WATERLOO, Ontario-Research In Motion Inc. signed an agreement to provide its BlackBerry wireless e-mail solution to OCI Communications Inc, distributing an initial order of 1,000 devices through its Optel Communications subsidiary.A long-term shipment schedule is expected within the next two months.
NEW YORK-ThinAirApps L.L.C. introduced its ThinAir Server, a platform that allows corporate users to access enterprise data from wireless devices.The first set of products includes the ThinAir Server for Microsoft Exchange and ThinAir Server for IMAP and POP e-mail accounts.Wireless devices supported include Palm...
Attention to wireless security concerns emerged as the de facto theme of this year's RSA Security Conference in San Jose, Calif., where several internationally recognized corporate security software firms stated their intention to concentrate on the wireless industry going forward."Everybody has made the leap...
Research In Motion Ltd. last week received a $25 million investment from Nortel Networks and an order for more than 2,000 BlackBerry handheld devices in the next three months from Intel Corp., leading to a strong surge in the company's stock.The Nortel pact is...
Research In Motion Ltd. ended the year with several potentially significant announcements, including a long-awaited reorder contract with BellSouth Wireless Data L.P. and the opening of a new research and development facility.BSWD was the first and historically largest buyer of RIM's Interactive Pager 950...
Research In Motion Ltd. announced Dell Computer Corp. will begin reselling its BlackBerry wireless e-mail solution at the end of the month. BlackBerry allows users to remotely send and receive e-mail from the Inter@ctive Pager wireless device.Dell integrates and sells customized computing system solutions....
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-ThinAirApps.com introduced its ThinAir Secure Server application that, when installed inside a private corporate network, allows employees to access corporate database information and services from wirelessly enabled devices.Devices supported include the Palm VII, III and V connected organizers, Research In Motion Ltd....
Speculation that BellSouth Wireless Data Ltd. would not immediately renew its supply contract with Research In Motion Ltd. has proven accurate, expected to result in lower third-quarter earnings for RIM. But the drop is expected to be short-term as more customers sign on to...
TORONTO-Research in Motion (RIM) of Waterloo, Ontario, a small Canadian company far from Silicon Valley, has developed some of the hottest wireless technology in the world. In just a short time, RIM has transformed itself into a market leader in technically advanced interactive pagers...
WATERLOO, Ontario-Research In Motion Ltd. said it formed a strategic alliance with Descartes Systems Group Inc. to provide wireless mobile communications solutions for delivery and field support workers.Under the agreement, Descartes will use RIM's Inter@ctive pager and BlackBerry products with its DeliveryNet solution.
Glenayre Technologies Inc.'s Wireless Access Group charged Research In Motion Ltd. with patent infringement on RIM two-way messaging devices.The Glenayre division said it filed a federal lawsuit in the Northern District of California last week seeking unspecified damages from RIM.Both companies make two-way messaging...
WATERLOO, Ontario-Research In Motion Ltd. announced Internet service provider RCN Corp. has become the first ISP to offer its BlackBerry wireless e-mail solution to subscribers.RCN said it plans to make the BlackBerry service available to all 500,000 of its customers in a deal RIM...
SkyTel Communications Inc. introduced two new pagers branded by strategic partner eBay, an online trading and auction service firm, as part of a new paging service called "eBay a-go-go." The new service allows eBay members to receive auction information on any SkyTel pager. One...
LucentLucent Technologies Inc. introduced software that will turn down transmitter power levels when the user is not speaking into the handset, effectively increasing talk time by extending battery life up to 30 percent. The discontinuous transmission feature will be generally available for network operators...
The supply contract between Research In Motion Ltd. and BellSouth Wireless Data L.P. ends next month and the two companies are already in negotiations to renew the deal.The outcome of these talks is something anxiously awaited by wireless data industry watchers, who see it...
UNITED KINGDOMICO Global Communications Ltd. said it has commenced a rights offering that will permit shareholders to purchase up to approximately 207.6 million ordinary shares of ICO at $5 per share. Shareholders of record on June 3 will be granted one nontransferable right for...
Research In Motion Ltd. introduced a wireless e-mail solution, called BlackBerry, designed to allow Microsoft Exchange users mobile access to their desktop e-mail.BlackBerry is an end-to-end solution that combines the Inter@ctive 950 pager from RIM with e-mail/organizer software, a PC docking cradle, desktop software,...
