Tec Trends

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Company	
Research In Motion Ltd (RIM) 	    	
295 Phillip St 	

Waterloo,  ON  N2L 3W8 	

Canada 	

	Telephone: (519) 888-7465 	

Fax: (519) 888-7884 	

URL: http://www.rim.net 	

Research In Motion Limited, or RIM (R) founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, develops handheld mobile devices. The company is known for BlackBerry (R) PDA product line, which encompasses integrated hardware, software, and services. The firm's systems allow users to access e-mail, telephone, and short message service (SMS) content. The products also support the access of Web and Web-based applications. RIM develops SureType (TM) technology, which combines telephone and keyboard layouts. The company's radio modems are marketed to systems integrators and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). RIM maintains offices across North America, Europe, and Asia. Shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the RIM symbol. The company also is listed on NASDAQ (RIMM). 	

	
Org. Type: Corporation 	Equity Type: Public 	Symbol: NASDAQ:RIMM 	
Company Status: Active 	Date Founded: 1984 	  	
	
Products:
BlackBerry 7100t 	
BlackBerry 7130e 	

BlackBerry 7250 	
BlackBerry 7270 	

BlackBerry Desktop Software 3.6 	
BlackBerry Enterprise Server 3.5 	

BlackBerry Internet Service 	
BlackBerry Mobile Data Service 	

BlackBerry Pearl 	
BlackBerry 	

Mobile Data Service (MDS) 	
Research in Motion Ltd (RIM)--Company News 	

	

	
TecTerms: 	
Handhelds & Palmtops; Mobile Computing; Mobile Communications; Paging; Wireless Networks; Wireless Communications	

Article 	
	
Title: The New BlackBerry Addicts 	
	
Author: Athavaley, Anjali 	Article Type: Product Analysis 	
Source: Wall Street Journal, v249 n18 pD1(2) 	Publication Date: Jan 23, 2007 	
URL of Publication: http://www.wsj.com	ISSN: 0193-2241 	
 	Special Features: Charts, Buyers Guides 	
	
RIM's BlackBerry, used by most professionals to check e-mail, is also more widely used for such tasks as checking sports scores, finding directions, emailing non-business contacts, and staying in touch with friends. Smartphones, including Apple's iPhone, Palm's Treo 750, and other devices are also available for the same purposes and are increasingly popular because the newest versions have e-mail and keyboards, among other features. NPD Group, a market researcher, says smartphone ‘manufacturers and carriers have started to offer more mainstream prices and mainstream devices’ because prices have dropped, designs and smaller and more sleek, and because software has been improved. With the iPhone, which is for high-end consumers, Apple will provide a two year contract with the Cingular Wireless unit of AT&T. The Treo 750 is Palm's fourth smartphone to be launched in the U.S. in the past year and runs on the Cingular network. Motorola and Nokia have also launched new smartphones, and T-Mobile USA reduced its price for the BlackBerry Pearl. The Pearl is RIM's first BlackBerry device for the consumer, and is available in white. The Pearl has gotten many new users for RIM. Among the many customers who say the extra cost of a BlackBerry 7100g is worth it is Tina Gill, a home-based mom who uses the device to keep track of the schedules of her two children and to look up directions. Also commenting on the advantages of the slimmest and least hefty smartphones is a student who uses a Treo to receive calls from friends that can help her end a date in the event that it is going badly. 	

	
Companies:
Apple Inc ; 	
 Palm Inc ; 	

Research In Motion Ltd (RIM); 	

	
	
Products:
Apple iPhone; 	
BlackBerry; 	

Palm Treo; 	

	
	
TecTerms: 	
Handhelds & Palmtops; Mobile Communications; Mobile Computing; Smart Phones; Wireless Communications 

	

Product 	
	
Product Name: BlackBerry 	  	
	
Research In Motion Ltd (RIM) 		
295 Phillip St 	

Waterloo,  ON  N2L 3W8 	

Canada 	

	Telephone: (519) 888-7465 	

Fax: (519) 888-7884 	

	
Articles:
Apple iPhone is No Reason to Hang Up on RIM Shares - Wall Street Journal v249 n20 Jan 25 2007 	
The New BlackBerry Addicts - Wall Street Journal v249 n18 Jan 23 2007 	

GET SMART - Information Week n1112 Oct 30 2006 	
Leave the Laptop Home - Information Week n1112 Oct 30 2006 	

Arriving Late Can BlackBerry Hook Japan's Mobile Market? - Wall Street Journal v248 n73 Sep 26 2006 	
BlackBerry carries security bull's-eye - eWeek v23 n34 Aug 28 2006 	

In Blackberry Case Big Winner Faces His Own Accusers - Wall Street Journal v248 n45 Aug 23 2006 	
Gadgets - Wall Street Journal v248 n6 Jul 8 2006 	

WHO'S AFRAID OF NATHAN MYHRVOLD? - FORTUNE v154 n1 Jul 10 2006 	
BlackBerry Maker Comes Late To The Small-Business Game - Information Week n1097 Jul 10 2006 	

Fresh court woes for BlackBerry maker - Network World v23 n18 May 8 2006 	
PDA Built For Speed - Computerworld v40 n21 May 22 2006 	

A PDA That Works And Plays - Information Week n1090 May 22 2006 	
EBay Ruling Changes Dynamic In Patent-Infringement Cases - Wall Street Journal v247 n114 May 16 2006 	

BlackBerry: Lawsuit and Patent Reform - Information Today v23 n5 May 2006 	
BLACKBERRY NATION SURVIVES CLOSE CALL - Mobile Enterprise v7 n4 Apr 2006 	

$612.5M magic number in RIM NTP settlement - RCR Wireless News v25 n10 Mar 6 2006 	
BlackBerry users emerge from the legal briar patch - San Francisco Chronicle - Mar 4 2006 	

RIM to Pay NTP $612.5 Million To Settle BlackBerry Patent Suit - Wall Street Journal v247 n52 Mar 4 2006 	
How Palm's Treo Capitalized On BlackBerry's Patent Fracas - Wall Street Journal v247 n68 Mar 23 2006 	

Patent Rights and Wealth Creation - Red Herring v3 n10 Mar 20 2006 	
BlackBerry Faces Challenges Beyond The NTP Lawsuit - Information Week n1080 Mar 13 2006 	

	
TecTerms: 	
Handhelds & Palmtops; Mobile Computing; Mobile Communications; Paging; Remote Network Access; Wireless Communications; Wireless Internet