RIM (NASDAQ:RIMM) Says Unfairly Being Singled Out in India Says Company

Saying competitors like Nokia (NYSE:NOK), Google (NASDAQ:GOOG), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), and Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) aren't being scrutinized as they are, Research in Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM) is resisting some of the tough security measures India is attempting to pressure the company to adopt.

This centers around demands from the government of India for RIM to give it access to its enterprise service or encrypted emails, citing reasons of national security.

In a note to its enterprise customers, RIM said it "fully appreciates and supports the priority India rightly places on national security," adding since its competitors also use encryption in India, they too should be the subject of the Indian scrutiny.

RIM said encryption is the key to attracting and retaining business today, and that India will be hurt if they are forced to comply with the tough measures wanting to be put in place by the government.




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