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nationwide service starting at approximately U.S.$25 per month and
unlimited usage at U.S.$60 per month.
RIM also has relationships with wireless data network operators in
Asia, South America, and Europe who are currently evaluating the
feasibility of bringing two-way paging to their customers.
BLACKBERRY WIRELESS EMAIL
In another market, using the same Inter@ctive Pager hardware combined
with different custom software, a docking cradle, and bundled airtime,
RIM offers the BlackBerry wireless email solution to corporate customers
who use Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Exchange as their desktop and
server solutions.
BlackBerry also includes all calendar, address book, task list, and other
personal information management (PIM) functions that are common to
other personal organizers. All email and PIM functions synchronize with
the desktop when the handheld is placed in its docking cradle. Higher
encryption standards in the BlackBerry software make it an ideal solution
for corporate users.
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RIM Products/Markets (continued)
Core Radio Technology
•Size •Cost •Coverage
Battery life •Noise Immunity
In-Vehicle Communications
In-Car Computing •Mobile Gateway
Asset Tracking •Vehicle Location
Mobile Computing
•Laptops
& Notebooks
•Handheld Computers
•Windows CE
•Ruggedized Terminals
Other Embedded
•Telemetry
•Vending
•Alarming
•ATM
•Remote Meter-reading
•Point-of-Sale
Platform Applications
•Financial/
Stock Quotes
& Trading
•Remote Database
•Web Content Providers
•>300 Developers
Two-Way
Inter@ctive Paging
•BellSouth/PageNet
•AMSC/SkyTel
•Cantel
•Asia
•South America
•Europe
BlackBerry
Microsoft •Intel •Puma •PageMart
Distribution through Value
Added Resellers
“I have long been on a quest for
the perfect mobile email reader…
it’s getting closer, courtesy
of … Research in Motion
(www.rim.net). [BlackBerry] is
the first wireless message device
that I’ve found to be practical
enough that I really want to
carry it around.”
– Business Week, May 3, 1999