RIM said to open up to rivals

Financial Times (blog) - 29 Nov, 2011
Research In Motion, the company behind the BlackBerry smartphone, is rolling out a new system that aims to help its corporate customers maintain and manage the security of their employees' BlackBerrys as well as rival devices such as the iPhone, ...

RIM offers security to Android and Apple users

Inquirer - 29 Nov, 2011
CANADIAN MOBILE FIRM Research in Motion (RIM) has offered its expertise to users of rival provider handsets and released security software for Apple and Android devices. The firm said that it used its years of experience to build the ...

BlackBerry PlayBook sold out on Best Buy

Moneycontrol.com - 29 Nov, 2011
Now, after all the hype over the rumour about RIM planning on dropping the PlayBook tablet in the wake of less than satisfactory sales, or the more recent bit about several units of the tablet lying untouched in RIM's inventory, Best Buy has a ...

Analysts split on BlackBerry's fate

Times of India - 29 Nov, 2011
A pair of Monday morning notes on Research In Motion paint sharply contrasting views of the company that makes the BlackBerry. TORONTO: A pair of Monday morning notes on Research In Motion paint sharply contrasting views of the company that makes the ...

RIM to offer security features on iPhone, Androids

Reuters - 29 Nov, 2011
A person uses the new Blackberry Bold 9900 at a release party to promote the BlackBerry OS 7 devices in Toronto August 3, 2011. By Alastair Sharp TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry maker Research In Motion is seeking to cash in as companies switch to rival ...

Brownie points: RIM to offer security features on iPhone, Androids

Firstpost - 29 Nov, 2011
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion is seeking to cash in as companies switch to rival smartphones with a new tool that offers some of its important security features for sexier devices like the iPhone. The company said on Tuesday that it will launch ...

RIM to offer security tools for Apple, Android devices

Times of India - 29 Nov, 2011
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion is seeking to cash in as companies switch to rival smartphones with a new tool that offers some of its important security. TORONTO: BlackBerry maker Research In Motion is seeking to cash in as companies switch to ...

RIM Announces BlackBerry Mobile Fusion-The Next Generation Enterprise Mobility ...

MarketWatch (press release) - 29 Nov, 2011
WATERLOO, ONTARIO, Nov 29, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Research In Motion (RIM) /quotes/zigman/18534/quotes/nls/rimm RIMM +3.00% /quotes/zigman/18555 CA:RIM +0.18% today introduced BlackBerry(R) Mobile Fusion - the Company's next-generation ...

RIM to Offer Multiplatform Device Management

PCWorld - 29 Nov, 2011
Research In Motion is taking on mobile device management for Android and Apple iOS devices as well as its own products, introducing the BlackBerry Mobile Fusion product on Tuesday. BlackBerry Mobile Fusion is designed to ...

RIM launching BlackBerry Mobile Fusion to secure iPhone, Android devices

National Post (registration) - 29 Nov, 2011
The BlackBerry logo is seen on a Curve 9300 smartphone, manufactured by Research In Motion Ltd. TORONTO • In a move designed to bolster its relationship with core users in the business world, Research In Motion Ltd. plans to launch a new technology ...

RIM More Open to Rivals

Wall Street Journal - 29 Nov, 2011
Research In Motion Ltd. is rolling out a new system that aims to help its corporate customers keep track of employees' BlackBerrys as well as rival devices they use, including the iPhone. The moveâ€"the BlackBerry maker's first to ...

RIM server upgrade to allow rivals' devices into the tent

Globe and Mail - 29 Nov, 2011
As business goes increasingly mobile, Research In Motion Ltd. RIM-T is getting ready to cash in on its reputation for wireless security â€" even if the devices being secured are not BlackBerrys but iPads. On Tuesday, RIM plans to announce a global ...

RIM sells BlackBerry PlayBook for $99 to select group

Washington Post - 29 Nov, 2011
Does $199 sound like too much for the BlackBerry Playbook this holiday season? RIM seems to think so, but only for its employees. According to multiple sources, the 16GB 7-inch tablet is now available to RIM employees through a special corporate portal ...

Surging RIM sales catch retailers off guard

Toronto Star - 29 Nov, 2011
Some big US electronics retailers appear to have been caught off guard by brisk sales of Research In Motion Ltd.'s PlayBook tablet computer over the Black Friday holiday. Consumers complained that orders for the heavily discounted device were cancelled ...

Rally lifts stinkers, but not RIM

Globe and Mail (blog) - 29 Nov, 2011
Some of the most beaten-up stocks are seeing the biggest gains in Monday's broad rally, putting the “risk” into the “risk-on” trade. Netflix Inc., which slumped 77 per cent from its high in July amid management stumbles and concerns about next year's ...

