PlayBook sanctioned for use by U.S. feds

WATERLOO, ON – The BlackBerry PlayBook has become the first tablet certified for use by the U.S. government.BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion said that it was granted Federal Information Processing Standard certification from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, as required under the country’s Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002."This certification demonstrates our continued commitment to meeting the needs of security-conscious organizations and enables the U.S. federal government to buy with confidence knowing that the PlayBook meets their computing policy requirements for protecting sensitive information", said RIM’s SVP of BlackBerry security, Scott Totzke, in a statement.The tablet is being...