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Research in Motion, Saudi Arabia in deal: reports

MarketWatch - Andria Cheng - 7 Aug, 2010
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Blackberry maker Research in Motion Ltd. and Saudi Arabia's telecom regulator and local phone ...

Saudis Put A Lid On BlackBerry Jam

Sky News - Carole Erskine - 7 Aug, 2010
Saudi Arabia has overturned a ban on BlackBerry's messaging system after reaching a deal on accessing users' data with the phone's manufacturer. ...

Saudi Blackberry deal 'in sight'

BBC News - 7 Aug, 2010
An agreement to prevent a ban on the Blackberry smartphone in Saudi Arabia is "in sight", Saudi officials say. Saudi Arabia was to ban the phone on Friday ...

Saudis, BlackBerry-Maker Strike Deal

Voice of America - 7 Aug, 2010
Photo: AP Officials in Saudi Arabia say the country has reached an agreement with BlackBerry, avoiding a permanent ban on the smart phone's messaging ...

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion in talks with Saudi Arabia officials to ...

New York Daily News - Nick Klopsis - 7 Aug, 2010
A Saudi man enters a mobile shop at a market in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. BlackBerry maker Research in Motion and Saudi officials are in talks ...

Blackberry 'averts' Saudi ban

Aljazeera.net - 7 Aug, 2010
The Canadian maker of Blackberry phones has reportedly struck a deal with the Saudi authorities to avert a threatened ban on its messaging service. ...

Saudis reach Blackberry data deal

The Press Association - 7 Aug, 2010
An agreement has been reached between the Saudi Arabian authorities and the Canadian maker of the BlackBerry smart phone, averting a ban on the service. ...

RIM, Saudi Carriers Said to Be in BlackBerry Ban Talks

BusinessWeek - Anthony DiPaola, Hugo Miller - 7 Aug, 2010
Aug. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Research In Motion Ltd. and three Saudi Arabian phone companies are in talks to avert a ...

BlackBerry still working in Saudi pending talks

The Associated Press - Abdullah Al-Shihri - 7 Aug, 2010
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia â€" A threatened ban on BlackBerry messenger service in Saudi Arabia has not taken effect pending ongoing negotiations with its ...

BlackBerry in deal to avert Saudi ban: telecoms official

AFP - 7 Aug, 2010
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia â€" BlackBerry has "virtually" sealed a deal with Saudi Arabia on its encrypted messenger services to avert a ban on the smartphone, ...

RIM dispute centres on access to corporate information

Globe and Mail - Omar El Akkad - 7 Aug, 2010
The multinational dispute that has dampened Research In Motion's stock value increasingly appears to have less to do with foreign governments' publicly ...

Cyberspace confidential

CTV.ca - Ron Deibert - 7 Aug, 2010
There's a story about a 1960s British intelligence chief who was so frustrated and confused by the proliferation of meaningless acronyms and code names for ...

RIM seeks security solution not a fight

Reuters India - Susan Taylor, Frank McGurty - 7 Aug, 2010
A Blackberry mobile device, made by Research in Motion (RIM), is seen on a shelf in Toronto, July 13, 2010. By Susan Taylor OTTAWA (Reuters) - For Research ...

Cracking the BlackBerry

Indian Express - 7 Aug, 2010
The showdown between the Indian government and Research in Motion, the Canadian company behind the BlackBerry service has reached a crescendo. ...

BlackBerry: A Teenager's Best Friend

infoSync World - Sindre Lia - 7 Aug, 2010
Take away the BlackBerry service and you take away our preferred communication tool, teenagers in Saudi Arabia say. ...

BlackBerry maker and Saudis close to a deal?

CNET - Marguerite Reardon - 7 Aug, 2010
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion is supposedly working with officials in Saudi Arabia to make sure that BlackBerry users don't lose ...

BlackBerry ban talk gives users the blues

Arab News - Siraj Wahab - 7 Aug, 2010
Men stand near BlackBerry phones on sale at a shopping mall in Riyadh on Thursday. The makers of the BlackBerry smartphone held last-ditch talks with Saudi ...

Saudi Arabia ends Blackberry ban

BBC News - 7 Aug, 2010
Blackberry services have been restored in Saudi Arabia after a four hour blackout, reports say. A ban on the use of the device for sending and receiving ...

BlackBerry irritates spy masters

Financial Times - Paul Taylor, Daniel Dombey - 7 Aug, 2010
When Mike Lazaridis, Research in Motion's founder and co-chief executive, launched the first BlackBerry smartphone in 2002, ...

Government Vs. Telecoms: Where Does The Consumer Fit In?

NPR (blog) - Eyder Peralta - 7 Aug, 2010
Enlarge AP A man enters a mobile shop at a market in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia's capital. Some Saudis are trying to sell their BlackBerrys ahead ...

RIM is a fine messenger so don't shoot it

Montreal Gazette - Alastair Sweeny - 7 Aug, 2010
These days, it seems Research in Motion just can't win. RIM's launch this week of its BlackBerry Torch ...

BlackBerry is but a skirmish in the battle for the web

Financial Times - Misha Glenny - 7 Aug, 2010
Research in Motion should perhaps be both worried and proud to learn that its BlackBerry smartphone is the industry standard for drug ...

Canadian Stocks Rally, Led by Gold Producers; Research In Motion Advances

Bloomberg - Matt Walcoff - 7 Aug, 2010
By Kelly Bit - Fri Aug 06 20:42:56 GMT 2010 Canadian stocks rose, completing a weekly gain, as gold share rallied after US and Canadian employment reports ...

BlackBerry Service Restored in Saudi Arabia (NASDAQ:RIMM)

SmarTrend News - 7 Aug, 2010
"Service for Research In Motion Ltd's (NASDAQ:RIMM) BlackBerry devices has been restored in Saudi Arabia Friday, following a temporary service outage that ...

Saudi halts BlackBerry messaging

Times of India - 7 Aug, 2010
SAUDI ARABIA: Saudi Arabia suspended BlackBerry messaging services on Friday, users said, as concerns spread across the Middle East and parts of Asia over ...

BlackBerry maker, Saudis working on fix-source

Reuters - Souhail Karam, Jason Neely - 7 Aug, 2010
RIYADH, Aug 6 (Reuters) - The makers of the BlackBerry were looking into the possibility of using servers in Saudi Arabia on Friday to ...

Obama administration steps in to help referee foreign BlackBerry bans

Los Angeles Times (blog) - 7 Aug, 2010
As the White House learned in January, don't try to take away President Obama's BlackBerry. Government officials from those countries are unhappy with not ...

Blackberry restrictions threatened

ITN NEWS - ‎Aug 6, 2010‎
Blackberry users in Saudi Arabia and the UAE face restricted services after a dispute over state monitoring of encrypted messaging. ...

BlackBerry service back in Saudi Arabia

The Guardian - ‎Aug 6, 2010‎
Normal service has been resumed for BlackBerry users in Saudia Arabia after a temporary service outage prompted fears government authorities had followed ...

Saudi BlackBerry ban inconclusive

News24 - ‎Aug 6, 2010‎
Riyadh - The status of Saudi Arabia's ban on key BlackBerry services remained inconclusive on Friday, as negotiations were underway with the smartphone's ...

 

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