Tag Archives: RIM

RIM clarifies three misperceptions about BlackBerry

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Jennifer Kavur

27 Aug 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

RIM proposes establishing an industry forum to work with Government of India on encryption issues and stresses the need to ‘unequivocally clarify’ three misperceptions, in a statement Thursday. But RIM isn’t clarifying the difference between BES, BBM and BIS, says one analyst.

Saudi deal won’t affect Canadian BlackBerry users

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Jennifer Kavur

10 Aug 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

BlackBerry users in North America shouldn’t worry about RIM’s negotiations with countries like Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, India and Lebanon affecting the security of their devices, analysts say. RIM’s statement says the enterprise solution remains unchanged.

 

Are iPhones riskier than Android, Blackberry and Nokia?

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Jennifer Kavur

31 Mar 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

iPhones appear to pose greater security risks than Android, Blackberry and Nokia smart phones, but is this really the case? An nCircle survey says yes, security expert Charlie Miller says not necessarily, and Pwn2Own sponsor TippingPoint won’t say.

— republished by PCWorld.com, Are iPhones Really Risky?

Deloitte’s 10 Canadian TMT predictions for 2010

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Jennifer Kavur

20 Jan 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

Consumers and enterprises wanting to access data from anywhere, anytime and any screen is this year’s theme, but the twist is that they “need to do so economically.” The result will likely be technologies that aren’t perfect, but “good enough,” says Deloitte.

20 mobile trends and future technologies

Posted on December 2, 2009 by Jennifer Kavur

02 Dec 2009, ComputerWorld Canada

Highlights from presentations by Info-Tech, AMD, Sony and RIM on emerging trends and future applications for mobile technology, at an event hosted by the Ontario government.

— reprinted at CIO.com, 20 Mobile Trends and Future Technologies

Budget commits $50 million to quantum computing centre

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Jennifer Kavur

28 Jan 2009, ComputerWorld Canada

With matching funds from the province of Ontario and RIM founder Mike Lazaridis, University of Waterloo’s Institute for Quantum Computing will receive $150 million to build a research facility and attract talent.