RIM pushes software services

BlackBerry manufacturer Research In Motion (RIM) has announced a licensing program for its corporate email server software. The 'BlackBerry Connect' licensing program will allow mobile device makers to add to their products the ability to access corporate mail through RIM's Enterprise Server system. This would benefit RIM by widening the number of devices its current customers can deploy throughout their company which hook up to the system, as well as making BlackBerry services more attractive and available to new customers. ...more

Telewest broadcasts high definition digital TV service

Telewest has launched what it claims is the UK's first high definition digital TV service to some 4.5 million of its customers. Available through Telewest's new PVR, called TVDrive, viewers will be able to see the first HDTV broadcasts in the UK from the likes of BBC Worldwide as well as pay-per-view movies. ...more

And also today (14-Feb-2001), for the record...

Here, in brief, are some of the day's other stories. Microcrosoft investigated Microsoft is co-operating with a US Justice Department investigation into its investment in Corel. "We are complying and cooperating with the government to provide them with any information they need and request," a Microsoft spokesperson told Reuters. ...more

Amazon risks privacy concerns with new search website

The online retailer has taken its long awaited step into the increasingly competitive online search market with the launch of a beta version of its a9.com website. Aimed primarily at building on Amazon's experience in e-commerce applications, it is loosely linked to the Amazon main site via tabs along the right hand side. ...more

Radeon 9600/9600 Pro series in tight supply

The first 0.13-micron Radeon 9600/9600 Pro series graphics chips from ATI Technologies, featuring the RV350 core, may be in tight supply until August, due to a low yield rate at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), ATI's add-in-board (AIB) clients said. ATI declined to comment on the news, and TSMC's media contacts could not be reached by phone. ...more