UK agency approves BlackBerry 7 OS for government

Research In Motion Ltd said the UK agency responsible for setting standards for computer security has approved theBlackBerry 7 operating system for government use.

This will allow the government employees to use six models of the smart phone including BlackBerry Bold 9900, BlackBerry Torch 9810 and BlackBerry Torch 9860, RIM said.

Ministry of defence, central government employees and more than half of the country's police force use BlackBerry smart phones, the company said.

(courtesy:news.yahoo.com)