Best Buy: We're sold out of PlayBooks

CNET - 29 Nov, 2011
Apparently, all it takes to move the BlackBerry PlayBook is a $300 haircut on the price tag. Best Buy confirmed to CNET that it has sold out of Research In Motion's tablet. ...

$200 Blackberry Playbook Pulled From Retail Listings, Some Orders Canceled

PCWorld (blog) - 29 Nov, 2011
Days after the Blackberry Playbook tablet's price dropped to $200 and up, something strange is going on: Retailers are removing the Playbook from their online catalogs, and some Best Buy customers say their ...

BlackBerry PlayBook Reportedly Pulled From Best Buy Site; Orders Allegedly ...

Huffington Post - 29 Nov, 2011
On November 21, BlackBerry maker Research In Motion announced huge holiday price cuts on the 7-inch BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. Though the device debuted earlier in 2011 at $499 (16GB), RIM's most recent reduction brought the tablet down to $199. ...

Analyst keen on RIM, sees shares as 'absurdly oversold'

Globe and Mail - 29 Nov, 2011
These are stories Report on Business is following Monday, Nov. 28. Get the top business stories through the day on BlackBerry or iPhone by bookmarking our mobile-friendly webpage. Analysts continue to weigh in on the fortunes and misfortunes of ...

Analysts split on BlackBerry's fate

Reuters Canada - 29 Nov, 2011
(Reuters) - A pair of Monday morning notes on Research In Motion paint sharply contrasting views of the company that makes the BlackBerry. Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu downgraded RIM shares to "neutral" from "buy" and said he expects increased ...

Analysts split on BlackBerry's fate

Reuters - 29 Nov, 2011
A person uses the new Blackberry Bold 9900 at a release party to promote the BlackBerry OS 7 devices in Toronto August 3, 2011. (Reuters) - A pair of Monday morning notes on Research In Motion paint sharply contrasting views of the company that makes ...

Mobile's Big Cyber Monday: RIM's Not Merry

InformationWeek - 29 Nov, 2011
Cyber Monday means mobile Monday for many buyers this year. Are you finally ready to trade in your beloved BlackBerry? By Laurianne McLaughlin InformationWeek If you're a gadget person, this holiday season offers plenty of temptation, from new tablets ...

Research in Motion, Shaw Wu Only Regrets He Didn't Downgrade You Sooner

Wall Street Journal (blog) - 29 Nov, 2011
Ben Dummett wrote earlier about Gus Papageorgiou, one of the last remaining bulls on the perpetually troubled Research in Motion. Shortly after Papageorgiou penned his love letter to RIM today, another analyst, Shaw Wu of Sterne Agee, ...

Research in Motion 'Absurdly Oversold,' Declares Analyst

Wall Street Journal (blog) - 29 Nov, 2011
Bucking the street's increasingly bearish view of Research In Motion, Scotia Capital's Gus Papageorgiou this morning declared the stock “absurdly oversold” and reiterated his “outperform” rating. Papageorgiou also contended RIM's ...

RIM: Sterne Agee Cuts To Hold, But Scotia Says Way Oversold

Barron's (blog) - 29 Nov, 2011
Shares of Research in Motion (RIMM) are up 60 cents, or almost 4%, at $16.60 this morning after Scotia Capital and Sterne Agee took opposing positions on the stock. Sterne Agee's Shaw Wu cut his rating on the shares to Neutral from Buy, ...

For RIM, lowered expectations may still be too high

CNET (blog) - 29 Nov, 2011
Wall Street has already been down on Research In Motion, but one analyst says the negative sentiment enveloping the BlackBerry maker may not be sufficient yet. ...

RIM downgraded on competition fears

CANOE - 29 Nov, 2011
Sterne Agee downgraded Research In Motion Ltd to "neutral" from "buy," and said it expects increased competition to hurt the BlackBerry maker's margins. Highly competitive pricing from HTC Corp, Amazon.com Inc, Samsung Electronics and Apple Inc have ...

Chinese rival puts heat on RIM for key African sales

Globe and Mail - ‎Nov 27, 2011‎
The Chinese are coming, and they're taking dead aim at one of BlackBerry's most lucrative markets. After racking up huge sales in its debut in the African smartphone market this year, Chinese manufacturer Huawei is planning a full-scale assault next ...

$199 BlackBerry PlayBook: the HP TouchPad of this Black Friday?

ZDNet (blog) - ‎Nov 27, 2011‎
Summary: Perhaps RIM's $300 sale on all PlayBooks during Black Friday was too much of a good thing for the Waterloo-based company and its beleaguered tablet. HP's summer fire sale of its short-lived HP ...

BlackBerry Playbook going for just $99

Ubergizmo - 29 Nov, 2011
You know the age old saying, if at first you don't succeed, try again. I guess the same applies to Research In Motion with their BlackBerry Playbook, where this particular tablet device has not been doing too well ...

 

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