RIM reaches deal with Saudi Arabia, concedes to certain demands

BBM Research in Motion's Blackberry Messenger services will not be banned in October as previously threatened by the United Arab Emirates after the telecom giant agreed to meet certain conditions.

RIM will share with Saudi Arabia the unique pin number and code registered with each Blackberry in that country. Saudi authorities will be able to read encrypted text sent via Blackberry Messenger—but only between Blackberries in the country, and only the Messenger service, not email or other communication channels.

The Ontario-based king of enterprise telecom has yet to comment on the final arrangement.

Company:: Research In Motion
Website:: http://www.rim.net
Location:: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

BlackBerry (Research In Motion) is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. RIM's portfolio of award-winning products are used by thousands of organizations around the world and include the BlackBerry® wireless platform, software development tools, and software/hardware licensing agreements. more

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