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Software applications for BlackBerry and RIM handhelds are now
receiving additional exposure to the user community by being
distributed on the Web by Handango™
, Inc., and Tucows.Com™
, Inc.
With their distribution capabilities, eCommerce solutions, and
developer relationships, they will be able to help create a strong market for third-party
applications that support RIM products and services.
Partnerships
>Certicom™Corp.–July 2000: RIM and Certicom,
a leading provider of mobile eCommerce security,
announced an agreement to enable trusted mobile
commerce over wireless networks.
>
Compaq–August 2000: RIM and Compaq expanded
their relationship to offer customers an end-to-end
wireless email solution, co-branded as the iPAQ™
BlackBerry Wireless Email Solution.
>Rogers AT&T –September 2000: Rogers AT&T
announced they will be distributing BlackBerry
Enterprise Edition, in addition to BlackBerry
Internet Edition™
, in Canada.
>Bell Mobility –September 2000: Bell Mobility
announced they will offer BlackBerry Enterprise
Edition and BlackBerry Internet Edition in Canada.
>Cingular –November 2000: RIM signs supply
agreement with Cingular for RIM handhelds as
well as a distribution agreement for BlackBerry.
>
AOL–November 2000: AOL announced availability
of AOL Mobile Communicator, which provides
wireless access to AOL email and instant messaging
using RIM Wireless Handhelds.
>QUALCOMM®Incorporated –December 2000:
QUALCOMM and RIM announced a Code Division
Multiple Access (CDMA) subscriber unit licence
agreement.
>Microcell Connexions Inc.–December 2000:
RIM and Microcell announced a relationship
whereby they will work together to enable RIM’s
future products and services to be based on GPRS
technology and operate on Microcell’s GSM-
based national network.
>Motient –December 2000: RIM announced an
expanded relationship with Motient, whereby
RIM will resell Motient’s wireless data network
services in conjunction with BlackBerry through
RIM’s distribution channels.
>EarthLink –December 2000: America’s second
largest Internet service provider, EarthLink,
announced its launch of the BlackBerry wireless
email solution.
>Vaultus –January 2001: Vaultus and RIM formed
a strategic alliance to deliver wireless solutions
that enable enterprise customers to reduce costs
and gain greater sales efficiencies.
>IBM Global Services –January 2001: IBM Global
Services announced plans to add BlackBerry-
based solutions to its portfolio of wireless
solutions and establish a
team to focus on the
integration of BlackBerry with
enterprise email
and intranet backend systems.
>BT Cellnet –February 2001: BT Cellnet signed
a supply agreement to distribute the BlackBerry
wireless email solution in the U.K.
>Lucent Technologies, Inc.–March 2001: Lucent
and RIM announced they will cooperate in
interoperability testing for next-generation
networks and coordinate trials with mobile
network operators around the world.
2001 Annual Report >Research In Motion Limited
“As a wireless email
client, it’s a dream.”
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