The BlackBerry 10 Ready Program offers everything you need to become BlackBerry 10 ready, all in one place. It’s a one-stop-shop for businesses large and small to take advantage of resources, offers, and promotions to get up and running with BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 and BlackBerry 10 smartphones. We’ve worked to uncover what challenges you may face in transitioning, and to make it as simple and cost effective as possible.

The program includes a BlackBerry 10 Ready Offer (currently North America only), the BlackBerry Enterprise Server License Trade Up, BlackBerry 10 Readiness Services, and a BlackBerry 10 Ready Webcast Series. Today I’d like to shine a spotlight on some incredible webcasts that are available on-demand to help get you up to speed on the knowledge that you need to refine your mobile strategy. Check out a few of the webcasts below:

• The BlackBerry Enterprise Vision and Roadmap
• Enterprise security capabilities of BlackBerry 10
• Doing More with Enterprise Applications and BlackBerry 10
• BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10: The Smart Choice for Multi-Platform BYOD
• BlackBerry 10 Ready Program: Making the Transition Seamless
• Getting Ready for BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10: Tips for the IT Manager
• Straight From the Source: BlackBerry Panel Answers Your Top BlackBerry 10 Questions
• How BlackBerry Technical Support Services are Evolving with BlackBerry 10
• TCO and Security of Enterprise Grade Mobility
• Top 10 Features of BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10
• BlackBerry Enterprise Server License Trade Up Program

Head over to www.blackberry.com/blackberry10ready to learn more, to trade up licenses, take advantage of the offers, evaluate the readiness services, and to see the full list of webcasts available. Have you taken advantage of the program? Share your experience in the comments below.

Let me start by saying that I’m super excited that the new BlackBerry 10 Readiness Services which our team here in Enterprise Service Offer Product Management developed, are now available!

The BlackBerry 10 Readiness Services are a suite of migration services that were designed to help customers transition to BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 and BlackBerry 10, aligning to key IT project phases of Planning, Installation, Migration, Training and Ongoing support. Whether you are looking for a little help or a lot, our BlackBerry 10 Readiness Services will work to make your migration to BlackBerry 10 as seamless as possible.

With the recently launched BlackBerry 10 Ready program, RIM has provided an on-demand webcast series, a BlackBerry 10 Ready Offer, and we’re now launching the final aspects of the program; starting with the BlackBerry 10 Readiness Services.

Your migration, your choice – Introducing BlackBerry 10 Readiness Services

Ease your transition to the powerful new BlackBerry 10 mobile computing platform, with flexibility and a choice of services.

Change Management and Planning

When you choose this service, one of our BlackBerry experts will be assigned to help you along every step of the planning stages. It is perfect for organizations who have the internal knowledge to upgrade and migrate, but would like assistance planning the transition from BlackBerry Enterprise Server to BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10.

Change Management and Planning with Remote Installation

This service is ideal for organizations that would like assistance with both planning and executing the transition from BlackBerry Enterprise Server to BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10. It is delivered by one of our highly qualified Enterprise Solution Partners.

Change Management and Planning with Migration Services

If you are a large enterprise planning a phased roll out to BlackBerry 10, or you want to transition to BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 from another Enterprise Mobility Management solution then this service is right for you. It is delivered by one of our highly qualified Enterprise Solution Partners.

BlackBerry 10 Application Development Services

This end-to-end service will help you rewrite existing Java apps or develop new ones that will be compatible with BlackBerry 10 devices.

Training and Certification

Once you have your BlackBerry 10 environment in place, you’ll want your teams to confidently support it. That’s where our training and certification services come in. Available in instructor-led and web-based forms, they provide all the knowledge you need.

For more information here’s a brochure on the program. You can also visit the BlackBerry 10 Ready Program site or listen to the “How BlackBerry Technical Support Services Are Evolving with BlackBerry 10” webcast, which is part of the BlackBerry 10 Ready Webcast Series

Support services simplified: BlackBerry Technical Support Services (BTSS)

I’m also equally excited that with BlackBerry 10 coming, we took the opportunity to step back and see how we could enhance and simplify our flagship global enterprise support program – BlackBerry Technical Support Services.

We decided to streamline the program from 6 to 3 tiers, an update which is now available! We kept all of the good stuff and optional services, but added value at some tiers, simplified pricing, and added a bundle at Advantage, our mid-tier, to provide a higher support experience for those who choose it.

BTSS is now consolidated. There are 3 distinct levels. It’s easier to select the support that’s a perfect fit for your organization. There’s Basic, Advantage and Premium, for simplified decision-making and maximized value. It’s better than ever. (Just ask me!) Learn more about the new BlackBerry Technical Support Services today.

Getting direct support from the makers of BlackBerry makes good business sense. Here are some facts that make me smile:

• We have been providing strategic technical support to BlackBerry customers for over 10 years
• We support BlackBerry customers in over 90 countries
• We support over 30,000 active servers and 5.5 million active enterprise devices around the globe
• We provide support to 1,000+ device customers across diverse industries, including Health Care, Public Safety,Finance, Public Sector, Education and more

We work to help you maximize software uptime, to ensure that your BlackBerry Solution is used the way it’s designed, assist you in embracing new BlackBerry technology like BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 and BlackBerry 10 with upgrade planning and execution services, and give you self-service productivity tools in our BlackBerry Expert Support Center. And, all of this so that you can focus on what’s important to you – business productivity. That’s what it’s all about – BlackBerry Technical Support Services are here to help with the transition to BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10, and you can take advantage of our new BlackBerry 10 Readiness Services.

We’re ready when you are!

