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It’s not only middle-eastern governments giving BlackBerry the ol’ heave-ho these days – the European Commission and its 32,000 employees will be using HTC smartphones and iPhones rather than BlackBerrys. Following an evaluation, an EU Commission spokesperson revealed that those two were “the most suitable platforms for voice/mail-centric mobile devices.”
Wow, really? Is it the same security issue that has had other governments second-guessing RIM’s security? It’s not that e-mail’s insecure – on the contrary, it’s that the data is too secure, to the point that transmitted and received messages are beyond interception. I could understand in theory that governments might want to stop their populace from using BlackBerrys to commit untraceable crimes, but as a corporation, I would imagine that airtight security would be a godsend. Is there some other reason why the EU Commission would pick HTC phones and iPhones over BlackBerry?
[via Reuters]
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Simon Sage
Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
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