The new version, , according to BoxTone officials.

One real estate services company using Boxtone version 4, Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) in Chicago, plans to migrate to version 5 in two months, said Joe Ryan, senior vice president of IT operations in the Americas for JLL, in an e-mail.

Ryan said the new version will help JLL monitor and manage ActiveSync devices, and could provide self-service features to help remote users activate and provide some basic management of devices on their own.

Ryan said JLL has invested in BoxTone to improve the user experience for about 4,000 workers using BlackBerry devices. He didn't say what devices using ActiveSync might be under BoxTone management.

BoxTone helps IT workers know when a problem with server software develops even before most users notice the problem and call with complaints, Ryan said. If a wireless carrier is having network problems, the IT department can notify the users early. "We have had cases where an entire region of the country was down for one carrier, and we can e-mail users in that area, letting them know their carrier is having issues," he said.