You can get an application to your BlackBerry in four different ways.

1. (OTA -Over The Air) Host the application files on a web server and browse to them from the phone
2. put the application files onto a SD card and load it on the device
3. load the application onto the phone using the BlackBerry Desktop Manager
4. push the application to the phone using the BES

There are three different types of files that you will use to install the application on your phone.

Manifest files.

You will need one or the other depending on the deployment metheod you are going with. These files hold the information on how to install the application on your phone what files are going to be needed to do that. Continue reading Deploying a BlackBerry Application OTA in IIS →