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Re: End of the world as we know it
« Reply #15 on: February 12, 2008, 12:44:57 PM »

Jules, I'll let you field this one.

 Huh? Huh? Huh? Huh? Huh?
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« Reply #16 on: February 12, 2008, 12:54:34 PM »

Jules, I'll let you field this one.

 Huh? Huh? Huh? Huh? Huh?

Just my (perverted) hunch:

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how do the Blackberries, on a variety of different carriers, all  go down at once?
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Re: End of the world as we know it
« Reply #17 on: February 12, 2008, 12:58:15 PM »

I'm finding the absence of a chirping Blackberry ... refreshing.


But seriously, electronics-knowing-stuff-type guys: how do the Blackberries, on a variety of different carriers, all  go down at once?

http://business2-cnet.com.../2100-1039_3-6177349.html

How it works

While it's not known for sure what caused RIM's outage, it's not difficult to see how the very nature of RIM's network could potentially lead to a major service outage. RIM's service is centralized and it works by routing all BlackBerry e-mails through one of two main NOCs, which are essentially large data centers. One NOC is located in Canada and it primarily services the Western Hemisphere as well as parts of Asia, said analysts familiar with the company. The other data center, located in the U.K., handles e-mail traffic in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

The BlackBerry Enterprise Server, which sits on the corporate network, receives e-mails from the company's Exchange or Lotus e-mail server and forwards those e-mails in an encrypted tunnel to one of the NOCs. The NOC then acts as an efficient delivery system that authenticates users and forwards the messages to the appropriate handheld device.

Because user authentication is handled by RIM away from the corporate network, it protects companies from hackers who may try to obtain information through e-mail servers, which sit inside the company's firewall. RIM's approach also means that corporate IT departments don't have to juggle relationships with multiple mobile operators because RIM handles all of that for them in the NOC.

The flipside of RIM's approach is that with only two NOCs handling e-mails from 8 million subscribers, there are two major points of potential failure. And when something goes wrong in one or both of these data centers, it can result in an outage like the one that occurred Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, which technologically paralyzed users.

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Re: End of the world as we know it
« Reply #18 on: February 12, 2008, 01:10:21 PM »

RIM's probably going to need to hire more employees to help keep their network up and running smoothly as they grow. Anybody interested in a RIM job?
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Re: End of the world as we know it
« Reply #19 on: February 12, 2008, 01:25:53 PM »

RIM shot.
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« Reply #20 on: February 12, 2008, 02:51:02 PM »

Anybody interested in a RIM job?

Now you boys are just plain filthy now. Shocked Shocked Grin
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Re: End of the world as we know it
« Reply #21 on: February 12, 2008, 02:55:25 PM »

Anybody interested in a RIM job?

Now you boys are just plain filthy now. Shocked Shocked Grin

I put it to you Jules, that it's infact you who is being filthy....

 Shocked
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« Reply #22 on: February 12, 2008, 02:58:31 PM »

Anybody interested in a RIM job?

Now you boys are just plain filthy now. Shocked Shocked Grin

I put it to you Jules, that it's infact you who is being filthy....

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Me.................never. Grin Grin Grin Grin Wink
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Re: End of the world as we know it
« Reply #23 on: February 12, 2008, 03:03:05 PM »

 Naughty Grin
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« Reply #24 on: February 12, 2008, 03:04:46 PM »

bullfrog position  FTW
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« Reply #25 on: February 12, 2008, 03:05:23 PM »

Anybody interested in a RIM job?

Now you boys are just plain filthy now. Shocked Shocked Grin

I put it to you Jules, that it's infact you who is being filthy....

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