LAS VEGAS-Research In Motion Ltd. unveiled two data and voice-enabled BlackBerry Wireless Handhelds on the opening day of CTIA's Wireless I.T. & Internet in Las Vegas.The Java-based BlackBerry 6710 and BlackBerry 6720, which each include an integrated speaker and microphone, offer e-mail, phone, SMS,...
WATERLOO, Ontario-Research In Motion Ltd. reported revenues of $73.4 million for its second quarter, and lowered its outlook for the rest of the year as well as its target to reach profitability.Investors seemed relatively heartened by the news, sending the company's stock up about...
ATLANTA-In a move to expand its business-to-business distribution network, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. formed a strategic alliance with Tech Data Corp. to distribute an enterprise package featuring Cingular's Xpress Mail Enterprise Edition and Interactive Messaging Plus services with Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry devices.
WATERLOO, Ontario-Research In Motion Ltd. continued its patent protection campaign by filing a suit against Treo maker Handspring Inc., alleging the keyboards on the Treo infringe on patents associated with RIM's BlackBerry wireless e-mail devices.Separately, RIM said it filed a fourth lawsuit against Good...
TORONTO-Analysts who cover Research in Motion Ltd. are warning that the Waterloo, Ontario-based company will not likely be able to sustain sales growth for some of its new wireless products.RTX Securities' Jason Tsai became the third analyst this week to issue a report cautioning...
TORONTO-Analysts who cover Research in Motion (RIM) are warning that the Waterloo, Ontario, Canada-based company will not likely be able to sustain sales growth for some of its new wireless products.RTX Securities' Jason Tsai became the third analyst this week to issue a report...
SANTA CRUZ, Calif.-Onset Technology released the newest version of its METAmessage for Wireless product, which includes features that allow users to print to any network printer as well as view Excel and Word files, and it gives administrators more control over the program's functions.Using...
NEW YORK-Research In Motion Ltd. announced it has supplied the National Basketball Association with BlackBerry devices so employees can communicate throughout the organization, obtain NBA scores, game statistics and individual player statistics. "For a real-time organization like the NBA, there is no other solution...
TORONTO-A price cut by one of Research In Motion Ltd.'s customers and new product announcements by rivals have prompted a brokerage firm to cut its revenue estimates for the Canadian firm. UBS Warburg LLC said in a research report that it reduced forecasts for...
RESTON, Va.-Financial giant Merrill Lynch will use wireless data devices running over Motient Corp.'s wireless network to give its U.S. Private Client Group access to up-to-date financial information.The group will use the BlackBerry by Motient software and Research In Motion Ltd.'s 857 wireless devices."Reliable...
EMERYVILLE, Calif.-Sendmail Inc. released the new version of its Mobile Message Server, which the company said gives services providers and enterprises a comprehensive mobile solution that can scale to accommodate growing user bases with increasingly diverse language and mobile access needs, while still maintaining...
WATERLOO, Ontario-Research In Motion Ltd. announced it filed a second lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware against rival Good Technology Inc., alleging Good Technology's products infringe on "a portion of RIM's Copyright Portfolio associated with the user interface...
WATERLOO, Ontario-Shares in BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. jumped after the company reported a smaller-than-expected loss and revenues in line with expectations in its first quarter results.However, the company lowered its 2003 fiscal year guidance from between $375 million and $425 million to...
HACKENSACK, N.J.-IBM Corp. will sell BlackBerry wireless data devices with GoAmerica Inc.'s wireless service, an expansion of the business relationship between the two companies.The companies in December said they would jointly develop and market products and services to corporate customers. The news seems to...
REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless introduced a trio of business solutions designed for customers using the carrier's GSM/GPRS network.The solutions includes Office Online, a ViAir Inc.-provided product that allows customers to remotely access corporate and personal e-mail accounts and manage personal information from any Web-enabled device....
TORONTO-BlackBerrys will soon be available in France through Research In Motion Ltd.'s latest carrier deal.The company said it will sell the BlackBerry wireless e-mail solution for enterprise customers in France running over SFR's GPRS network. The deal is the latest in a series of...
HACKENSACK, N.J.-IBM Corp. will sell BlackBerry wireless data devices with GoAmerica Inc.'s wireless service, an expansion of the business relationship between the two companies.The companies in December said they would jointly develop and market products and services to corporate customers.The news seems to especially...
BONN, Germany—Research In Motion Ltd. continues to push its voice-capable BlackBerry, with wireless giant T-Mobile now selling the product and Retrieval Dynamics Corp. lined up as a select reseller of the device in the United States."The corporate market is a critical market with more...
CALGARY, Alberta—Sonic Mobility Inc., a Research In Motion Alliance partner, said it is now shipping sonicadmin 2.5 RIM Blackberry Edition, a solution that allows server and network management to be performed at anytime from a Blackberry 950/957."Our objective is to allow a system administrator...
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—Carriers continue to work to bolster their wireless content offerings, with Hutchison Telecommunications and Globe Telecom announcing new content distribution deals.Hutchison said it will offer financial service updates on BlackBerry devices through a new deal with SmartServ Online Inc.Separately, Philippines carrier Globe...
RESTON, Va.—Wireless data carrier Motient Corp., proving that it's still a viable company after recently emerging from a Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring, announced Fox Filmed Entertainment deployed an initial batch of Research In Motion Ltd. BlackBerry devices powered by the carrier's eLink software."We needed...
OXFORD, United Kingdom—Peter Erskine, chief executive officer (CEO) of MmO2, stated that mobile data is essential to the growth of the cell-phone industry and claims that from 2005, it will account for more than 90 percent of total mobile revenue growth. To support this...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.—A new entry into the wireless corporate market, Good Technology Inc., unveiled its product line and business strategy, as well as its first 20 customers.The company's wireless strategy is much similar to that of Research In Motion Ltd., maker of the popular corporate...
WATERLOO, Ontario—BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. continued to make noise during its Wireless Enterprise Symposium this week, announcing a deal with business software vendor BEA Systems Inc. to extend Web service applications to BlackBerry devices, as well as original equipment manufacturer agreements with...
