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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Johnston, Craig J., 1967- Professional BlackBerry / Craig J. Johnston with Richard Evers. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-7645-8953-9 (paper/website) ISBN-10: 0-7645-8953-9 (paper/website) 1. BlackBerry (Computer) 2. Pocket computers. 3. Mobile computing. I. Evers, Richard. II. Title. QA76.8.B53J56 2005 004.16—dc22 2005011805 Trademarks:Wiley, the Wiley logo, Wrox, the Wrox logo, Programmer to Programmer, and related trade dress are trade- marks or registered trademarks of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and/or its affiliates, in the United States and other countries, and may not be used without written permission. BlackBerry is a registered trademark of Research In Motion Limited. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Wiley Publishing, Inc., is not associated with any product or vendor mentioned in this book. This book is a publication of John Wiley & Sons. Research In Motion Limited (RIM) neither endorses the book nor accepts any responsibility whatsoever for the content or presentation of the materials contained within it. TEAM LinG To my loving wife, Karen Fayd’herbe de Maudave Johnston. I’m enjoying our journey together. —CJJ To my wife, Donna, and our children, Stephanie, Samantha, and Adam. —RE TEAM LinG TEAM LinG About the Authors Craig James Johnstonof East Windsor, New Jersey, has more than 15 years of networking experience, most recently with the BlackBerry. He has done proof-of-concept BlackBerry projects and has actively supported BlackBerry devices in a Lotus Domino environment since 2000. His extensive knowledge of networking, hardware, and wireless technologies is coupled with writing and technical instruction. Richard Eversof Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, is the editor of the BlackBerry Developer Journal. He is an expert in the areas of wireless communication and small-footprint application development. 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