email Al at asacco@cio.com Related content opinion Why all IT talent should be irreplaceable Forget the conventional wisdom about firing irreplaceable employees. Because if your employees aren’t irreplaceable, you’re doing something wrong. By Bob Lewis Oct 03, 2023 5 mins Hiring IT Skills Staff Management case study ConocoPhillips goes global with digital twins Initial forays into using digital twins across its major fields has inspired the multinational hydrocarbon exploration and production company to further adopt the technology across its entire portfolio. By Thor Olavsrud Oct 03, 2023 8 mins CIO Mining, Oil, and Gas Digital Transformation brandpost ST Engineering showcases applications of new technologies to stay ahead of disruption By Jane Chan Oct 03, 2023 7 mins Generative AI Digital Transformation Innovation news Nominations extended for CIO100 ASEAN Awards 2023 By Shirin Robert Oct 02, 2023 2 mins IDG Events IT Leadership 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