Need software for Homeland Security on a 8700c and 7100i. I need to store excel and word documents, maps, etc....

Homeland Security? You work for the government?

I don't think Blackberry will work for you since you are also asking for Word and Excel.

I think maybe the Microsoft based phone will be better suited for you.

Also you can do some hacking, programming, etc. with it.

>>"I need to store excel and word documents, maps, etc...."
There are several excellent Word and Excel products available for the BlackBerry, see offerings from Simprit, Dynoplex and others.

>>"Also you can do some hacking, programming, etc. with it."
We do a lot of development for mobile devices at Ascendo and the development environment for BlackBerry is one of the best we have seen.

>>"Work for the Government?"
BlackBerries are prevalent at government agencies.

Marc
Ascendo