(August 16, 2002) - Abaco, Inc. has announced the success of its initiative
to enable enterprise application functionality from J2METM-based BlackBerryTM
handhelds from Research In Motion (RIM). Abaco's Atoma mobile enterprise
framework now helps extend the functionality of the BlackBerry solution by
enabling mobile professionals to access important corporate applications and
data.
Using its patent pending technologies for transaction-based synchronization,
mobile application development, sophisticated device and peripheral support,
and robust SAP connectivity including support for BAPI, IDOC, and RFC
interfaces, Atoma now supports J2ME-based applications utilizing RIM's
recently announced Mobile Data Service feature for BlackBerry Enterprise
Server. In keeping with Abaco's track record of technological innovation,
experience, and leadership in the enterprise mobile... (more)
Eating blackberries is easy; but eating BlackBerry would be more challenging.
That was the conclusion of one analyst commenting on the rumors this week
that Microsoft might be thinking of buying BlackBerry-maker RIM. Barry
Richards of Paradigm Capital in Toronto told The Canadian Press that, in view
of RIM's colossal $50BN market cap, "We are running out of possible acquirors
and we are now left with Cisco, Microsoft, IBM and maybe Nokia."
RIM reported first-quarter revenue in June of more than $1BN for the first
time ever, while net profits jumped 73% to $232.2M, making the Canadi... (more)
(July 31, 2003) - Research In Motion (RIM) has announced support for the IBM
Lotus® Instant Messaging (IM) Everyplace 3 application on RIM's Java-based
BlackBerry Wireless Handhelds. RIM and IBM have collaborated over the past
several months to test and optimize performance of Lotus Instant Messaging
Everyplace on the BlackBerry wireless platform. Key IM features are now
available wirelessly to BlackBerry enterprise customers, including presence
awareness, chat (one-to-one and one-to-many), instant messaging between both
desktop and other mobile users, IM contact list access, IM... (more)
TeleCommunication Systems announced the availability of Rand McNally Traffic,
a downloadable Java application for BlackBerry devices from Research In
Motion (RIM) Rand McNally Traffic leverages the BlackBerry Enterprise
Solution to deliver unlimited, up-to-the-minute traffic information for 94
U.S. metro markets -- more than any other major wireless traffic application
available today.
The software is designed to make it quick and easy for a subscriber to access
real-time traffic conditions and view incident specifics. Compiled from
multiple sources, Rand McNally Traffic reports... (more)
Sybase 365, a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc., a provider in the delivery and
settlement of messaging interoperability as well as the management and
distribution of mobile content, has launched the AvantGo client for
BlackBerry smart phones, from Research In Motion (RIM). BlackBerry users can
now access updated, customized content from thousands of mobile Web sites
anytime and anywhere – in either an online or offline mode – in a
format that is optimized for BlackBerry smart phones.
AvantGo for BlackBerry caches content locally, providing enhanced navigation,
faster brows... (more)