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The Company’s R&D efforts are focused primarily on the following areas:
29
Key Area of Expertise Design and User Benefits
Application & User Interface
Technologies
Fluid, user-friendly applications with hardware acceleration for maximum performance; deep
integration into core experience
Rich toolin
g
enablin
g
ra
p
id develo
p
ment and su
p
erior user ex
p
erience
Power Mana
g
ement
Low
p
ower re
q
uirements
–
efficient batter
y
consum
p
tion
Firmware
Inte
g
ration, customization
–
low cost, small size, efficient batter
y
consum
p
tion
Software Tools
Software develo
p
ment kits
–
more a
pp
lications available
Testin
g
Software
Fast and thorou
g
h test/debu
g
–
low cost, better
q
ualit
y
, im
p
roved service/su
pp
ort
Operating System Technologies
High performance, scalable and secure platform spanning handsets, mobile computing,
automotive and embedded
Richer user experiences, common application ecosystem, embracing of open standards
Multi-taskin
g
and rich develo
p
er environment
Product Design
Award winning products / outstanding customer experience through software and user
interfaces
RF En
g
ineerin
g
Hi
g
h
p
erformance radio
–
low cost, small size, efficient batter
y
consum
p
tion, better covera
g
e
Dis
p
la
y
Hi
g
h resolution bri
g
ht dis
p
la
y
s with im
p
roved
p
ower characteristics
Audio
Improved audio quality in all environments through hardware and signal processing design.
Excellent multi-media ca
p
abilit
y
Intelli
g
ent Antennas
Effective radiated
p
ower
–
better covera
g
e and efficient batter
y
consum
p
tion
Analo
g
RF & Di
g
ital ASIC
Inte
g
ration
–
low cost, small size
• develo
p
in
g
new devices for current and emer
g
in
g
wireless network technolo
g
ies and market se
g
ments;
• revolutionizin
g
smart
p
hones and tablets throu
g
h the develo
p
ment of BlackBerr
y
10 OS;
• developing core technology and platforms for next generation air interfaces and networks, including evolution of 3G and
4G wireless networks;
• evolving the functionality, security and performance of its BlackBerry wireless solution and BlackBerry smartphones and
tablets;
• building device software including operating systems, radio code, graphics and media frameworks, application runtimes,
networkin
g
technolo
g
ies, and BlackBerr
y
a
pp
lications;
• develo
p
in
g
server and deskto
p
software for enter
p
rise and consumer environments;
• develo
p
in
g
infrastructure s
y
stems to
p
rovide the underl
y
in
g
su
pp
ort for wireless network and Internet connectivit
y
;
• providing a platform and tools for third party software developers and enterprises to write and wirelessly enable
a
pp
lications;
• im
p
rovin
g
manufacturin
g
and testin
g
technolo
g
ies; and
• develo
p
in
g
accessories to be used with BlackBerr
y
smart
p
hones and tablets.