Pushing all buttons to sell BlackBerry service

China Mobile, the mainland's largest cellular network operator, will begin a nationwide roll-out of the BlackBerry service this year, ensuring many more corporate thumbs will soon be tapping out wireless e-mail messages on the device.

Canadian firm Research In Motion (RIM), maker of the BlackBerry personal digital assistant and 'push' e-mail platform, and China Mobile will offer the wireless data service in all 31 provinces to an initial market of multinationals.

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