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Last year at Wireless Enterprise Symposium (WES), we got the first word of BES 5.0 — otherwise known as ARGON. The plan was to begin a beta program in August 2007, presumably so that it would be ready for full availability by WES 2008, which is quickly coming up on us. But other than a list of features published back in November, details have been few, if any. The folks at Boy Genius Report are on top of this one. They’re thinking that it will be announced with a preview during WES, with a beta program beginning shortly thereafter.

That puts the release date between December 2008 and March 2009, speculates BGR. That will give them enough time to get a solid beta in before General Availability.

Then again, it seems RIM has been moving slower lately with its new releases. We’ve already seen OS4.5 pushed back a bit. And although there has been no word from the company regarding the 9000 series, rumor has it that we’re going to have to wait until August or so at the earliest.

WES is close, though, so we’ll find out in due time.

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