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R&DandManufacturing
CurrentcapacityinRIM’smanufacturingfacilityisover1.5millionhandheldsperyear.Withadditional
equipment,RIM’s122,000squarefootfacilitycanscaletoproduceover6millionunitsperyear.This
facilityisdesignedtomeetplannedproductionrequirementsforthenextseveralyears.
Ourproductscontinuetobemanufacturedin-house,whichbringsRIMthebenetsoftightintegration
betweenManufacturingandR&D,stringentqualitycontrolandclosedirectrelationshipswithsuppliers.
RIMexpectsscal2004tobeanexcitingyearasBlackBerryavailabilityisexpandedintotheprosumer
market;BlackBerryislaunchedonthird-partyhandsets;furtherenhancementsaremadetobothour
hardwareandserverofferings;andourglobalsubscriberbasecontinuestogrow.
Ourgoalsforscal2004include:
1. ContinuetosignicantlygrowtheBlackBerryuserbasebothinNorthAmericaandglobally
2. Growrevenuewhilemanagingcostseffectively
3. WorkcloselywithourcarrierpartnersaroundtheworldtoextendBlackBerrysuccessinto
theprosumermarket
4. ContinuetoenhancetheBlackBerryproductofferingwithcolourscreens,furtherenhancements
toBlackBerryEnterpriseServerandnewsoftwarecapabilities
5. WorkwithourlicensingpartnerstobringBlackBerryConnectenabledhandsetstomarket
6. Expandourlicensingprogramtoincludepartnersforourhardwarereferencedesign
7. Continuetofosteracultureofinnovation,growthandachievementinourorganization
Thankyouforyoursupportinthepastyearandwelookforwardtocontinuedsuccessinscal2004.
Weexpectscal2004tobeanexcitingyearasweexpand
BlackBerryavailabilityintotheprosumermarket,launch
BlackBerryonthird-partyhandsets,furtherenhanceboth
ourhardwareandserverofferings,andcontinuetogrow
ourglobalsubscriberbase.