BlackBerry Smart Card Reader Achieves Advanced Security Certification for U.S. Federal Government

BlackBerry Smart Card Reader Achieves Advanced Security Certification for U.S. Federal Government

WATERLOO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 08/22/11 — Editors note: There is one photo associated with this press release.Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM)(TSX: RIM) announced today that the BlackBerry Smart Card Reader has achieved FIPS 140-2 certification level 3 – the highest certification achieved by any wireless smart card reader on the market. Smart cards support security programs like the U.S. Department of Defense-s program and the which calls for a mandatory, government-wide standar