Nancy Gohring

The latest version of Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry Enterprise Server, introduced at Cebit on Friday, supports enterprise instant messaging and supports the development of applications that mobilize corporate applications, RIM said.

Malware writers are starting to target regions with growing numbers of new Internet users in a belief that computer users in those areas are less likely to protect themselves from spam and viruses, MessageLabs Ltd. said.

In a further push into the mobile space, Google Inc. has optimized Google News for mobile phone users. When Internet-enabled phone users visit google.com, they'll now see a news link that points to a page listing news headlines. Users can search for news stories from a variety of sources and browse based on subject.

Sun Microsystems Inc. introduced a new version of its RFID (radio frequency identification) software. Sun Java System RFID Software 3.0 is aimed at making it easier for enterprises to deploy and administer RFID networks, Sun said. It can also help users manage high volumes of data and can be integrated with other enterprise systems, Sun said. The software is compatible with the Sun Solaris 10 Operating System as well as Linux and Microsoft Windows.

The software upgrade that enables push e-mail to Microsoft Corp.'s latest mobile handset software is just about to reach end users, but enterprises have plenty of other options for supporting push e-mail to choose from. At the 3GSM World Congress this week, Microsoft and others made announcements about new push e-mail services as well as new devices designed for mobile e-mail use.

Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) on Thursday announced that it has developed and tested software that would enable it to continue to offer its wireless e-mail service to BlackBerry users if a court orders RIM to shut down the current form of the service in the U.S.

BMW denied that it used misleading practices on its German Web site and criticized Google Inc. for removing the German BMW Web site from its index, despite the re-inclusion of the site late Tuesday.

In a move that analysts say indicates a problem that still needs a solution, Google Inc. has removed BMW's German Web site from its index for violating Google's guidelines against trying to manipulate search results.