BlackBerry tablet computer Model showing the start following Playbook marketed package BlackBerry Extreme, here on Thursday (2/7).(Photo of/Audy Alwi/mes/11)

Jakarta (Reuters)-Tablet is Research In Motion (RIM) Playbook to get the green light for use in federal government agencies, the United States the BlackBerry maker laments on Thursday last week.

RIM confirms Playbook is the first tablet computer that receives FIPS 140-2 certification.


"This Certification allows u.s. federal Government to purchase with clear guidelines that Playbook has been eligible U.S. computing policies to protect sensitive information," says Scott Totzke, Vice President, Senior Security at RIM's BlackBerry.


Resounding reputation i.e. RIM data transmission company and the Government so as to make the BlackBerry smart phone becomes suitable for bank employee, lawyer and politician. RIM'S dominance, however, weakened because of the company allows employees to access the system from other devices.


RIM'S stock jumped nearly 5 percent or 27.95 dollars on Thursday.


RIM'S stock has dropped more than half its value since the beginning of this year, it caused the disappointing revenues RIM PlayBook launch, lackluster and concerns with the inability to compete with Apple's iPhone and iPad and devices using Google's Android software.


The Federal Information Processing Standard 140-2 (FIPS 140-2) used to assess the security of mobile devices, servers, routers and firewalls, for use by federal agencies like the Federal Bureau of investigation (FBI).


Apple has received certification for both the iPhone and iPad.


In the last week, RIM accepts the same certification for smart card readers that lock the BlackBerry smart phone at a time when both of them are not in close quarters, as quoted from Reuters.