ASUS and Research In Motion (RIM) announced the availability of BlackBerry Connect software v4.0 for the ASUS M530w and M930 handsets in India.

BlackBerry Connect for the ASUS M530w and M930 provides push-based wireless email services, including attachment viewing and wireless email synchronization, in conjunction with BlackBerry Enterprise Server, BlackBerry® Professional Software and BlackBerry Internet Service.

"RIM has helped us to provide one of the finest mobile office solutions available on the Windows platform to our consumers," said Edward Wang – Business Head, Mobile Communication Business, ASUS (India).

"The sleek and robust functionality of the ASUS M530w and M930 together with support for the BlackBerry platform will provide customers with a fast and secure communications tool."

"We are pleased to be working with ASUS to further expand the reach of BlackBerry services in India," said Susan Payne, Vice President, BlackBerry Connect, RIM.

"With BlackBerry Connect support, ASUS customers in India will be able to leverage the power of BlackBerry services to make it easier to stay connected with colleagues, clients and friends."

Additional features supported by BlackBerry Connect v4.0 on BlackBerry Enterprise Server and BlackBerry Professional Software include:

• Integration with IBM Lotus Domino, Microsoft Exchange and Novell GroupWise to enable highly secure, push-based wireless access to email and other corporate data.
• Complete, two-way wireless synchronization of e-mail, calendar, address book and task information
• Support for attachment viewing for popular file and image formats
• Remote look-up of corporate email address directory
• Triple DES or AES wireless encryption
• Support for BlackBerry® Mobile Data System allowing organizations to wirelessly extend corporate data to mobile users
• Wireless device provisioning to allow devices to be activated wirelessly
• Ability for mobile users to wirelessly configure out-of-office replies, email filters, and auto-signatures directly from their device
• Ability for IT groups to wirelessly enforce IT policies.

Availability

BlackBerry Connect for the ASUS M530w and M930 smartphone is available for download at: http://support.asus.com/download 

*Customers require a BlackBerry service plan. Please consult your mobile phone operator for more information.

** Support for attachment viewing for Adobe PDF, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint files, images, footnotes, tracked changes and other features available via the BlackBerry attachment viewer or with the native applications for the Asus M530w or M930.