RIM announced New Bluetooth-enabled BlackBerry Smart Card Reader

Research In Motion (RIM) has announced a new model of the BlackBerry® Smart Card Reader -- a lightweight, wearable, ISO 7816 compliant card reader that enables proximity controlled access to a user's BlackBerry® smartphone and computer. The BlackBerry Smart Card Reader uses Bluetooth® 2.0 technology with advanced AES-256 encryption to enable secure pairing and communications between the reader, the BlackBerry smartphone, the computer and PKI applications.

The BlackBerry Smart Card Reader allows organizations using smart cards to add additional security features to the already robust BlackBerry® Enterprise Solution security architecture. The slim, lightweight BlackBerry Smart Card Reader also features long battery life and Bluetooth technology that allows users to comfortably wear the reader on a lanyard.

When used with the BlackBerry® Enterprise Solution, the new BlackBerry Smart Card Reader offers additional security options that can be set by the IT administrator. It helps to ensure that users comply with organizational security directives. With it you can also manage key lifetimes wirelessly — System administrators gain additional control over the wireless environment with the ability to wirelessly manage the lifetime of the security keys on the BlackBerry Smart Card Reader through the BlackBerry® Enterprise Server.

The new BlackBerry Smart Card Reader is expected to be available in September and is being previewed this week at the LandWarNet 2009 Conference in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. To find out more about the BlackBerry Smart Card Reader visit: www.blackberry.com/go/smartcardreader.