"It is a backlog issue, " RIM software vice president David Yach told a press conference in Ottawa, Canada.

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The following piece has been adapted from the keynote address at the Canadian Water Network annual conference in Ottawa, March 19, 2013.

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"Clearly we have a backlog in Europe... as you can imagine, with the global reach of Blackberry and people using it to contact others around the world, there's a lot of messages to Europe from Asia and the Americas, " RIM software vice president David Yach told a press conference in Ottawa, Canada.

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Winnipeg (24-19-3) improved to 6-0-1 in its past seven and moved within a point of the idle New York Rangers and Ottawa Senators, who hold the Eastern Conference's final two playoff spots.

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Ottawa, in sixth place in the Eastern Conference, lead ninth-place Winnipeg by four points.

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Mr Latortue recently went on a foreign tour to drum up pledges for a donor conference to be held next month in Ottawa.

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Keith Wilson from Ottawa in Canada is a regular visitor to the biennial conference.

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MacLean, a finalist for the second straight year, led Ottawa to the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference while overcoming the prolonged absences of several key players.

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They made it to the Eastern Conference finals last year after Game 7 home wins over Ottawa and Washington when New York was the top-seeded club.

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