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BlackBerry 10 is set for launch this week, and RIM is already spruiking the support it's getting from enterprise developers.

Quickflix and Research In Motion have announced that the Quickflix digital service will be available through connected BlackBerry 10 OS L-Series, N-Series and new generation devices in the first quarter of 2013.

Roll up! Roll up! Get your free BlackBerry here! Embattled smartphone vendor Research in Motion (RIM) is offering one free Blackberry 10 per company as part of its “BlackBerry 10 Ready” promotion.

Are you a BlackBerry developer? Are you a consultant that helps clients deploy BlackBerry applications or services? RIM has opened a new portal to provide the information and resources you need.

RIM has revealed that BlackBerry 10 - along with the first two smartphones running the new OS - will be launched on January 30, 2013.

BlackBerry 10 isn't due to arrive until the first quarter of 2013, but it has already gained FIPS 140-2 certification.

Accellion's Mobile Apps are positioned as an enterprise alternative to Dropbox and similar services. The latest update supports iPhone 5, adds functionality to Outlook and Lync.

Struggling BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) has used its BlackBerry Jam developers conference in San Jose to try to convince the world, developers – and itself – that there is still a future for the once dominant company.

BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 promises to provide one-stop enterprise mobility management.

The latest web share figures from NetMarketShare shows OS X use continuing to grow at Windows' expense, while Linux use continues to bump up and down around the 1% mark.

Optus has announced arrangements that will allow its subscribers to charge BlackBerry App World and Facebook credits purchases to their mobile phone accounts.

SolarWinds has launched a relatively low-cost IT help desk package.

Security is the theme of the latest version of Accellion Mobile Apps.

It is sad to watch a company in its death throes. Especially one that once had such a dominant position.

Ailing BlackBerry maker Research in Motion has unveiled plans to shed another 5000 staff and has delayed until 2013 the new BB10 smartphone platform on which it is pinning its future. Meanwhile, one analyst says gross margins on its hardware are now in negative territory.

With Silk Mobile, mobile application testing becomes 'just another test' according to Micro Focus officials.

Popular VoIP and messaging application Viber is already available on several smartphone platforms, and has just launched a new beta for BlackBerries and Windows Phones, but without voice calls on those two new platforms – yet.

One of the things that's admirable about Google is its capacity to try different things out. Google Maps has been a clear winner but Wave was less so. As the northern spring kicks in, Google is cleaning out some of the experiments and apps that are no longer needed.

Businesses moving away from BlackBerry, and the rise of the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) phenomenon, is making mobile device management one of the hottest markets for enterprise IT, with a leading analyst firm saying that the challenge for CIOs is how to manage and secure data, while also exploiting the innovation and productivity benefits that embracing the major smartphone platforms can deliver.

Research carried out by and for security vendor Trend Micro concludes BlackBerry is the most enterprise-ready mobile operating system, with iOS a distant second.