EMEA BIS 3.0 Upgrade Scheduled for March 14th

by Kal Chebli

8 March 2010 No Comment

The EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) are scheduled to get their BIS 3.0 upgrade this coming weekend on March 14th. As you all know, the biggest deal about BIS 3.0 is the two way Gmail sync which we are very excited to see. North America will be getting the upgrade a week or so after so stay tuned for that.

Here’s the official notice from RIM to EMEA users about the BIS 3.0 upgrade:

lackBerry Internet Service v2.8 upgrade to BlackBerry Internet Service v3.0 – EMEA – 14 March

BBCHG45911 (Update) S1 Severity Maintenance for BlackBerry Internet Service (v2.x) Email service for subscribers of *EMEA BIS (MULT)

This message is to inform you of scheduled network maintenance.

Maintenance Summary: BlackBerry Internet Service v2.8 upgrade to BlackBerry Internet Service v3.0

Impact: BlackBerry Internet Service subscribers may be unable to send or receive messages, use the BlackBerry Internet Service web site, or perform activities such as creating new accounts, accessing their Internet mailbox, integrating third-party email accounts, or viewing email attachments during the maintenance.

Wireless service providers and device resellers may be unable to use BlackBerry administration web sites or perform activities such as creating subscriber accounts or provisioning services for subscribers during the maintenance. [0214]

Ticket Number: BBCHG45911
Change Window Start Date and Time: 14 March 2010 02:00:00 (GMT)
Change Window End Date and Time: 14 March 2010 06:00:00 (GMT)
Estimated Duration of Service Impact: 4 hour(s) and 0 minute(s)
% of Subscribers Affected: 100.00 (estimated)

EST = GMT – 5 hours
EDT = GMT – 4 hours
AEST = GMT + 10 hours

-by Kal Chebli

Source: BerryReview