Research In Motion Limited
Type	Public TSX: RIM, NASDAQ: RIMM
Founded	Waterloo, Ontario (1984)
Headquarters	Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Key people	Mike Lazaridis, founder and co-CEO Jim Balsillie, co-CEO Dennis Kavelman, COO
Industry	wireless handheld communication products
Products	BlackBerry, Inter@ctive pager
Revenue	US$6. A public company usually refers to a company that is permitted to offer its registered securities ( Stock, bonds, etc The NASDAQ (acronym of National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations) is an American Stock exchange. Waterloo is a City in Ontario, Canada. It is the smallest of the three cities in the Regional Municipality Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Waterloo is a City in Ontario, Canada. It is the smallest of the three cities in the Regional Municipality Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Mihal "Mike" Lazaridis, OC, OOnt (born March 14, 1961, Istanbul, Turkey) is the founder and co- CEO A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator James Laurence Balsillie (born February 3, 1961) is a Canadian Chartered Accountant and co- CEO of Research In Motion. A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" In Marketing, a product is anything that can be offered to a Market that might satisfy a want or need The BlackBerry is a Wireless Handheld device introduced in 1999 as a two-way pager The Inter@ctive Pager, introduced in 1995 by Research In Motion (RIM allowed users to receive and send messages over the internet via In business revenue or revenues is Income that a company receives from its normal business activities usually from the sale of goods and services The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been 0 billion (fiscal 2007)
Employees	8,387 (Q1 2008)
Website	www.rim.com

Research In Motion Limited (RIM) (TSX: RIM, NASDAQ: RIMM) is a Canadian wireless device company. A fiscal year (or financial year, or sometimes budget year) is a period used for calculating annual ("yearly" Financial statements in Businesses Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. A fiscal year (or financial year, or sometimes budget year) is a period used for calculating annual ("yearly" Financial statements in Businesses 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages The NASDAQ (acronym of National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations) is an American Stock exchange. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Wireless communication is the transfer of information over a distance without the use of electrical conductors or " Wires quot It is best known as the developer of the BlackBerry handheld communication device. The BlackBerry is a Wireless Handheld device introduced in 1999 as a two-way pager Communication is the process of conveying information from a sender to a receiver with the use of a medium in which the communicated information is understood the same way

RIM is headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, and is a sponsor of RIM Park in the northeast of the city. Waterloo is a City in Ontario, Canada. It is the smallest of the three cities in the Regional Municipality RIM Park is a 500- Acre (2 km² city Park facility on the northeast side of the city of Waterloo Ontario, close to the neighbourhood of Eastbridge It was founded by Mike Lazaridis, who currently serves as its co-CEO along with Jim Balsillie. Mihal "Mike" Lazaridis, OC, OOnt (born March 14, 1961, Istanbul, Turkey) is the founder and co- CEO A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator James Laurence Balsillie (born February 3, 1961) is a Canadian Chartered Accountant and co- CEO of Research In Motion.

RIM develops its own software for its devices, using C++ and Java technology. C++ (" C Plus Plus " ˌsiːˌplʌsˈplʌs is a general-purpose Programming language. Java refers to a number of Computer software products and specifications from Sun Microsystems that together provide a system for developing Application software RIM also develops and sells embedded wireless data components.

Contents 1 History 2 Patent litigation 2.1 RIM v Glenayre 2.2 RIM v Good Technology 2.3 RIM v Handspring 2.4 RIM v NTP 2.5 RIM v Xerox 2.6 Visto v RIM 3 Competition 4 References 5 External links

History

Prior to the manufacture of the BlackBerry, RIM worked with RAM Mobile Data and Ericsson to turn the Ericsson-developed Mobitex wireless data network into a two-way paging and wireless e-mail network. RAM Mobile Data was originally founded by RAM Broadcasting Corporation as American Mobile Data Communications Inc Ericsson ( Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson) () one of the largest Swedish companies is a leading provider of telecommunication and data communication systems Mobitex is an OSI based Open standard, national public access wireless packet-switched data network A pager (sometimes called a beeper) is a simple personal Telecommunications device for short messages Wireless communication is the transfer of information over a distance without the use of electrical conductors or " Wires quot Electronic mail, often abbreviated to e-mail, email, or originally eMail, is a Store-and-forward method of writing sending receiving Computer networking is the Engineering Discipline concerned with communication between Computer systems or devices Networking routers Pivotal in this development was the release of the Inter@ctive pager 950, which started shipping in August 2000. The Inter@ctive Pager, introduced in 1995 by Research In Motion (RIM allowed users to receive and send messages over the internet via The year 1998 in Science and Technology involved many events some of which are included below About the size of a bar of soap, this device competed against the SkyTel two-way paging network developed by Motorola. Motorola Inc ( is an American, multinational Fortune 100, Telecommunications company based in Schaumburg Illinois.

RIM's early development was financed by Canadian institutional and venture capital investors in 1995 through a private placement in the then privately-held company. Working Ventures Canadian Fund Inc. led the first venture round with a $5,000,000 investment with the proceeds being used to complete the development of RIM's two-way paging system hardware and software. A total of $30,000,000 in pre-IPO financing was raised by the company prior to its initial public offering on the Toronto Stock Exchange in January, 1998 under the symbol RIM.

