Blackberry's message goes missing

Release Date 12 Oct, 2011 in BBC News

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	RIM explains BlackBerry downtime as outage spreads ZDNet UK - David Meyer - 12 Oct, 2011 The latest BlackBerry messaging and browsing outage is the result of a core switch failure in RIM's infrastructure, the company has admitted as the incident continues to spread around the world. ...
BlackBerry services splutter back into action, again Register - Bill Ray - 12 Oct, 2011 BlackBerry users should be getting the message again today �" RIM reckons it has found and fixed the latest fault although there's still some backlog to be cleared. The company tells us that yesterday's outage (as ...
	BB problems due to core switch failure Hindustan Times - 12 Oct, 2011 PTI The disruption in BlackBerry services in India and several other countries since Monday was caused by a core switch failure, makers of the device Research in Motion (RIM) said on Wednesday. Services remain hit for third day in a row on Wednesday. ...
	Have your say: Blackberry Blackout gulfnews.com - 12 Oct, 2011 BlackBerry services are being misused in Al Ain and Ras Al Khaimah to malign establishments and individuals. Are you a Blackberry owner? How have you been affected by the telecommunications blackout? Are you using other alternatives? ...
	Jaguar says support grows for a RIM shake-up IBNLive.com - 12 Oct, 2011 Toronto: A growing mass of Research In Motion investors backs calls for a sale or break-up of the company that makes the BlackBerry smartphone and wants a new, "transformational leader" at its helm, according to a shareholder leading the drive for ...
BlackBerry users angry at failure Belfast Telegraph - 12 Oct, 2011 Disruption to BlackBerry services entered a third day on Wednesday with fed-up users reporting further problems. BlackBerry's maker Research in Motion (RIM) said in a statement service problems which started on Monday were due to a "core switch ...
x Sky News - 12 Oct, 2011 The manufacturers of BlackBerry have apologised after users across the world were left without email or text services for a second day yesterday. Customers in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India, Brazil, Chile and Argentina reported problems with ...
BlackBerry blackout �" RIM identifies problem FM.co.za - 12 Oct, 2011 Research In Motion , maker of BlackBerry has identified the cause for its internet blackout which has affected users in five continents since Monday. Research In Motion (RIM) on Tuesday evening announced that it had identified “a core switch failure ...
RIM Blackberry services were downed by core switch failure Inquirer - Dave Neal - 12 Oct, 2011 A number of statements about the problem have been released by the firm but none have really explained what was happening. Yes, a statement came out saying that the problems had been fixed, and yes a statement followed that explained that ...
	Core Switch failure downed BlackBerry services Moneycontrol.com - 12 Oct, 2011 The BlackBerry outage affecting scores of its users, has entered its third day, and if reports coming in are to be believed then the irate users now know who to blame for causing them grief. According to a report in the Hindu Business Line, ...
	Blackberry's message goes missing BBC News - Rory Cellan-Jones - 12 Oct, 2011 For the makers of the device whose name became synonymous with messaging, it was a deeply embarrassing 36 hours. Untold numbers of Blackberry users, first in Europe then in much of the rest of the world, found that their email either slowed or ground ...
	More blues for BlackBerry subscribers Independent Online - 12 Oct, 2011 AP AP and Mercury Correspondent BlackBerry users across Africa, Europe and the Middle East were hit by service disruptions to their smartphones for a second day after an unexplained glitch cut off internet and messaging services for scores of users ...
Blackberry outage The Economist (blog) - 12 Oct, 2011 YOU can't live with them, but you can't live without them. Users of BlackBerry smartphones often curse the flashing red light that tells them, wherever they are, that yet another e-mail demands their attention. But they curse its absence even more. ...
	Why BlackBerry's failure to provide info on failure sucks Firstpost - 12 Oct, 2011 This is what BlackBerry says about itself: “Research In Motion (RIM), a global leader in wireless innovation, revolutionized the mobile industry with the introduction of the BlackBerry solution in 1999. BlackBerry products and services are used by ...
BlackBerry service disrupted on 4 continents Chicago Tribune - 12 Oct, 2011 BlackBerry service was disrupted for a second day in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and some subscribers in India, Brazil, Chile and Argentina also suffered delays Tuesday. Those affected "are experiencing messaging and browsing delays," Research ...
