Wireless devices aim to fight terrorism
Source: CNN
A pager-sized device that's more likely to be found in a Wall Street briefcase than on a state trooper's belt could become an important new weapon in the war against terrorism.
Logan International Airport is the first in the nation to test the BlackBerry as an electronic gateway to state and federal criminal databases, giving law enforcement officers the kind of information backup they've long said they lacked.
The wireless devices, made by Waterloo, Ontario-based Research in Motion since 1999, generally are used by businesspeople to check e-mails or surf the Web while away from their desks.
