"Andre Charland just bought an iPhone 3G, the phone from Apple (AAPL) that hit the market on July 11. But the Canadian software executive isn't giving up his BlackBerry Pearl. He says that the BlackBerry is a "workhorse" for e-mail and phone calls, while the iPhone isn't as reliable. "I’ve just had dropped calls and issues like that," says Charland. "I have the iPhone mostly for fun," like watching video or browsing the Web."

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GWAVACon EMEA - The Greatest Meeting Place for GroupWise Experts

GWAVACon EMEA, which will be held in Berlin from October 18 - 20 will be a big hit again. More than 100 people already registered for the 3-day show. And the attendee list is growing from day to day, which means that GWAVACon in Berlin will be crowded and sold out.

A senior aide to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown had his BlackBerry stolen by Chinese intelligence agents while on a trip to China back in January 2008. According to another unmentioned senior Brit official, the incident had “all the hallmarks of a suspected honeytrap by Chinese intelligence.”

Former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove had lost his BlackBerry device more than once.

The knee-jerk reaction: remotely wipe the devices regularly or at least if they go M.I.A.

Kimberly Hefling, an Associated Press Writer wrote the following:
“A Pennsylvania-based lobbyist was charged Tuesday (July 15th, 2008) with destroying evidence related to an FBI investigation into former Rep. Curt Weldon. Prosecutors said in court filings that Cecilia Grimes threw documents in the trash after she received grand jury subpoenas for those documents. FBI agents found the documents in her garbage cans. Authorities said she also threw out her Blackberry at a fast-food restaurant to keep the FBI from retrieving her e-mail. “

Many organizations believe the development of policies and processes, placing them in an attractive binder, and handing the binder to auditors and the board of directors is reasonable and appropriate security. Employee awareness of the policies and processes and the business objectives they represent is lacking, as is the existence of a consistently applied set of sanctions for non-compliance. Human nature drives employees to practice old habits until a reason to change presents itself. Management must provide that reason to change.

Vertigo from GWAVA was developed by Roel Van Bueren and Ronald De Zwart.

The product isn't technically a replacement for Console One, but right now, in its current version it is doing a lot of the things that GroupWise administrators wish Console One would do for them.

The good news is that Vertigo added a Console One Snapin a few months back and can work seamlessly with Console One.

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