RIM to buy Irish cloud software firm NewBay

Release Date 10 Oct, 2011 in ZDNet UK

 
   

RIM to buy Irish cloud software firm NewBay

ZDNet UK - Kevin Kwang - 10 Oct, 2011
Research In Motion has agreed to buy Irish mobile software maker NewBay, in a bid to build up BlackBerry's features as it plays catch-up to rival services. The BlackBerry device maker has negotiated a ...

RIM buys software maker NewBay for $100M

ZDNet Asia - Kevin Kwang - 10 Oct, 2011
Acquisition of Irish company, which provides photo, video and social network tools for smartphones and computers, will help boost Canadian phonemaker's efforts to catch up with rival ...

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

San Francisco Chronicle - Matt Rosoff - ‎Oct 7, 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 - ‎Oct 7, 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 - ‎Oct 7, 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 - ‎Oct 7, 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 - ‎Oct 7, 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 - ‎Oct 7, 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 to acquire cloud services provider NewBay

Know Your Mobile (blog) - Ben Griffin - 10 Oct, 2011
It looks like RIM is about to up its cloud game with BlackBerry, as a deal to purchase cloud specialists NewBay has been agreed. The deal to buy NewBay, which is estimated to have cost RIM $100 million dollars, could see BlackBerry add the ability to ...

RIM to acquire cloud software firm Newbay

ComputerWeekly.com - 10 Oct, 2011
Blackberry maker Research in Motion (RIM) has confirmed plans to acquire cloud software firm, Newbay. Irish firm Newbay provides operators and device makers with a software platform, called LifeCache, to power cloud-based services for digital content ...

RIM buys NewBay

TechEye - 10 Oct, 2011
Blackberry maker RIM thinks that, if it is to become competitive again, it too needs something cloud-y for its users. So it has bought an Irish outfit called NewBay, with early reports suggesting the price tag at $100 million. ...

RIM agrees to buy cloud-based services company Newbay

New Media Age (subscription) - Ronan Shields - 10 Oct, 2011
BlackBerry manufacturer RIM is to purchase NewBay Software in a bid to establish its own cloud-based services. The exact size of the deal is unclear but sources close to the negotiations claimed the acquisition fee is in the region of $100m (ÂŁ63.9m). ...

Deals done this past week

Siliconrepublic.com - 10 Oct, 2011
BlackBerry creator RIM has reportedly acquired Irish software company NewBay in a deal worth US$100m and will keep NewBay's current headquarters in Dublin, which employs 200 staff. Founded in 2002, NewBay develops software for mobile phones, ...

RIM to acquire carrier software vendor NewBay

ComputerworldUK - Stephen Lawson - 10 Oct, 2011
Research In Motion has agreed to acquire Irish company NewBay Software, a provider of software to help mobile operators and device makers deliver content and services. ...

RIM buys NewBay amid its own takeover talk

Rethink Wireless - Caroline Gabriel - 10 Oct, 2011
Last week saw the latest iteration of one of the industry's favorite rumors, a takeover of RIM - but this time, it was an operator, Vodafone, in the frame. Meanwhile, whether or not the BlackBerry maker is a target, it is engaged in ...

RIMS acquires white-label cloud content specialist NewBay for $100 million

Pocket Gamer.Biz - Keith Andrew - 10 Oct, 2011
Billed by commentators as a way for BlackBerry to play catch-up before the deal had even been closed, RIM has acquired Dublin-based white-label cloud content specialist NewBay for a reported $100 million. The purchase, which will enable ...

RIM acquires NewBay for $100 million

Neowin - 10 Oct, 2011
Research in Motion, in an apparent attempt to get more into the cloud-based business, has purchased NewBay for a reported $100 million. AllThingsD.com reports that RIM, makers of the Blackberry smatphone and Playbook tablet, would not comment on why ...

RIM Bags Irish Software Company NewBay for $100 Million

ITProPortal - Ravi Mandalia - ‎Oct 8, 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 - ‎Oct 8, 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 - ‎Oct 7, 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 - ‎Oct 7, 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 - ‎Oct 7, 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 - ‎Oct 7, 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 ...

 

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