I am sure that RIM will eventually release the reason why you and I weren’t able to get email all afternoon, but as my grandfather used to always tell me… “Excuses don’t explain and explanations never excuse.”

This problem major outages that Research in Motion has experienced over the last year and a half or so simply is inexcusable. RIM needs to pour whatever resources they need to into figuring out how to get passed having a single point of failure that takes down email for large parts, if not, most of North America in a singe swoop of the sword.

 
Remember when we talked about BlackBerry Professional Software back in November? Well, Research in Motion and Orange have launched BPS in Spain.

BlackBerry Professional Server is a “lite” version of BlackBerry Enterprise Server geared towards small organizations with as few as one BlackBerry user and can grow up to 30 users.

Read the full press release…

RIM shares where down 11% yesterday at market close. I believe that it was more just a victim of being in the tech sector than an indication of what the stock is going to do all year but it still sucks just the same.

I have just one question… Does OS 4.5 make you want to go out and buy a new device or upgrade your existing device’s OS more than OS 4.3.1?

My guess is that, although many of folks reading this post may know exactly what version of the BlackBerry OS their device is running, the overwhelming majority of BlackBerry users couldn’t tell you that the name of their OS is BlackBerry OS, let alone the version number.

If RIM is going to re-brand the name of the OS, why not give it a cool code name like “Mantis” or “Nexus” or any of a plethora of really cool sounding words that most folks don’t readily know the definition of.

The Motely Fool, on the other hand, is a place you should look to for investing tips, especially if you are a novice, so, I couldn’t pass up an opportunity to discuss why they have listed Research in Motion (RIMM) the worst stock for 2008.

I will be the first to admit that the glorious run the RIM had last year will tapper off and even dip a bit, however, when you think of all the stocks that will get a rating by the Motely Fool, the worst is as bad as it gets, unless of course they are saving the “2nd grade grammar categories” of worster and worstest for stocks that will really suck this year.

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Grameenphone is the first company to offer BlackBerry service Bangladesh and will start of offering the BlackBerry 8700 and BlackBerry Pearl along with BES and BIS service.

Anders Jensen, CEO at Grameenphone said: “The BlackBerry platform is the gold standard in mobility for business users around the world. We are proud to be the first mobile operator launching the BlackBerry platform in Bangladesh, bringing in the next level of global connectivity for businesses.”

Read the full press release…

 
Research in Motion plans to make sure that everyone stopping by their booth a the Consumer Electronics Show next month in Las Vegas knows that the BlackBerry is no longer just for corporate executives. They plan to demonstrate all the ways that the BlackBerry can “enrich your personal life” at their exhibit.

Berry Review has got all the details…

I am sure that there will be a lot of talk about just how great the BlackBerry did in Q3, however, I wonder how much they will talk about the 17% slide in RIM’s stock over the past week. I guess, technically, this should be addressed in their Q4 call, however, inquiring minds want to know.

Read the full press release…

There are ten different categories ranging from Best Female Mentor to Best Use of Technology by Under 30 Year Old Woman…

Applications must be submitted by Feb.11th 2008 with the awards ceremony being held at the Marriott Grosvenor Square in London on March 12th.

Just yesterday RIM’s stock fell 6.3% and is down another 2.5% today at the time of this posting.

What do you think is causing the slide?