RIM averts Saudi Arabia's BlackBerry messaging ban, negotiates surrender (update: 48-hour ultimatum)

It took two long years for India to (allegedly) faucet BlackBerry traffic, less than Saudi Arabia might now not be afflicted by to attend virtually though long; the legal Wall Street Journal reports which RIM possesses each one but agreed to arrange an area server during the country. Whereas we've were given no main points nevertheless as to what the deal entails, an unnamed Saudi telecom official said negotiations tend to be already in the general stages.
Sorry, RIM, but it appearance prefer Saudi Arabia known as your bluff. We tend to imagine the corporate could be enough to deny all or any potential for presidency snooping in short order...
plus both Indonesia and the overall United Arab Emirates will begin designing his or her or him own attempts to wrest away management. We'll allow you to are aware where about that own residence from cards falls.
Update: Saudi Arabia has reportedly supplied with its three national cellular carriers Forty-eight hours to attempt out proposed solutions that "meet the regulatory demands" of the country, else the BlackBerry messaging ban will take impact as originally planned.