RIM Spends $100 Million On Irish Startup NewBay To Catch Up To Apple And ...

San Francisco Chronicle - Matt Rosoff - 8 Oct, 2011
Research in Motion is buying Dublin-based mobile software company NewBay for a reported $100 million. The deal, which was first reported by the Irish Times, will help RIM build the kind of cloud-based services that competing mobile platform providers ...

RIM pays rumoured $100 million to acquire Irish software developer

Toronto Star - Morgan Campbell - 8 Oct, 2011
As rumours swirl about Research in Motion's stability, and its trademark BlackBerry lags behind other smart phones, one analyst says a nine-figure acquisition of an Irish software might enable RIM to gain ground on its rivals. ...

RIM to Acquire Carrier Software Vendor NewBay

PCWorld - Stephen Lawson - 8 Oct, 2011
Research In Motion confirmed on Friday that it has agreed to acquire NewBay Software, a provider of software to help mobile operators and device makers deliver content and services. NewBay, based in Dublin, Ireland, ...

RIM acquires mobile-cloud software firm--report

CNET - Andrew Nusca - 8 Oct, 2011
Founded in 2002, NewBay specializes in the development of mobile-phone software that allows users to create, store, and share digital content in the cloud. The company had deals with Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile USA (and parent Deutsche Telekom), ...

BlackBerry maker RIM buys content provider NewBay

Reuters - Mike Cassese, Alastair Sharp - 8 Oct, 2011
Research In Motion (RIM) Co-CEO Jim Balsillie (C) speaks with President and Co-CEO Mike Lazaridis (L) during the annual general meeting of shareholders in Waterloo July 12, 2011. TORONTO (Reuters) - Research In Motion has reached a deal to buy ...

BlackBerry maker RIM buys content provider NewBay

Reuters - 8 Oct, 2011
TORONTO Oct 7 (Reuters) - Research In Motion has reached a deal to buy Ireland's NewBay, a provider of photo, video, and social-network tools for smartphones and computers, the BlackBerry maker said on Friday. RIM has been slow to latch on to such ...

RIM Buys Irish Software Firm; Investors Not Impressed

Wall Street Journal - Will Connors - ‎Oct 7, 2011‎
TORONTO (Dow Jones)--Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM) said Friday it has agreed to buy Irish software firm NewBay, marking the latest in a string of acquisitions over the past year by the BlackBerry maker as it ...

Research in Motion buys Ireland's NewBay

Montreal Gazette - ‎Oct 7, 2011‎
MONTREAL â€" BlackBerry maker Research in Motion has acquired an Irish software maker for $100 million, according to a report in the Irish Times. Dublin-based NewBay develops cellphone software updates social networks and allows users to create and share ...

RIM acquires mobile cloud software firm NewBay for $100 million: report

ZDNet (blog) - Andrew Nusca - ‎Oct 7, 2011‎
Summary: BlackBerry maker Research in Motion has acquired software firm NewBay in a $100 million deal, according to various reports. Founded in 2002, NewBay specializes in the development of mobile phone ...

RIM scoops up Ireland's NewBay for $100-million

National Post (registration) - Matt Hartley - ‎Oct 7, 2011‎
Research In Motion Ltd.'s recent struggles don't seem to have dampened the BlackBerry maker's appetite for acquisitions. Although RIM has not disclosed financial terms of the acquisition, the deal carries a reported price tag of $100-million. ...

Today in the press

RTE.ie - ‎Oct 7, 2011‎
Irish software firm NewBay has been acquired by Canadian smartphone maker Research in Motion in a $100 million deal. RIM BUYS NEWBAY IN $100m DEAL - Irish software firm NewBay has been acquired by Canadian smartphone maker Research in Motion in a $100 ...

RIM buys NewBay in $100m deal

Irish Times - John Collins - ‎Oct 6, 2011‎
IRISH SOFTWARE firm NewBay has been acquired by Canadian smartphone maker Research in Motion in a $100 million deal. NewBay staff were informed of the company's purchase by the Blackberry maker yesterday. It is understood that RIM intends to keep ...

RIM Bags Irish Software Company NewBay for $100 Million

ITProPortal - Ravi Mandalia - 8 Oct, 2011
BlackBerry and PlayBook maker Research In Motion has announced that it has acquired NewBay - an Irish software firm. Apparently, RIM is planning to retain NewBay's software development center right in Dublin. The NewBay facility in Dublin, ...

Research In Motion to buy Ireland's NewBay for reported $100 million

domain-B - 8 Oct, 2011
Research In Motion (RIM), the maker of BlackBerry smartphones, yesterday cut a deal to buy Ireland's NewBay, a provider of photo, video, and social-network tools for smartphones. RIM did not disclose terms of the acquisition, but The Wall Street ...

RIM Acquires Mobile Content and Cloud Services Provider NewBay

Blackberry Cool - Matt Cameron - 8 Oct, 2011
NewBay is an Ireland-based digital content services company that specializes in white-label solutions for mobile carriers. Some of their products include social networking tools, mobile video content delivery, mobile messaging, ...

