Saudi Arabia fails to impose BlackBerry ban

Release Date 9 Aug, 2010 in Financial Times

 
   

Saudi Arabia fails to impose BlackBerry ban

Financial Times - James Drummond, Paul Taylor - 9 Aug, 2010
Saudi Arabia's three mobile network operators were awaiting instructions on Monday from the kingdom's telecommunications regulator agency on whether to shut ...

Saudi-BlackBerry fix deadline lapses, service normal

Reuters Canada - Souhail Karam, Andre Grenon - 9 Aug, 2010
RIYADH (Reuters) - A deadline Saudi Arabia has fixed for BlackBerry manufacturer Research In Motion Ltd and local mobile phone operators to address security ...

RIM may be reined in through mobile operators

The Hindu - Sandeep Joshi - 9 Aug, 2010
NEW DELHI: Union Home Ministry seems to have decided to rein in Canada-based Research In Motion (RIM), the makers of BlackBerry smartphone and enterprise ...

Cloud hangs over fate of BlackBerry service

Arab News - 9 Aug, 2010
By AGENCIES RIYADH: With the decision of the telecoms regulator in Saudi Arabia and the results of the tests conducted by three mobile firms still under ...

Research In Motion, Saudis Reportedly Reach Messaging Agreement, US Says

Bloomberg - Nicole Gaouette, Hugo Miller - 9 Aug, 2010
Saudi Arabia's government and Research In Motion Ltd. have reportedly reached an agreement ...

Saudi Arabia Tests BlackBerry Monitoring as Messaging Ban Deadline Nears

Bloomberg - Hugo Miller, Mourad Haroutunian - 9 Aug, 2010
A Saudi Arabian wireless operator said it's waiting for instructions from the country's ...

Have we become too dependent on tech?

ZDNet Asia (blog) - Edwin Yapp - 9 Aug, 2010
I was prepping a blog about something else but after reading my editor's blog and tracking several stories ...

Oman says no plans to ban BlackBerry services

Reuters UK - 9 Aug, 2010
A Blackberry mobile device, made by Research in Motion (RIM), is seen on a shelf in Toronto, July 13, 2010. MUSCAT (Reuters) - Oman has no plans to block ...

Oman says no plans to ban BlackBerry services

Reuters - Firouz Sedarat, Jason Neely - 9 Aug, 2010
MUSCAT (Reuters) - Oman has no plans to block BlackBerry services, the small Gulf state said on Monday, as regional heavyweight Saudi Arabia worked with the ...

BlackBerrys and encryption

The Economist (blog) - 9 Aug, 2010
SOME sort of a deal seems to have been thrashed out over the weekend, according to reports from Saudi Arabia, under which its spooks will be able to snoop ...

BlackBerry security: Blessing and a curse

CNET - Marguerite Reardon - 9 Aug, 2010
Research In Motion's top-notch security is both a blessing and a curse for the company as governments in some key emerging markets, ...

BlackBerry deal just one step in UAE's security crackdown

Globe and Mail - Graeme Smith - 9 Aug, 2010
Dubai â€" From Monday's Globe and Mail Published on Monday, Aug. 09, 2010 6:49AM EDT Last updated on Monday, Aug. 09, 2010 4:44PM EDT Ina small office ...

BlackBerry bows to Saudi Arabia

Register - Bill Ray - 9 Aug, 2010
RIM is to locate three servers within Saudi Arabia, putting them under the jurisdiction of local security forces and ...

Arabs are close to a deal with RIM

Inquirer - Edward Berridge - 9 Aug, 2010
There were fears that the Blackberry was about to be banned in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) because it was too secure. ...

Rolling up the rim on the Saudi BlackBerry agreement

Globe and Mail - 9 Aug, 2010
Perusing the front-page of my morning read, I see that “Research In Motion RIM-T appears to have reached an agreement with the government of Saudi Arabia to ...

World News America

BBC News - 9 Aug, 2010
Less than 15 years ago a device known as the Blackberry hit the market and now many business users cannot imagine a world without it. ...

Business News

NPR - 9 Aug, 2010
The Associated Press reports that Saudi officials have reached a tentative deal with Research in Motion, the company that makes BlackBerry devices. ...

India may set BlackBerry service deadline: report

MarketWatch - 9 Aug, 2010
By Bangalore Bureau BANGALORE (MarketWatch) -- India may this week set a deadline for the country's telecom operators to either get Research In Motion Ltd. ...

How the common user is hit by BlackBerry ban

Rediff - 9 Aug, 2010
Will BlackBerry be banned? Those who possess these handsets are probably losing sleep over this question at the moment. BlackBerry owner Research in Motion ...

Saudi Arabia reaches preliminary deal over BlackBerry

The Australian - 9 Aug, 2010
A BlackBerry user displays a text message sent notifying him of the suspension of services in the UAE. Picture: AP Source: AP SAUDI Arabia's telecom ...

Détente with Saudis buoys hope for RIM's future in Arab world

CTV.ca - Omar El Akkad - ‎Aug 8, 2010‎
In a move that will almost certainly set a precedent for similar negotiations with a host of other countries, BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion appears to ...

Security for Companies, Not for the Consumer

New York Times - Ian Austen - ‎Aug 8, 2010‎
OTTAWA â€" In both form and function, a BlackBerry bought by a consumer for personal use and one handed to an employee by a corporation as a ...

Saudi Arabia delays decision on BlackBerry

Irish Times - ‎Aug 8, 2010‎
SAUDI ARABIA has delayed its decision on shutting off Research In Motion's BlackBerry instant messaging until midnight tonight, giving operators time to ...

BlackBerry Deal May Mean Flirting Gets Harder for Saudi Youth

Bloomberg - Camilla Hall, Anthony DiPaola - ‎Aug 8, 2010‎
Saudi Telecom Co. and two rivals have until midnight to reach an agreement with RIM on how to make users' data and communications available to security ...

BlackBerry may face ultimatum at next meet

Hindustan Times - ‎Aug 8, 2010‎
India's security establishment could finally spell out a deadline this week for telecom operators offering BlackBerry services to get the owners, ...

Saudi Arabia in agreement with BlackBerry

TVNZ - ‎Aug 8, 2010‎
The company that makes the BlackBerry has come to an agreement with Saudi Arabia over access to email messages. BlackBerry maker and Saudi mobile firms are ...

Saudi telcos to test fix in tentative BlackBerry deal

Business Standard - ‎Aug 8, 2010‎
The Saudi telecom regulator told the kingdom's telecom operators on Saturday to test a proposed fix to the perceived national security threat posed by ...

DoT likely to ask RIM to set up server in India

Business Standard - ‎Aug 8, 2010‎
Move comes on the heels of a fresh attempt to break the impasse between the government and RIM. The move comes on the heels of a fresh attempt to break the ...

BlackBerry in bid to address Saudi security concerns

Reuters Canada - Souhail Karam, Diana Elias - ‎Aug 8, 2010‎
RIYADH/KUWAIT (Reuters) - BlackBerry maker and Saudi mobile firms are testing three servers to send communications and data ...

Saudis, BlackBerry Strike Deal

Voice of America - ‎Aug 8, 2010‎
Photo: AP Saudi Arabia and the company that makes BlackBerry mobile devices are testing a plan that would allow the government to monitor messages sent to ...

 

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