Research In Motion’s hostile bid for Canadian security firm Certicom Corp. could make BlackBerry a safer choice for enterprise customers, analysts say. BlackBerry maker made all-cash offer after reporting lower-than-expected third-quarter earnings. RIM’s own public statements revealed the company has been trying unsuccessfully to negotiate with the firm since February of last year. Certicoms is best known for its Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC), which is used by Motorola, IBM and a number of other customers.”]
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