Research In Motion (RIM) continue to improve ahead of the launch of their new platform BlackBerry 10 (BB 10) in early 2013, One of them obtain certification from the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Although already got the certification of the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 stating
BlackBerry products eligible for use by government institutions, unfortunately, a number of institutions in the United States began to abandon the BlackBerry.

Here are a number of institutions in the land of Uncle Sam, who left the BlackBerry device Okezone compiled from various sources, on Thursday (11/22/2012):

1. Transportation Security Administration (May)
And May 2012, the U.S. transportation security agency rests with Microsoft products Windows and BlackBerry devices announced His plan to spend $ 3 million to buy Apple products in order to support the mission against terrorism.

2. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (September)
Eight years of loyal BlackBerry product, finally announced pemerinatah agencies to switch to the iPhone on the grounds that the product is no longer made by RIM memunuhi technology needs. With this decision had 17,676 employees will get the iPhone to replace their old devices.

RIM had to give up $ 2, 1 million changed hands to Apple. "RIM is no longer meeting the needs of our mobile technology. Instead the iPhone will be used by all employees. Services offered by the iPhone will allow individuals improve their ability to rely on a secure and mobile technology platforms that can be managed in accordance with the agency's mission," says the United States Immigration and Coustums Enforcement.

3. Defense Department (October)
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security to make cooperation with Apple and Google Andorid to provide software and mobile employees. Defense Information Systems Agency Program will initially provide 162.500 devices and will ultimately support 8 million devices.

4.National Transportation Safety Board (November)
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has suspended the use of the BlackBerry smartphone and turn using the iPhone. Institutions is justified, smartphone made by Research In Motion (RIM) did not meet the standards set. As a result, approximately 400 workers, will use Apple products, the iPhone 5 to support their work.

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