The new BlackBerry PlayBook tablet will soon become available in more of RIM's largest markets, including Indonesia. Many BlackBerry enthusiasts and gadget geeks outside of North America will soon be able to get their hands on Research In Motion’s (RIM) first tablet PC, since the PlayBook will become available in 16 additional countries and locales over the coming month, according to the BlackBerry maker. BlackBerry PlayBook with Battery Life Indicator RIM today announced that the Wi-Fi-only version of its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet PC will become available in the following markets, within the next 30 days: UK Netherlands Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Hong Kong Australia Venezuela Spain Germany UAE Singapore Mexico France Italy India Indonesia Colombia The news is significant because a number of these new markets are already home to some very loyal and active BlackBerry users, particularly Indonesia and India, and RIM is sure to sell quite a few tablets in these areas. 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 RIM has not yet announced official sales numbers for the BlackBerry PlayBook, but at least one analyst estimated that roughly 250,000 PlayBook were shipped in the first month after its initial release in the United States and Canada on April 19. The BlackBerry-maker could release some official PlayBook sales numbers next week when the company announces its first quarter fiscal 2012 results. I’ve used a PlayBook since its release, and though I’ve really come to appreciate the device, especially its small size, the software experience is still quite buggy. And from reading some comments on BlackBerry fan site, CrackBerry.com, the PlayBook software issues may be even worse for users who employ languages with many “special characters,” though the PlayBook already supports some of these characters. So let’s hope RIM has another significant BlackBerry Tablet OS update with bolstered language support ready for these markets before it rolls out the PlayBook. (RIM’s latest PlayBook OS update, v1.0.5.2304, was just released earlier this week.) AS via RIM press release Al Sacco covers Mobile and Wireless for CIO.com. Follow Al on Twitter @ASacco. Follow everything from CIO.com on Twitter @CIOonline and on Facebook. Email Al at asacco@cio.com Related content brandpost Lessons from the field: Why you need a platform engineering practice (…and how to build it) Adopting platform engineering will better serve customers and provide invaluable support to their development teams. By VMware Tanzu Vanguards Oct 02, 2023 6 mins Software Deployment Devops feature The dark arts of digital transformation — and how to master them Sometimes IT leaders need a little magic to push digital initiatives forward. Here are five ways to make transformation obstacles disappear. By Dan Tynan Oct 02, 2023 11 mins Business IT Alignment Digital Transformation IT Strategy feature What is a project management office (PMO)? The key to standardizing project success The ever-increasing pace of change has upped the pressure on companies to deliver new products, services, and capabilities. And they’re relying on PMOs to ensure that work gets done consistently, efficiently, and in line with business objective By Mary K. Pratt Oct 02, 2023 8 mins Digital Transformation Project Management Tools IT Leadership opinion The changing face of cybersecurity threats in 2023 Cybersecurity has always been a cat-and-mouse game, but the mice keep getting bigger and are becoming increasingly harder to hunt. By Dipti Parmar Sep 29, 2023 8 mins Cybercrime 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