RIM demos solution to tap BBM, awaits government nod

Moneycontrol.com - 9 Nov, 2011
In an bid to appease the Indian government, who continue to worry about the growing security concerns surrounding the encrypted nature of BlackBerry's messenger service, BBM, maker RIM has devised a plan, reports The Economic Times. ...

RIM Developer Chief Sees Benefits From BlackBerry Outage 'Free Apps' Offering

Forbes - 9 Nov, 2011
In mid-October, as an apology for a three-day, near-global outage of BlackBerry service, Research In Motion (RIM) offered $100 of applications free to BlackBerry users. Alec Saunders, RIM's new head of developer relations. ...

RIM Offers auto-solution to tap its messenger service

Economic Times - 9 Nov, 2011
KOLKATA: The maker of Blackberry smartphones, Canada's Research In Motion (RIM) has demonstrated an auto-solution to tap its messenger services to assuage India's security concerns and is awaiting feedback from the government, a top company executive ...

RIM Plans 'Big Push' For NFC-Enabled BlackBerry Apps

Forbes - 9 Nov, 2011
Inspired by the ability to turn cellphones into mobile wallets, many major handset makers are building NFC (Near Field Communications) technology into their devices. Research In Motion (RIM) is going one step further by targeting NFC applications as a ...

RIM dissidents push for change at BlackBerry maker

Reuters UK - 9 Nov, 2011
A woman walks outside Research in Motion's (RIM) headquarters in Slough, southern England in this October 13, 2011 file photo. By Pav Jordan and Alastair Sharp TORONTO (Reuters) - The company that makes the BlackBerry has a short window to revive its ...

RIM dissidents push for change at BlackBerry maker

Reuters Africa - 9 Nov, 2011
TORONTO, Nov 8 (Reuters) - The company that makes the BlackBerry has a short window to revive its sagging share price and shake up its business, or risk the escalation of a dissent movement that claims support from ...

RIM should buy webOS from HP

ZDNet (blog) - 9 Nov, 2011
Summary: HP is supposedly going to tell the webOS group what will happen with them in an all-hands meeting today. Working in the webOS business unit at HP must be one of the most depressing places to ...

RIM re-confirms stand over Blackberry encryption data sharing

Business Standard - ‎Nov 8, 2011‎
Research in Motion (RIM), the $20 billion company, and makers of the iconic Blackberry phones, on Tuesday reiterated their stand that the issue of security concerns over encryption data is an industry problem and needs a larger solution. ...

Barclays knocks RIM shares down a peg

Register - ‎Nov 8, 2011‎
By Brid-Aine Parnell • Get more from this author The shine has been taken off BlackBerry-maker RIM's shares after the firm's stock was downgraded by Barclays. The reassessment of the Canadian biz comes after a string of problems that more than halved ...

Research in Motion to Stay Cheap For a While: Analysts

Wall Street Journal (blog) - ‎Nov 8, 2011‎
Recent missteps should prevent Research In Motion from shaking its low valuation, Barclays Capital analysts write today as they cut their rating on RIM to equal-weight from overweight. The firm says initial BB7 demand is healthy, ...

RIM: Barclays Cuts To Hold On QNX Delays

Barron's (blog) - ‎Nov 8, 2011‎
Barclays Capital's Jeff Kvaal this morning cut his rating on shares of Research in Motion (RIMM) to Equal Weight from Overweight, and cut his price target to $23 from $40, writing that the company's current drastically low P/E multiple ...

Research In Motion: Barclays Downgrades, Chops Target

Forbes - ‎Nov 8, 2011‎
Barclays Capital analyst Jeff Kvaal this morning cut his rating on Research In Motion to Equal Weight from Overweight, reducing his target on the stock to $23, from $40. The stock closed yesterday at $18.89. Kvaal notes that the stock trades for just ...

Barclays downgrades RIM on product delays

Reuters - ‎Nov 8, 2011‎
(Reuters) - Research In Motion will lose more market share in the United States and see its international growth limited as the rollout of the Blackberry maker's new operating platform hits snags, Barclays said, downgrading the stock by a notch to ...

Wooing of app developers paying off, RIM VP says

Toronto Star - ‎Nov 7, 2011‎
Research In Motion Ltd. could be bringing an app “evangelist” to a community near you. Alec Saunders, the BlackBerry maker's new vice-president of developer relations, said RIM is working to expand a program unveiled at its North American developer's ...

Déjà Vu: BlackBerry Service Restored

Fox Business - ‎Nov 7, 2011‎
Research in Motion (RIMM) has restored BlackBerry service after reports surfaced earlier on Monday that the network was experiencing delays in the US, particularly in sending and receiving e-mails. The company acknowledged in a ...

