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Partner
Third-Party Applications
There are many custom solutions and
applications designed to work with RIM
Wireless Handhelds:
•BellSouth Wireless Data and Motient have
developed wireless messaging solutions that
utilize RIM handhelds and continue to remain
strong RIM business partners.
•America Online customers will be able to access
their AOL Mail and AOL Instant Messenger
via a customized, AOL-branded, RIM Wireless
Handheld.
•Applications from GoAmerica Communications
Corp. and WolfeTech Corporation offer easy
navigation and personalization of web content
such as stock quotes, news, sports and weather
updates.
•Through a strategic relationship with Neomar™
Inc., RIM will provide a fully compliant Wireless
Application Protocol (WAP) microbrowser for
RIM Wireless Handhelds. Wireless service
providers and application developers will be
able to deliver a wide range of new Internet
and intranet content, including Web-based
information through Neomar’s Mobile Portal.
BlackBerry Notes Edition
Designed specifically for corporate environments using Lotus Notes®, BlackBerry Notes Edition will be
available later this year. In 1999, Lotus Notes expanded by 65% to exceed 55 million seats*.
Boasting the same end-to-end corporate security features and powerful wireless connectivity as the current
BlackBerry Exchange Edition, Lotus Notes users will soon have access to the industry-leading BlackBerry
solution – providing a complete wireless extension to the mobile professional’s corporate email.
BlackBerry Internet Edition
Designed to provide wireless access to Internet mailboxes, BlackBerry Internet Edition is offered by select
Internet Service Providers (ISPs). The ISP/online space grew by more than 100% in 1999, accounting for over
149 million mailboxes worldwide*.
Announced in August 1999, BlackBerry Internet Edition is now available from RCN Corporation in
the U.S., PageNet®Canada and Rogers AT& T Wireless in Canada, with launches for additional partners
such as Axxent™ Corporation expected to occur in fiscal 2001. Earthlink, the second-largest ISP in the
world, is currently test marketing BlackBerry Internet Edition with a pilot program involving a select group
of customers.
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Sun
Microsystems, Inc.
RIM to enable wireless
handhelds with Sun’s
Java Technology.
December 7, 1999
BellSouth
Wireless Data
RIM signs an agreement to
supply RIM 950 Wireless
Handhelds to BellSouth Wireless
Data for their Interactive
Messaging PLUS Service.
December 21, 1999
Nortel
Networks
RIM and Nortel Networks form
an alliance to facilitate co-
operation on the development
of future wireless Internet
technologies and international
wireless Internet market
opportunities.
January 18, 2000
America Online, Inc.
AOL
AOL MailSM and AOL Instant
MessengerSM to be accessible
through RIM Wireless
Handhelds.
February 28, 2000
* According to a Messaging O nline study published in early April 2000.
Products continued