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RSS RIMEight hours per week lost to email
News The research coincides with, and fortunately, if perhaps not coincidentally, supports, the launch of the Blackberry device from BT Cellnet and RIM which will enable workers to email more efficiently while on the move. [03 Dec 2001]
RIM stung by patent claims
News A group of US inventors are suing RIM - the company behind the Blackberry pager - claiming eight patents registered by the company already belong to them. The inventors claim RIM's patented system of... [22 Nov 2001]
Blackberry too ripe for European tastes
News Research in Motion's (RIM) Blackberry has been ridiculed by key members of the European mobile community as ungainly and under-powered. RIM needs to make its mind up on what Blackberry is, a messaging or... [03 Oct 2001]
RIM and HP give blackberry boost
News Thanks to software jointly developed by Research In Motion (RIM) and HP, it will soon be possible to print files from RIM's Blackberry device. The new software enables users of RIM's... [11 Sep 2001]
Motorola plans to squash Blackberry
News Motorola is planning to launch an 'always on' email device to rival RIM's Blackberry pager. The device - Motorola Accompli 009 - is due for release in the next few weeks, and aims to out-price RIM in the... [11 Sep 2001]
RIM gets judge's approval
News The judge found that RIM, maker of the BlackBerry email pager, had not infringed a Glenayre patent on battery technology. A US District Court judge has ruled in favour of Research in Motion in its patent infringement... [10 Jul 2001]
CRM overhaul sees Siebel picking Blackberry's
News Siebel Systems has announced a partnership with Blackberry designers Research In Motion (RIM), marking a major change in Siebel's approach to wireless CRM. RIM will deliver Siebel's CRM and other... [27 Jun 2001]
Blackberry sales are up
News RIM's Blackberry, which is very popular among financial services, accounted for 65 per cent of the Canadian company's sales. In a statement RIM said it was happy with the results considering the... [22 Jun 2001]
Vodafone signs 'Mobile Outlook' deal with Microsoft
News BT Cellnet serves up RIM's Blackberry http://www.silicon.com/a44822 Vodafone and Microsoft have teamed up to offer users access to a mobile version of Outlook from their companies' servers. Vodafone, which will roll out... [18 Jun 2001]
John Lamb's week: Blackberry to put juice into GPRS
Comment Research in Motion (RIM) will recommend METAmessage to UK customers as part of its BlackBerryT wireless email solution. Operating at a speed of 56Kbps, GPRS is considerably faster than the 9.6Kbps at which the GSM... [25 May 2001]
Blackberry chief blows a raspberry at tech recession
News Balsillie said RIM had not noticed a fall in demand, and expected to hit a "homerun" this year. RIM earned $8.3m in the quarter, but including a charge of $14.8m for declines in long-term investment, it... [12 Apr 2001]
Palm embraces enterprise with Extended deal
News According to Palm, this deal will allow it to provide handhelds and enterprise class mobile infrastructure software and support for multiple operating systems, including EPOC, Palm OS, Pocket PC, RIM and Windows CE. [07 Mar 2001]
IBM gets fruity with BlackBerry
News Under the deal, IBM will offer international wireless communication to its enterprise customers via RIM's wireless handheld device BlackBerry. IBM will market the solution through its Global Services organisation and... [25 Jan 2001]
Transatlantic Cable: Something in the air
Comment In particular, the RIM Blackberry is proving popular, for the simple reason that it provides two-way email and organiser capabilities in a package about the size of a cigarette packet.can be hard There's a buzz in the... [14 Nov 2000]
BorderWare gets relaunched
News We will sell the BorderWare Firewall worldwide - except on the Pacific Rim - and we aim to introduce a low-end firewall with high-end features. Two software distribution companies have acquired the BorderWare Firewall... [23 Jul 1998]