As part of the recently launched BlackBerry 10 Ready Program, we’ve been offering on-demand webcasts to help cover a variety of topics. These include everything from the enterprise security capabilities of BlackBerry 10 to multi-platform BYOD solutions via BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10.

Tomorrow we’ll be providing a webcast that you won’t want to miss – over the past months we’ve been gathering questions from Biz Blog readers, customers, IT administrators, and many more. In order to make sure that your concerns and questions are answered, we’ve gathered the top results and put together a webcast to help provide answers.

Check out the webcast tomorrow at www.blackberry.com/blackberry10webcasts, and learn more about the BlackBerry 10 Ready program at www.blackberry.com/blackberry10ready.

In January we’ll be launching a special webcast as part of the BlackBerry 10 Ready Program. The webcast will seek to answer your top questions on BlackBerry 10 and BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10. We’re looking forward to connecting with you to understand what you need to know most, and to help provide the answers and direction that will launch your business forward in the New Year.

The webcast panel participants will include senior RIM individuals from Enterprise Product Management, Enterprise Marketing, Enterprise Partnerships, and Platform Security. Submit your questions today to BlackBerryEnterpriseKnowledge@rim.com, or share them in the comments below. We’ll be gathering the top questions and preparing responses.

Share your questions here:

• BlackBerryEnterpriseKnowledge@rim.com
• The comments below this post
• @BlackBerry4Biz on Twitter

We’re looking forward to sharing the webcast in January! In the meantime, satisfy your webcast cravings by checking out www.blackberry.com/blackberry10webcasts, a new series aimed at arming you with the knowledge that you need to prepare your organization for BlackBerry 10 and BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10.

Have questions for the webcast? Submit them in the comments below.

With the launch event scheduled for January 30th, 2013, BlackBerry 10 is now more anticipated than ever by business customers and individuals alike. While video sneak peeks, live demos of the platform, and developer events may serve to feed personal interest, businesses also have a need to get prepared for the new mobile computing platform within their organizations.

Many organizations have already set up BlackBerry Mobile Fusion along with BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5 in order to meet the BYOD challenge and manage cross-platform devices. We’ve also announced the upcoming BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10, which will bring with it the management capabilities for BlackBerry 10 devices.

Now we’re excited to announce the BlackBerry 10 Ready Program, which is designed to help prepare your business environment for the launch of BlackBerry 10 and BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10. We’ll help you transition – at your pace – to an environment that provides device management capabilities across multiple platforms and that includes both smartphones and tablets. The program will help you be ready for the future.

Components of the Program

Think of the BlackBerry 10 Ready Program as a toolkit with options available for you to learn about what BlackBerry 10 has to offer, where to start, how to leverage what you already have, and be prepared for the new mobile computing landscape. The program is rolling out in stages, with the BlackBerry 10 Webcast Series and the BlackBerry 10 Ready Offer kicking off today. The BlackBerry 10 Readiness Services and the BlackBerry Enterprise Server License Trade Up offer will be available in the New Year prior to the launch of BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10.

BlackBerry 10 Webcast Series

These on-demand webcasts will help you keep on top of all of the latest info, as well as help paint a clear picture of the direction that we’re taking the BlackBerry enterprise portfolio of solutions. The first 4 are available today in the newly designed BlackBerry Resource Center:

• The BlackBerry Enterprise Vision and Roadmap
• Enterprise Security Capabilities of BlackBerry 10
• Doing More with Enterprise Applications and BlackBerry 10
• BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10: The Smart Choice for Multi-Platform BYOD

Additional webcasts will be announced on a regular basis and will continue to become available leading up to the launch of BlackBerry 10 and BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 and beyond. We’ll also be hosting Q&A panel webinars to make sure that you’re getting the information that you need – submit questions in advance to BlackBerryEnterpriseKnowledge@rim.com. For convenience, transcripts of the webinars will be available as a PDF.

BlackBerry 10 Ready Offer (NA Only)

Note: This component is currently only available for customers in North America with BlackBerry Technical Support at the Advantage level or higher. RIM will announce as the offer becomes available in additional countries.

This component of the BlackBerry 10 Ready Program is a straightforward three-step process to help get your IT department ready for action, with a free BlackBerry 10 device to boot (conditions apply – check out the web site for details). If you’ve got a BlackBerry Technical Support Services contract with RIM at the Advantage level or higher, simply register for the program, download and install BlackBerry Mobile Fusion within the promotional period, receive a free Client Access License (CAL), check out some online training modules, pass 3 tests to verify your knowledge, and get a free BlackBerry 10 device at launch*.

BlackBerry 10 Readiness Services, and BlackBerry Enterprise Server License Trade Up

These two components of the program will be available in the New Year to line up with the availability of BlackBerry 10 and BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10. More details will be available here on the Inside BlackBerry for Business Blog, and at the BlackBerry 10 Ready Program web site, so head over and check it out! Let us know if you have any questions in the comments.

We’re excited to announce that the new BlackBerry® Resource Center is now live! This online hub is home to a slew of on-demand resources – webcasts, whitepapers, videos and case studies, as well as an extensive list of BlackBerry partner solutions.

What better way to kick off launching this great new initiative than with a webcast series? Since the launch of the BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet, there have been questions around how to best leverage and manage this flash-loving, multi-tasking machine in a business environment, and this webcast series hopes to answer many of those questions for you. Here’s what we have lined up so far (and we’re in the process of working with more groups inside Research In Motion® to expand this list!):

Stay tuned for more information about the BlackBerry Resource Center, and sign up to view the webcasts right away!