This service should really help drive BlackBerry devices in the consumer market. It will be free and will be available on BlackBerry Internet Service Browsing plan (BIS-B). In case you missed the specs on 'Shield' back in March of 2010 they are listed below:
- Remote Device Wipe - in case of loss of the terminal, just log in to BB Shield to remove all data from the device and / or memory card.
- "Lost & Found" Screen - you can customize the sentence on the screen to display that the BlackBerry is lost and show any information about the content (i.e. "take me please").
- The ability to remotely set the password on the BlackBerry
- A loud bell alarm - useful option, even if you've lost your BlackBerry (at home) - once you've activated this option, your BB will 'behave' loud sounding an alarm, which will hopefully prompt a passerby (or yourself) to pick up your lost BlackBerry.
- Tracking capability - based on the GSM transmitters and / or GPS position that is constantly monitored in the BlackBerry unit, and there may be the possibility of seeing it on the map (like Google Maps) from the BB Shield dashboard.
- Backup - create wireless backup and restore, which can be set automatically exercise in the given time intervals