How Neustar Plans To Make UltraViolet DRM Work, With or Without Apple (TCTV)

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There's a lot of skepticism about the the success potential of UltraViolet, a new cloud based digital distribution format designed to make digital rights management work across devices. That's because people hate DRM, but also because the standard currently lacks support Amazon and iTunes, the two biggest digital video sellers and renters. I wanted the real story on where UltraViolet is going, so I sat down with the Tim Dodd, VP and GM or Neustar Media, developers of the technology that powers UltraViolet. Watch here on TCTV as he defends UltraViolet, explains how it works on iOS devices without support from iTunes, and claims that there's still a future in physical media.]]>

BlackBerry servers crash, millions without BBM

RIM has confirmed that it has had an outage at one of its BlackBerry servers, which has taken BBM, internet and email offline for millions of its users.

The outage began at 11am Monday and is still affecting users at the time of this article's publication.

The server that went down is thought to be situated in Slough and is affecting the EMEA region, which comprises Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

There are also reports that the main server in Canada, where RIM is based, may also be affected.

Working hard

A RIM spokesperson said about the outage: "We are working to resolve an issue currently impacting some BlackBerry subscribers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

"We're investigating, and we apologise to our customers for any inconvenience caused while this is resolved."

RIM has not confirmed the reason for the outage but the Guardian has spoken to a former employer who believes that strain from an increase in BBM users over the last few years and scalability of the server could well be to blame.

BBM was in the news last week, when TechRadar exclusively revealed supposed screenshots of the service working on Android.

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BlackBerry servers crash, millions without BBM

RIM has confirmed that it has had an outage at one of its BlackBerry servers, which has taken BBM, internet and email offline for millions of its users.

The outage began at 11am Monday and is still affecting users at the time of this article's publication.

The server that went down is thought to be situated in Slough and is affecting the EMEA region, which comprises Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

There are also reports that the main server in Canada, where RIM is based, may also be affected.

Working hard

A RIM spokesperson said about the outage: "We are working to resolve an issue currently impacting some BlackBerry subscribers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

"We're investigating, and we apologise to our customers for any inconvenience caused while this is resolved."

RIM has not confirmed the reason for the outage but the Guardian has spoken to a former employer who believes that strain from an increase in BBM users over the last few years and scalability of the server could well be to blame.

BBM was in the news last week, when TechRadar exclusively revealed supposed screenshots of the service working on Android.

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