What hit BlackBerry services Times of India - 12 Oct, 2011 AP \| Oct 12, 2011, 12.16PM IST LONDON: Email and messaging glitches that have plagued BlackBerry users around the world for a second day were caused by a core switch failure, the smartphone's maker said. Research in Motion Ltd. said the disruptions ...
Blackberry service outage caused by core switch failure, says RIM Economic Times - 12 Oct, 2011 OTTAWA/NEW DELHI: The disruption in BlackBerry services in India and several other countries since Monday was caused by a core switch failure, makers of the device Research in Motion (RIM) said on Wednesday. "The messaging and browsing delays being ...
Investors keen on RIM shakeup Montreal Gazette - Pav Jordan - 12 Oct, 2011 A growing mass of Research In Motion investors backs calls for a sale or breakup of the company that makes the BlackBerry smartphone and wants a new, "transformational leader" at its helm, according to a ...
	Glitch hits BlackBerry subscribers in Oman Times of Oman - 12 Oct, 2011 MUSCAT: BlackBerry users in Oman were hit by an “unplanned” service interruption by BlackBerry provider Research in Motion Ltd (RIM) on Monday, which caused loss of data, email and Blackberry Messenger (BBM). Though RIM did not reveal the reasons ...
BlackBerry woes caused by `core switch failure' Sydney Morning Herald - Sylvia Hui - 12 Oct, 2011 Email and messaging glitches that have plagued BlackBerry users around the world for a second day were caused by a core switch failure, the smartphone's maker said Tuesday. Research in Motion Ltd. said the disruptions _ which affected users from Europe ...
	BlackBerry outage really an outrage Firstpost - 12 Oct, 2011 I'm hosting a Biztech2.com CIO event in Chennai later today and one standard request at the outset of every event is that attendees should switch their phones to silent mode, to ensure that beeps announcing incoming e-mails and instant messages or the ...
	BlackBerry problems hit four continents Moneycontrol.com - 12 Oct, 2011 A series of failures in Research In Motion's private network has disrupted BlackBerry service to millions of customers across four continents. Extensive delays hit Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India on Monday and the problems spread to Brazil, ...
BlackBerry services hit again Times of India - 12 Oct, 2011 OTTAWA: BlackBerry users across much of the globe experienced outages in key functions for a second straight day on Tuesday, despite maker Research In Motion having said on Monday that it had fixed the problem. The glitches that impaired messaging, ...
	BlackBerry services still disrupted Gulf Daily News - 12 Oct, 2011 MANAMA: BlackBerry services in Bahrain continued to be disrupted for the second day yesterday as its manufacturer Research In Motion (RIM) announced it was working to restore it. The company said in a statement they were aware that some users in Europe ...
International BlackBerry outage continues ZDNet Asia - Marguerite Reardon - 12 Oct, 2011 Research In Motion acknowledges that it has still not fixed an infrastructure issue that has knocked out e-mail, BBM, and Web service for millions of customers in Europe, ...
	BlackBerry blackout: The Sun - Rhodri Phillips - 12 Oct, 2011 BLACKBERRY users faced a second day of frustrating disruptions yesterday - leaving them unable to access emails or the internet. The Sun reported yesterday how millions of the smartphone's users across Europe, Africa and the Middle ...
BlackBerry users face second black day; resolving issues, says RIM Indian Express - 12 Oct, 2011 Lakhs of BlackBerry users in India, as also millions abroad, faced problems in accessing the email, messenger and other online services on the smartphone for the second day today, even as the company said it was working to resolve the issues. ...
BlackBerry outages latest black eye for RIM ABC News - Scott Martin - 12 Oct, 2011 Waterloo, Ontario-based RIM is facing pressure from activist shareholders at home while its customers in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India, Brazil, Chile and Argentina have complained of service problems and outages over ...
BlackBerry Points to Equipment Failure New York Times - Ian Austen - 12 Oct, 2011 OTTAWA �" The maker of the BlackBerry said on Tuesday that the failure of a critical piece of equipment and a backup system had left BlackBerry users in several parts of the world without instant messaging service or reliable Web browsing ...
BlackBerry problems hit four continents Reuters - Georgina Prodhan, Alastair Sharp - 12 Oct, 2011 1 of 2. A person poses the new Blackberry Torch 9860 at a release party to promote the BlackBerry OS 7 devices in Toronto August 3, 2011. By Georgina Prodhan and Alastair Sharp LONDON/TORONTO (Reuters) - Millions of BlackBerry customers across four ...