After his troubles in the Middle East, which led to a threat of blocking its services, Research in Motion has unveiled several new and reiterated its interest in this area

Threats to block Blackberry services in Saudi Arabia and the UAE n’effarouchent not the manufacturer Research in Motion (RIM) has pointed out, through its CEO Jim Balsillie, the interest of the company for this region at a conference in Dubai.

The Middle East is not the largest market for RIM subscribers but he is dynamic and offers opportunities for growth. It also has many industrial which would be difficult for manufacturers to happen. The success of the Blackberry Messenger Service (IM) continues unabated in the region and should not be overlooked.

Jim Balsillie did not comment on how the dispute was resolved with the UAE, who have abandoned the idea of blocking the service on October 11, saying the claims for increased control of content passing through the services had been heard.

The Middle East: a market not to be missed

No information was provided, many observers are wondering how RIM was able to meet the expectations of governments without compromising network security by revealing the encryption keys.

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