RIM has announced that a new Blackberry software update should be popping up soon, most likely dropping in the first half of 2008. In a statement made at Lotusphere 2008, RIM issued a press release outlining the changes and improvements set to come from the update.Through a combination of BlackBerry version 4.5 for the phones and updates to BlackBerry Enterprise Server, the update will give options previously reserved to devices such as the iPhone or to devices running Microsoft’s Windows Mobile. E-mail on the phone will now support full HTML web code as well as rich text, similar to the Apple device. Any supporting devices will also be able to edit Excel, PowerPoint, and Word documents on the phone itself without having to resort to a third-party tool, RIM adds.Other changes for the phone users will include the ability to search e-mail on the server even when deleted from the phone or manage some of their phones’ sync over the web rather than install a large amount of software. Businesses in turn will also have more control over the device and will have the option to push wireless upgrades as well as selectively control Bluetooth and GPS, RIM says.