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New BlackBerry smartphones could mean complex enterprise server installs

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New BlackBerry smartphones could mean complex enterprise server installs

The new BlackBerry 10 smartphone, the Z10, finally goes on sale this week. Yet enterprise IT groups, who've been waiting for BlackBerry to get its act together, face a bigger challenge than learning the distinctive gestures of the phone's new touch interface.

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