RIM to Offer PocketMac with Blackberry

Research In Motion (RIM) and Information Appliance Associates announced that RIM will offer PocketMac for BlackBerry to Mac users, free of charge. PocketMac for BlackBerry is a desktop application that enables Mac users to synchronize data between their BlackBerry devices and Macintosh applications. PocketMac for BlackBerry synchronizes the email, contacts, calendar, tasks and notes of Microsoft Entourage, OS X's Address Book and iCal, Now Contact and Now Up-to-Date, DayLite, and Stickies, among other applications. This easy-to-access solution for Macintosh synchronization is expected to be available as a free download from the Blackberry Web site beginning in February. [Bill Fox]