The Government of India told Research In Motion (RIM) the makers of BlackBerry to install its server in India for tracking its messenger (BBM) and BlackeBerry Enterprise mail service (BES) or close its messenger and mail services.
The Govt of India has given August 31st, 2010 deadline to RIM to come up with a solution to address India’s security concerns. Earlier RIM had offered to provide information on a deferred basis, but that was not acceptable to the security agencies and Home Ministry.The security agencies said that they needed real time information, not the deferred one.
The Indian security agencies cannot gain access to heavily encrypted corporate email sent on a Black-Berry handset as a result the Home Ministry rejected the RIM’s proposal, saying it was detrimental to country’s security.
Tom Anderson November 3, 2010 at 5:45 pm
BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express was new to us, but we could immediately see the attraction. Lots of employees want to use their own personal phones for work purposes, but traditionally we’ve been quite restrictive in allowing them to do so.
It took us a fair while to install the software, but once it was up and running it didn’t take long to get to grips with it. Confiiguring settings and distributing apps to one or many users was a breeze and most IT admins will immediately be able to find their way around the clean and straightforward web interface.
For a company of our size, it provided just about the right level of control over users’ smartphones. You can’t go wrong with BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express – it allowed us to provide secure mobile access to many more employees, and didn’t cost a penny.
It’s a clever way for BlackBerry to offer support for its phones without the overheads of a managed service.
Avi H August 23, 2010 at 10:00 pm
This time sales have gone down…
Anbu John Boban August 23, 2010 at 9:44 pm
soloution is very simple…let the security agencies keep a server …the phones sents the data and it is received by signal tower of operator respectively from there it is passed to the internet then goes to the blackberry server at cannada and then to the company server of the operator..u can see the gap between the signal passed and sent to the internet in middle the security agency can interupt the data attain the information if our security agencies having skilled persons to hack it down..
Keshav Jha August 23, 2010 at 8:13 pm
Blackberry will have to install their server in India, otherwise stop the srvice. RIM is not so fool that it will stop the service, so it will install the server after taking hard steps by Gov.
Sandy August 23, 2010 at 7:30 pm
If RIM can resolve server issue with UAE then what’s the problem with India.
I think they are just delaying to get more free publicity.
Last time also there was security issue and after few days BlackBerry sales grew in multi-folds.
This time also they will resolve this issue easily because it is very difficult for a mobile company to stop their services in one of the fastest growing telecom country. That too most of the users are corporates and high-profile people.
Let’s wait and watch.
Anbu John Boban August 23, 2010 at 5:00 pm
there will be a solution for this
the data from blackberry handset is gone to through the signal towers to the internet .there should be a gap between the internet and signal for sure..at this time if we place a server to gather a data and sent to the internet is that possible…
hardeep August 23, 2010 at 4:57 pm
i can bet it will sell d same!
hardeep August 23, 2010 at 4:56 pm
so dont use it my dear…… there r millions of other handsets available to see location
hardeep August 23, 2010 at 4:55 pm
it doesnt matter toooooo much if BBM n BES are stopped… BlackBerry is still BlackBerry….. no comparisons!
Nawaz August 23, 2010 at 4:46 pm
@Johan Sandmayers.V
Mr.Johan ur right…,itz a proxy trade block insisting by European-japanese-chinese telecom equipment vendors such as Nokia,Siemens,Alcatel,Sony-Ericcson,Samsung,LG,HTC on American-Canadian Giants like Apple,RIM,Motorola,HP,IBM(these American-canadian companies hold competative advantage in Technology,Design,Concept and R&D ). (A cold war between East and West Telecom Giants!)
sud August 23, 2010 at 4:24 pm
Govt should stop selling blackberry hare
. f“`g company :X
warr August 23, 2010 at 4:21 pm
this the game played by congress politicians to control corporate world and give them bribe for every business they do…… cheap mentality politicians
Arif August 23, 2010 at 4:12 pm
Now the cost of BlackBerry will come down. Everyone can afford BlackBerry now.
Raccoon August 23, 2010 at 4:05 pm
Really, really amazing opinions here. The govt. is out to totally obliterate individual privacy under the pretext of security. And nobody even seems to be aware of the myriad repercussions and actually think its patriotism. Naivety at its very best!
Kanaga Deepan N August 23, 2010 at 3:43 pm
Right decision by government.. RIM should obey this.. Install Server or get lost with that BES services.. That deferred thing they suggested was a mad joke..
For the huge amount they have been charging BIS/BES services, the new server installation is NOTHING big for them, imho..
ARJUN.C August 23, 2010 at 2:04 pm
@Johan Sandmayers.V
USELESS BLACKBERRY THEY EVEN DON’T SHOW NETWORK OPERATOR’S TOWER AREA LOCATION IN WHICH IT IS LOCATED
Johan Sandmayers.V August 23, 2010 at 1:31 pm
RIM has to obey as it is in shabby state of affair of loosing choco pie slice of telecom business world.,business rivalry is damn hurting End users after all.
Anbu John Boban August 23, 2010 at 1:09 pm
i want to say to RIM customers…first give importance to countries security and be patriotic to the nation…blackberry will lose a good market in india..
imahesh August 23, 2010 at 12:58 pm
hamaro mano nahi to dafa ho jao.
Install server otherwise Blockberry.
Amit.g August 23, 2010 at 12:34 pm
these RIM is doing too much. better stop using BB phones and switch to nokia E series and contribute something to the nation.