New RIM platform clears US security, challenges remain

GLIMMER OF HOPE: RIM says it has won much-coveted US government security clearance for its BlackBerry 10 devices which are due to hit store shelves in the first quarter of 2013. — Reuters

TORONTO: Research In Motion Ltd said it has won much-coveted US government security clearance for its BlackBerry 10 devices which are due to hit store shelves in the first quarter of 2013.

The company said the new enterprise management platform has received certification that would allow government agencies to deploy the new smartphones as soon as they are launched.