RIM buys NewBay for $100 mil to bolster cloud services

IntoMobile - Marin Perez - 8 Oct, 2011
Research In Motion will spend roughly $100 million to purchase NewBay to boost its cloud services, according to a report in The Irish Times. The $100 deal is a relatively large sum for RIM, so what will it be getting? On its website, NewBay says it ...

RIM to purchase NewBay Software

The Wire Report - 8 Oct, 2011
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) announced Friday it has reached an agreement to acquire Ireland-based content producer NewBay Software Ltd. A privately held developer of photo, video and social-networking tools for smartphones, tablets, ...

RIM acquires Irish firm NewBay in $100m deal

TamsBlackBerry - 8 Oct, 2011
It is understood that RIM intends to keep NewBay's software development centre in Dublin, which employs about 200 staff. It will be the first facility for the Canadian firm in Ireland. NewBay develops software for use on mobile phones which enables ...

RIM (RIMM) Getting More 'Cloudy' with New Irish Acquisition

StreetInsider.com (subscription) - 8 Oct, 2011
According to reports citing the Irish Times Friday, RIM (Nasdaq: RIMM) has acquired Dublin-based cloud-storage company NewBay. RIM is paying about $100 million in the deal. NewBay will keep it's offices in Dublin. It employs about 200 staff. ...

RIM buys NewBay for BlackBerry cloud-based media

SlashGear - 8 Oct, 2011
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) has signed an agreement to purchase NewBay Software, a Dublin-based company that provides white-label cloud-based content services. The terms of the deal have not been disclosed, but sources familiar with the ...

RIM, Chasing Its Own iCloud, Buys NewBay For $100 Million

paidContent:UK - 8 Oct, 2011
Here's an acquisition that has come unexpectedly, but not surprisingly: BlackBerry and PlayBook maker RIM (NSDQ: RIMM) has bought New Bay, an Ireland-based mobile social networking and cloud-services specialist NewBay for a sum believed to be in the ...

RIM Prepping iCloud Competitor? Purchases Cloud Services Company

OnlyGizmos - Rahul Srinivas - 8 Oct, 2011
RIM (Research in Motion), the Canadian owner of the BlackBerry smartphones have reportedly purchased NewBay, a company that deals with cloud computing services. The purchase, finer details of which have not been ...

RIM buys NewBay for $100 million

Ubergizmo - Tyler Lee - ‎Oct 7, 2011‎
So Apple has their iCloud, and now it looks like RIM may be attempting something similar with their recent acquisition of NewBay Software, a company that provides white-label cloud-based content services. With RIM's smartphone market share not being ...

RIM buys cloud services company for reported $100 million

Mobile Burn - Dan Seifert - ‎Oct 7, 2011‎
RIM has announced that it has purchased NewBay, a white-label cloud services company. The Canadian smartphone maker did not provide details about the purchase, but some have reported that the deal is worth $100 million. RIM will likely use NewBay's ...

RIM gobbles up NewBay for $100 million

GeekWire - John Cook - ‎Oct 7, 2011‎
Well, it must be acquisition day in the mobile arena. Following news that Nuance had purchased Swype, now comes word that Blackberry-maker RIM is paying $100 million for NewBay Software, reports All Things D. NewBay is headquarted in Ireland, ...

Research in Motion Acquires NewBay

Financial News Network Online - Tim Tracy - ‎Oct 7, 2011‎
Research in Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM) has acquired NewBay Software, reports All Things Digital. According to a source close to the company, the purchase price was approximately $100 million. RBC analyst Mike Abramsky notes, "RIM is coming later to market ...

RIM Acquires NewBay Cloud Based White Label Service

BerryReview - Ronen Halevy - ‎Oct 7, 2011‎
RIM is on a roll with their acquisitions. The latest is the acquisition of NewBay which is a Dublin, Ireland cloud based service provider. They white label their solution LifeCache for cloud based services for storing, ...

RIM pays $100M for NewBay Networks

FierceWireless - Sue Marek - ‎Oct 7, 2011‎
The worldwide success of cellular telephony engendered a culture within the community that all other wireless technologies were somehow inferior. FierceWireless editors looked at some of the more interesting moves in the wireless industry. ...

OS Watch: RIM Buys Up a Cloud Vendor

Light Reading - ‎Oct 7, 2011‎
RIM acquires NewBay: RIM has snatched up cloud vendor NewBay Software Ltd. , the company confirmed to AllThingsD. It didn't shed any light on how it plans to use the white-label cloud service, but it's likely aimed at following Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: ...

NewBay, a Cloud Software Provider, Reportedly Acquired by RIM

WebProNews - ‎Oct 7, 2011‎
According to reports, Research in Motion, which makes BlackBerry smartphones and tablets, has acquired Irish software firm NewBay for $100 million. The Irish Times reports that NewBay staff were informed about the deal yesterday, and that “It is ...

 

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