BlackBerry News Desk

Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM)(TSX: RIM) has exciting news for Mac users that want an easy and reliable solution that syncs their contacts, calendar appointments, tasks and notes with their BlackBerry smartphones. A new version of the BlackBerry Desktop Manager software has been developed specifically for Mac users. The new desktop software is scheduled to be available for free download from www.blackberry.com/mac on Friday, October 2 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The new BlackBerry Desktop Manager software allows Mac users to smoothly and seamlessly sync data from Mac applications like iCal, Address Book, Microsoft Entourage and others, as well as add and remove applications, schedule automatic backups, encrypt backup files and install software updates fo... (more)

New Java Development Environment for BlackBerry Launched

Research In Motion (RIM) took another step today in the company's strategy of providing an open, secure, and global platform for push-based wireless connectivity, by releasing a new Java Development Environment for BlackBerry v4.0. The new release, says RIM, gives developers more flexibility and support when developing BlackBerry applications. The J2ME supported development environment (... (more)

IBM and RIM Enhance BlackBerry's Access to Corporate Applications

(September 19, 2003) - Mobile workers can benefit from improved access to enterprise information and applications through a new agreement between IBM and Research In Motion (RIM). This relationship, with development and integration efforts focused on IBM's WebSphere Everyplace Access (WEA) mobile middleware and BlackBerry Enterprise Server, allows BlackBerry users to access and work with... (more)

Orative Adds Presence Technology to BlackBerry

Mobile phone software solutions provider Orative has announced the availability of the Orative Client Software for BlackBerry. Orative software uses presence technology to allow a person to set their availability status on a mobile device as well as to see the availability status of other Orative software users. This gives mobile employees the ability to reach co-workers. Orative has joi... (more)

What Will be the Future of the Technology Made Famous by BlackBerry?

By 2011 over 16% of worldwide active e-mail mailboxes will be accessed with a wireless push e-mail solution. That, according to a recent report by The Radicati Group on the future of the technology made famous by Blackberry. Right now, mind you, the percentage of worldwide active e-mail mailboxes accessed by wireless push e-mail is just 1%. The study finds that wireless e-mail is becoming ... (more)