Since then, RIM has released a variety of devices running on GSM, CDMA, and Motorola iDEN networks. GSM ( Global System for Mobile communications: originally from Groupe Spécial Mobile) is the most popular standard for Mobile phones in the Code division multiple access ( CDMA) is a Channel access method utilized by various radio communication technologies Motorola Inc ( is an American, multinational Fortune 100, Telecommunications company based in Schaumburg Illinois. For other uses of Iden/IDEN see Iden (disambiguation Integrated Digital Enhanced Network (iDEN is a mobile telecommunications technology The ubiquity of these BlackBerry devices in the corporate environment and the compulsive use of its ability to quickly send and receive e-mail has earned it the nickname "Crackberry" as users feel they can not live without it.

In 2007, RIM was named one of Canada's Top 100 Employers, as published in Maclean's magazine, the only wireless technology company to receive this honour. Canada's Top 100 Employers is an annual competition that recognizes the best places in Canada to work Maclean's is a Canadian weekly News magazine, reporting on Canadian issues such as politics pop culture and current events ^[1]

Patent litigation

Since the turn of the century, RIM has been embroiled in a series of suits relating to alleged patent infringement. . ^[2]

RIM v Glenayre

In 2001, Research in Motion sued competitor Glenayre Electronics^[3] Inc for patent infringement, partly in response to an earlier infringement suit filed by Glenayre against RIM. Patent infringement is the act of utilizing a patented Invention without permission from the Patent holder RIM sought an injunction to prevent Glenayre from infringing RIM's patents. ^[4] The suit was ultimately settled.

RIM v Good Technology

In June 2002, Research in Motion filed suit against 2000 start-up and competitor Good Technology^[5]. Good Technology is a company selling Push e-mail products for Mobile phone. RIM filed additional complaints through-out the year^[6]. In March 2004, Good agreed to a licensing deal, thereby settling the outstanding litigation. ^[7]

RIM v Handspring

On September 16th, 2002, Research in Motion was awarded a patent pertaining to keyboard design on hand-held e-mail devices. Electronic mail, often abbreviated to e-mail, email, or originally eMail, is a Store-and-forward method of writing sending receiving Upon receiving the patent, it proceeded to sue Handspring over its Treo device. ^[8][9]. Handspring eventually agreed to license RIM's patent and avoid further litigation in November of the same year. ^[10]

RIM v NTP

During the appeals, RIM discovered new prior art that raised a "substantial new question of patentability" and filed for a reexamination of the patents of the NTP patents in the United States Patent and Trademark Office. In United States patent law, a reexamination is a process whereby a third party or Inventor can have a Patent reexamined by a Patent examiner The United States Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO or USPTO) is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce that issues Patents to That reexamination is conducted separately to the court cases for infringement. In February 2006, the USPTO rejected all of NTP's claims in three disputed patents. The United States Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO or USPTO) is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce that issues Patents to NTP has appealed the decision, and the reexamination process is still outgoing as of July 2006 (See NTP, Inc. for details). NTP Inc is a Virginia -based Patent holding company founded in 1992 by the late Inventor Thomas J

On 3 March 2006, RIM announced that it had settled its BlackBerry patent dispute with NTP. Under the terms of the settlement, RIM has agreed to pay NTP US$612. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been 5 million in a “full and final settlement of all claims. ” In a statement, RIM said that “all terms of the agreement have been finalized and the litigation against RIM has been dismissed by a court order this afternoon. The agreement eliminates the need for any further court proceedings or decisions relating to damages or injunctive relief. Case law' (also known as decisional law or judicial precedent) is that body of reported Judicial opinions in countries that have Common law In Law, damages refers to the money paid or awarded to a Claimant (England Pursuer (Scotland or Plaintiff (US following a successful An injunction is an Equitable remedy in the form of a Court order, whereby a party is required to do or interact with in certain ways all right or to refrain from ”

(See also: NTP, Inc.)

RIM v Xerox

On July 17, 2003, while still imbrued in litigation with NTP and Good Technology, RIM filed suit against Xerox in the U. NTP Inc is a Virginia -based Patent holding company founded in 1992 by the late Inventor Thomas J S. District of Hartford, Connecticut. The suit was filed in response to discussions about patents held by Xerox that might affect RIM's business, and also asks that patents held by Xerox be invalidated. ^[11]

Visto v RIM

On May 1, 2006, RIM was sued by Visto for patent infringement. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Visto is a private US company located in Redwood Shores CA Visto sells Push e-mail products for mobile phones. ^[12]

Competition

Middleware

• Apple Inc.
• Good Technology
• Palm
• Visto
• Consilient
• Motorola
• Nokia

Platform/OS

• Microsoft Windows Mobile
• Symbian OS
• iPhone

References

External links

• Research In Motion website
• BlackBerry website
• BlackBerry Support Forums
• ValueWiki Research in Motion Profile

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