On Thursday, BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) said it had designed a workaround for its popular handheld as a precaution in case U.S. courts rule that a shutdown of BlackBerry service is warranted, Reuters reports via Yahoo News.The workaround would require software upgrades.The company made the announcement just weeks before its February 24 court date that will decide whether or not RIM’s U.S. sales and service will be severed.RIM said it believes it has provided significant reason for its services in the U.S. to continue, and that the company developed the workaround as a contingency plan, Reuters reports “This will hopefully lead to more reasonable negotiations since NTP risks losing all future royalties if the workaround is implemented,” said RIM’s co-chief executive Jim Balsillie in a statement.For background, 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 brandpost Resilient data backup and recovery is critical to enterprise success As global data volumes rise, business must prioritize their resiliency strategies. By Neal Weinberg Jun 01, 2023 4 mins Security brandpost Democratizing HPC with multicloud to accelerate engineering innovations Cloud for HPC is facilitating broader access to high performance computing and accelerating innovations and opportunities for all types of organizations. By Tanya O'Hara Jun 01, 2023 6 mins Multi Cloud brandpost Survey: Marketers embrace AI at expense of metaverse investments Generative artificial intelligence (GAI) has quickly rocked the world of marketing. Sitecore polled B2B marketers on their perceptions of GAI. Here’s what they said. By Dave O’Flanagan, Sitecore Jun 01, 2023 4 mins Artificial Intelligence news Zendesk to lay off another 8% of its staff, cites macroeconomic issues The new tranche of layoffs comes just six months after the company let go of 300 staffers and hired a new CEO in order to navigate its operations through macroeconomic distress. By Anirban Ghoshal Jun 01, 2023 3 mins CRM Systems IT Jobs 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