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...
WATERLOO, Ontario, Canada—BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) announced a partnership with Australian carrier Telstra Mobile to sell wireless e-mail and voice-capable BlackBerrys to the carrier's corporate customers.Telstra is the latest in a series of carriers to partner with RIM.
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...
WATERLOO, Ontario—BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. announced a partnership with Australian carrier Telstra Mobile to sell wireless e-mail and voice-capable BlackBerrys to the carrier's corporate customers.Telstra is the latest in a series of carriers to partner with RIM.
SUNNYVALE, Calif.—Good Technology Inc. filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Research In Motion Ltd., alleging RIM's single mailbox patent infringes on its newly released wireless e-mail product.The suit, first reported by The Wall Street Journal, is seen as a pre-emptive strike against RIM, which...
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...
ARMONK, N.Y.—Melard Technologies has chosen Research In Motion Ltd.'s OEM radio modems to wirelessly enable its rugged handheld computers.With RIM's radio modems, Melard plans to offer mobile employees in the telco, cable, field service and utilities industries wireless access to information."Wireless connectivity is important...
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...
RESTON, Va.—Wireless data network operator Motient Corp. pulled off what could be considered a magic trick, considering the current economic situation and the dire troubles faced by other wireless data companies. The carrier will emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy without the aid of an...
TORONTO, Ontario—Research In Motion Ltd.'s new GPRS BlackBerry wireless e-mail/mobile phone device is now available throughout Canada through the company's deal with Rogers AT&T Wireless."This advanced wireless communications tool is a strong addition to our suite of leading-edge GSM/GPRS wireless data products and services,"...
WATERLOO, Ontario—Shares of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. stumbled after the company warned its revenues next year would be lower than what Wall Street expected.RIM management said the company expects to make between $375 million and $425 million next year, lower than an...
WATERLOO, Ontario—Research In Motion Ltd. says it plans to offer a BlackBerry reference design program that will allow manufacturers to use a hardware and software platform to build advanced wireless phones and other handheld devices.Analog Devices Inc. plans to provide manufacturers "an integrated processor...
SAN FRANCISCO—Research In Motion Ltd. and Sun Microsystems Inc. announced they are working together to provide the platform, products, services and tools for enterprise software developers to use Java technology to wirelessly enable their corporate applications."This is a compelling example of how Java technologies...
WATERLOO, Ontario—The BlackBerry is going to Asia under a deal between the maker of the wireless e-mail and mobile-phone device, Research In Motion Ltd., and Hong Kong wireless carrier Hutchison Telecommunications.Hutchison Telecom, which sports 1.7 million customers, will sell the device running over its...
LONDON—O2, Vodafone's wireless unit, the first carrier to sell Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry wireless e-mail device in Europe, announced it has signed up more than 250 corporate customers for the BlackBerry since introducing it last autumn."More than 13,200 companies across North America have...
WATERLOO, Ontario—Research in Motion Ltd. and PrinterOn Corp. announced they will team to deliver and market PrinterOn's wireless Internet printing application for BlackBerry, under the name PrinterOn PocketWhere for BlackBerry.The new application combines viewing, faxing and printing capabilities for e-mail and e-mail attachments received...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—Multimedia messaging continues to make waves in the wireless industry, as two major messaging companies today announced MMS products for both wireless carriers and corporate customers.Wireless Internet giant Openwave Systems Inc. released its MMS infrastructure solution, which is part of its instant...
WATERLOO, Ontario, Canada—The adage, "keep your friends close, but your enemies even closer," seems to fit the new business relationship Research In Motion (RIM) and Glenayre Electronics announced this week.The two companies said they are dropping their patent lawsuits against each other and will...
WATERLOO, Ontario—Research In Motion Ltd. announced Canadian carrier Rogers AT&T Wireless will sell voice and data-integrated BlackBerry wireless devices for its GPRS network.The carrier deal is the latest in a long list for RIM, which has agreements with AT&T Wireless, VoiceStream Wireless, MmO2, Nextel...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Palm Inc.'s new wireless integrated device, the i705, seems to have hit the shelves in consumer electronic retail stores Friday, but the company isn't commenting one way or the other.Several Office Depots in the Denver area confirmed that they started selling the...
HAYWARD, Calif.—AvantGo Inc. announced it won its first patent, which covers technology for synchronizing content between a device and a server over a wireless network. AvantGo said the technology is a core part of its synchronization offering, which supports Pocket PC, Palm Inc. and...
RESTON, Va.—In a move to combine almost all of their popular business services and applications into one offering, Research In Motion Ltd., Nextel Communications and Motorola Inc. announced they will team to create a new Personal Data Assistant, one that the companies hope will...
RESTON, Va.—Wireless data carrier Motient Corp. announced plans to restructure its debt under a Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan the company filed with the Eastern District of Virginia Bankruptcy Court, a move Motient said will eliminate more than $40 million in annual interest payments.Motient said...
The personal digital assistant and wireless data device markets shook last week under a series of major announcements that served to puzzle, jar and-in most cases-hearten Wall Street and the wireless industry.The handheld computing industry has suffered through the past year along with the...
