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RIM opens up BlackBerry platform
Research in Motion Ltd. has unveiled another element in its strategy to maintain the stranglehold it has on the corporate mobile messaging market by launching its BlackBerry Connect licensing program. The project, unveiled at the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association’s annual wireless conference and trade show in New Orleans last week, is aimed at offering an open mobile messaging platform to both the corporate and carrier markets.
Corporate IT departments, on one hand, will gain the ability to support multiple devices with a single platform, backend infrastructure and security functionality. Wireless carriers, on the other hand, can leverage their existing investments in the BlackBerry platform and address new market segments.
RIM is also working with device manufacturers to enable connectivity on a variety of different handsets. For example, during the second half of the year RIM and Nokia will begin offering wireless email on the Nokia 6800 messaging phone.
On the same day the BlackBerry Connect program was launched, RIM also announced agreements with specific handset operating system (OS) providers. The company announced agreements with Symbian Ltd. and Microsoft Corp.

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British government loses big on e-government
The British government overspent its budget for electronic government by £1.5 billion (about $3.5 billion) in 1997, due to cost overruns or cancelled projects. The total has risen by £500 million ($1.1 billion) since July 2001.

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Bryan Hills, VP of shared services at Cygnal Technologies Corp., is acting as interim CFO following the departure of senior VP/CFO Calven Iwata. Hills has worked at the Oshawa ON company for a year after previously serving at Bell Mobility Paging, Shaw Mobilecomm, and Mobile Computing Corp.

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Axia hands over SuperNet contract to Bell West
Axia NetMedia Corp. renegotiated its contract with the Alberta Ministry of Innovation and Science and with Bell West concerning the rollout of the SuperNet network. Axia is pulling out of its subcontract with Bell West but will continue to provide network design and other services with the provincial government. The Calgary company also announced that it has sold 10% of its subsidiary Axia Broadband Services Ireland Ltd. to a division of the Irish Agricultural Wholesale Society Ltd. IAWS is paying $3.2 million for its stake and has the option to increase its ownership to 40%.

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Competitors urge Cabinet to reject Telus contribution and rebanding appeal

 

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FCC ruling provides sliver of hope for beleaguered equipment vendors

 

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Utilities can be vital link in expanding community networks, UTC conference told

 

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CRTC widening of promotions suspension hailed by CLECs, decried by ILECs

 

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CRTC finalizes price cap service basket assignment and OKs filings from ILECs

 

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