RIM disputes new BlackBerry outage claim

CBC.ca - ‎Nov 7, 2011‎
Research In Motion denies reports that its BlackBerry network was hit by an outage Monday, saying any interruptions that smartphone users experienced were due to a wider internet problem unrelated to their infrastructure. ...

RIM a "wounded puppy" as bank downgrades stock outlook

TelecomTV (registration) - 9 Nov, 2011
Barclays Capital, spooked by the continuing decline in the value of Research in Motion's share price, (it has fallen by more than half since May this year), has "re-assessed" the business of the Canadian manufacturer of BlackBerry devices and in light ...

Things May Not Be As Bad For Research In Motion As Charts Suggest

Seeking Alpha - 9 Nov, 2011
In this article, I will make the somewhat controversial dual claim that while 1) prospects for Research In Motion (RIM) (the company) are dim, and the company's flagship Blackberry products will be relegated to a niche market for the foreseeable future ...

RIM lures developers with new BBX platform

SDTimes.com - 9 Nov, 2011
RIM, currently languishing in the mobile platform race, is trying several strategies to attract developers to its BlackBerry and PlayBook platforms. It has allowed developers to port their Android applications, allows for HTML5 ...

Research In Motion: Is There Hope for RIM in 2012?

The VAR Guy - 9 Nov, 2011
Is RIM headed for tougher times than initially anticipated? Barclays just downgraded RIM's stock. We typically don't spend much time tracking stock upgrades and downgrades. But in RIM's case, the Barclays downgrade arrives as RIM shares are already ...

Research In Motion Introduces the New BlackBerry Curve 9360 in Hong Kong

VAdvert Press Center (press release) - 9 Nov, 2011
Hong Kong " Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced plans to launch the BlackBerry® Curve™ 9360, which features the new BlackBerry® 7 operating system (OS) , in Hong Kong. The BlackBerry Curve 9360 smartphone is expected to be ...

Analyst Claims BBX Superphone Won't Release Until Mid-2012; Falls In Line With ...

N4BB - 9 Nov, 2011
A new report, from Barclays Capital analyst Jeff Kvaal claims we won't see a BBX device until mid-2012, which oddly enough backs up what we exclusively told you with the BBX Superphone specs. As a result, Kvaal has listed RIM as equal rate and has ...

Analyst Says QNX Phones Only Coming in Q2

BerryReview - 9 Nov, 2011
by the BerryReview Team on November 8th, 2011 · Leave a Comment You have to love analysts! The latest spotted by AllThingsD is Jeff Kvall of Barclays Capital. He just downgraded RIM's stock from $40 to $23 because RIM's products including QNX phones ...

A Millennial's Take on Why BlackBerry is Over (Sorry, RIM)

SDTimes.com (blog) - 9 Nov, 2011
Technology has defined my entire existence -- I have been using a computer since the rip old age of 3 and had Internet in my house from birth. My mother worked from home via an "Internet" connection that ...

Further Delays for RIM's QNX Smartphones?

All Things Digital - 9 Nov, 2011
Another brutal downgrade for Research In Motion. Barclays Capital analyst Jeff Kvaal this morning lowered his rating on the company's shares from Overweight to Equal Weight, and slashed his price target from $40 to $23. The challenges facing RIM as it ...

Sell Research In Motion Before It's Too Late

Motley Fool - 9 Nov, 2011
It's just another gloomy day in Research In Motion's (Nasdaq: RIMM ) gradual descent into market indifference. Barclays Capital's Jeff Kvaal became the latest analyst to talk down the BlackBerry maker this ...

Built for BlackBerry " get devices before release

TamsBlackBerry - 9 Nov, 2011
In the past, a lot of RIM devices have leaked out. This was often stated to be due to developer and carrier early access " but accessory builders can also get BlackBerry devices beforehand. The Built For BlackBerry programme gives confidence to the ...

Barclays Downgrades RIM (RIMM) as Issues with BB7, PlayBook 2.0 Delays Will Weigh

StreetInsider.com (subscription) - 9 Nov, 2011
Shares of Research In Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM) are lower Tuesday afternoon amid an earlier upgrade from Barclays' Jeff Kvaal. The stock last traded at $18.61, down about 1.5 percent from Monday's closing price. Notably, the S&P 500 is currently down about ...

Firms will flee cloud if lessons from Siri and RIM outages not learned

ComputerworldUK - 9 Nov, 2011
In light of the recent Apple Siri and RIM BlackBerry outages firms will avoid moving to cloud services unless suppliers stop "designing them to fail", says cloud research firm ...

RIM's developer chief on the future of BlackBerry, BBX

zimGossip - ‎Nov 8, 2011‎
In September, not long previous to Research In Shift's (TSX: RIM) fourth annual BlackBerry Developer Conference--and just a month or so after the company's former BlackBerry development chief stepped down--RIM named a groundbreaking new VP of Developer ...

 

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