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Despite US Ambassador to India Timothy Roemer's assertion to the contrary, Washington will allow New Delhi to access David Headley once before the trial and once during the trial in India after the Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorist is chargesheeted in the Mumbai attack case. According to top officials, US Attorney General Eric Holder had assured Chidambaram that access would be allowed to Headley both at the pre-trial and during the trial of the case registered against Headley in India after a legal request is sent to Washington. Although Roemer said on March 22 that the US State Department had not yet taken a decision to allow India access to Headley, North Block made it clear to him that he had little say in the matter. In fact, Roemer apparently called up Home Secretary G K Pillai to clarify his statement, but the latter said India was proceeding as per discussions between Chidambaram and Holder. Government sources said the letter to the US Justice Department, which was framed over the weekend by the Attorney General, would be sent to Washington, probably this Wednesday. Home Minister P Chidambaram is expected to finalise the contents after returning from his constituency Sivaganga on Tuesday evening. The letter will seek access to Headley so that a magistrate from India can record his statement in the 26/11 case. As of now, the National Investigating Agency (NIA) only has the statement given by Headley to FBI and no direct access. While the NIA sleuths in consultation with the Indian law officers are framing questions to be put to Headley, New Delhi is keen to establish the identity of the Pakistan-based 26/11 handlers and the future attacks being planned by LeT against India. Along with the identities of those known as A, B, C and D LeT operatives in the Headley plea bargain, India also wants to know the role of the ISI in operationalising the Mumbai attack. The Headley testimony shows that it took nearly three years for Lashkar to plan the attack on Mumbai. PM not serious about access: BJP PATNA: BJP general secretary and chief spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday said the UPA government was "not at all serious about securing the custodial access for interrogation of David Coleman Headley", mastermind behind the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack. "Dr Manmohan Singh's priorities are misplaced and it creates only a sense of insecurity in the country," he told The Indian Express. Prasad said "there was a clear lack of diplomatic initiatives by the PM on the Headley episode".
BlackBerry unveils new server to access work email
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) Tuesday unveiled new server that will allow its smart phone users to wirelessly access their work or corporate email 'without compromising security.' A RIM statement here said the free BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express software will meet many demands of two segments of its market. First, the software will offer economical advantages to small and mid-sized businesses seeking enterprise-grade security and manageability of (its higher end) BlackBerry Enterprise Server without requiring all of its advanced features. Second, the free software will enable IT departments to connect employees' personal BlackBerry smart phones to their work email and allow many other functions. 'BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express works with Microsoft Exchange 2010, 2007 and 2003 and Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 and 2003 to provide users with secure, push-based, wireless access to email, calendar, contacts, notes and tasks, as well as other business applications and enterprise systems behind the firewall. Importantly, the new server software utilizes the same robust security architecture found in BlackBerry Enterprise Server,'' the RIM statement said. 'Today we are announcing an exciting new offering that further expands the market opportunity for the BlackBerry platform,'' said RIM c-CEO Mike Lazaridis in the statement. 'In a marketplace where smart phones are becoming ubiquitous, BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express significantly raises the bar by providing a cost-effective solution that allows companies of all sizes to support enterprise-grade mobile connectivity for all employees without compromising security or manageability,'' the RIM co-CEO said. Once the new server connects their smart phones to Microsoft Exchange or Microsoft Windows Small Business Server, BlackBerry users can wirelessly synchronize their email, calendar, contacts, notes and tasks. Further, they can access files on the company network, manage email folders and search email on the mail server remotely, and set an out-of-office reply. BlackBerry users can now also edit Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint files using Documents To Go. They will also be able to use mobile applications to access business systems behind the firewall. source : yahoo