BlackBerry users have been wanting a LinkedIn App for quite some time.  Now, the team behind the business social networking site have developed an application that integrates unique features to BlackBerry versus their iPhone app, including:

• Messaging from within the App.
• LinkedIn Profile viewing.
• Calendar integration (Example: You receive a meeting invite on your BlackBerry.  You can click on the name of another person listed in the meeting invitation and it will give you the option right in the calendar to pull up their LinkedIn profile — same for the BlackBerry Address Book).

During the BlackBerry Developer Conference keynote, the LinkedIn team emphasized that these  features will give you the advantage of never walking into an interview or meeting without knowing the professional details of the people you are about to meet.

Unfortunately, no specific timetable other than “soon” was provided.  We’re expecting to see this app officially available early 2010 at the latest.

[LinkedIn]