Solution Technology said it will debut an all-in-one integrated ArmorPlus for BlackBerry 7200 utility.

To be rolled out at the upcoming Emergency Technology Business Showcase in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., a week from today, the application will include functionalities for for Barcode Scanning, GPS, Touch Screens with eSiguature and Secure Data Memory Card capability.

Specific components include:

• Class 2 laser barcode scanner from Symbol Technologies;
• ArmorPlus for BlackBerry GPS, with off-road and off-net capabilitiesm abd
• Touch Screen Window option with signature capture capabilities and a touch-sensitive window;

BlackBerry has just posted an Application note with the not-so-brief title "Configuring the BlackBerry Wireless Handheld for Enterprise WLAN with Avaya SIP Enablement Services."

The SIP protocol standard lets customers replace their existing telephony infrastructure with Avaya servers while reusing their existing telephones.

Avaya Communication Manager running on Avaya Media Servers and Gateways can to extend advanced telephony features to Outboard Proxy SIP (OPS) stations. This feature set can be extended to non-Avaya SIP such as the BlackBerry 7270.

This 20-page document contains detailed configuration steps for making all this work.

The BlackBerry site has just posted a new support document entitled Deploying the BlackBerry 7270 Wireless Handheld from Research In Motion with a Meru Networks WLAN.

The BlackBerry 7270 uses UDP-based SIP for call setup. As a result the Meru Networks WLAN is able to execute automatic detection of the codec and IP/port in order to reserve and admit new calls.

Meru says the key benefits in using their system include:

Quality of Service is maintained for voice calls when there is a converged network of mixed data and voice.

Seamless handoff between access points resulting in excellent voice quality and no audio drop-outs during roaming;

With the optional Voice Service Module (VSM) you can control call admission in order to limit the load of calls on the network or to preserve quality when users attempt to place more calls than the RF will support.

Mobile technology solutions provider Aruba Networks has teamed up with BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion to deliver a variety of voice and data applications to Wireless Local Area Networks.

The solution includes Aruba mobility controllers, Aruba access points, plus the 802.11b-enabled BlackBerry 7270 as well as BlackBerry Enterprise Server.

Features of this as-yet untitled solution are:

• Converged voice and data wireless access through the BlackBerry 7270.
• Wireless voice QoS supported by Aruba's Voice Flow Classification (VFC) capability that enables traffic prioritization on a per flow basis
• Voice security enabled by Aruba's role-based access control and integrated firewall., and
• Standards-based solution with no requirement for proprietary or vendor-specific implementations on the client to deliver converged applications on a single SSID.

No word yet on when this solution will actually hit the channels...

On Wednesday from Noon up until 1 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, BlackBerry senior marketing manager for Life Sciences Fraser Edward will present a free Webcast entitled "BlackBerry for Hospitals and Clinics-Bedside Access to Voice and Data."

The presentation is targeted to health care administrators and nursing officials, interested as they might be in terms of how Blackberry can enable their staff members to deliver care right at the bedside.

The wireless-LAN compliant BlackBerry 7270 (that's one on the right) will be featured as well as Mercury MD's solutions suite.

The Webcast will be archived for later listening.

Meru Networks has announced a voice and data applications solution with support for BlackBerry wireless LAN applications.

At the heart of this solution, Meru has certified interoperability of the 802.11-enabled BlackBerry 7270 with Meru's WLAN System. The BlackBerry WLAN solution uses the 7270 to connects to BlackBerry Enterprise Server to make and enable wireless VoIP calls through enterprise telephony systems such as IP-PBXs, via the industry-standard SIP.

At the VoiceCon show now underway in Orlando, Florida, Research In Motion is giving the VoIP capabilities of its BlackBerry 7270 a heavy marketing push.

This device connects through the BlackBerry Enterprise Server to make and receive wireless VoIP calls through enterprise telecom systems compatible with Wireless Local Area Networks.

"Extending desktop productivity to mobile professionals is one of the central value propositions that made BlackBerry successful in the enterprise and similar productivity benefits can be provided to on-campus workers who spend significant time away from a desk," RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaridis said in a statement this morning. "The BlackBerry WLAN solution lets organizations drive productivity benefits to a growing number of on-campus mobile workers by leveraging their existing investments in WLAN and IP-PBX infrastructure."

Lazaridis added that key industry sectors that could benefit from this solution include "healthcare, manufacturing, hospitality, education, retail and distribution where campus-wide access to voice and data is beneficial."