On Monday, Microsoft plans to unveil a number of new products that are comparable to Research In Motion’s (RIM) popular BlackBerry handheld, as well as new cell-phone offers, The Wall Street Journal reports.The move is designed to steal away some of RIM’s dominant market share in the mobile e-mail market.The devices will deliver “push” e-mail, or e-mail that is continuously delivered to the handset–something Microsoft had not been able to offer at a low price in the past. Push e-mail messages show up on handhelds as soon as they are received. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe The new devices are built on software upgrades that Microsoft first announced in June, according to The Journal. Microsoft plans to ship four new devices, which will be made by cell phone and computer producers and will contain Hewlett-Packard’s new iPAQ hw6900 handheld computer, The Journal reports.A number of wireless service providers are jumping right into the equation, offering services that utilize the push e-mail function, including Vodafone Group and Cingular Wireless. Waterloo, Ontario-based RIM practically owns the mobile e-mail software market with some 4.3 million subscribers, according to The Journal.For more on RIM and its ongoing patent dispute with NTP, check out BlackBerry on the Edge.Don’t forget to keep checking in at our CIO News Alerts page for updated news coverage. Related content feature Mastercard preps for the post-quantum cybersecurity threat A cryptographically relevant quantum computer will put everyday online transactions at risk. Mastercard is preparing for such an eventuality — today. By Poornima Apte Sep 22, 2023 6 mins CIO 100 CIO 100 CIO 100 feature 9 famous analytics and AI disasters Insights from data and machine learning algorithms can be invaluable, but mistakes can cost you reputation, revenue, or even lives. These high-profile analytics and AI blunders illustrate what can go wrong. By Thor Olavsrud Sep 22, 2023 13 mins Technology Industry Technology Industry Technology Industry feature Top 15 data management platforms available today Data management platforms (DMPs) help organizations collect and manage data from a wide array of sources — and are becoming increasingly important for customer-centric sales and marketing campaigns. By Peter Wayner Sep 22, 2023 10 mins Marketing Software Data Management opinion Four questions for a casino InfoSec director By Beth Kormanik Sep 21, 2023 3 mins Media and Entertainment Industry Events Security Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe