While mobile computing is still a tough sell in the slow-to-adopt-technology insurance industry, the makers of the popular BlackBerry wireless handheld device are continuing to install functional improvements that make the product a more attractive buy.

When we last reviewed a BlackBerry unit (the BlackBerry 7250) in the Oct. 17, 2005, edition, we judged it to be a handy mobile platform from which users could conduct many aspects of their business. The device allowed users to:

o Check e-mail.

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