RIM Introduces New Hand-Held for Business Users in Europe Nov 28, 2003

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Research In Motion (RIM) of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada has unveiled the new BlackBerry(R) 7730 Wireless Handheld(TM) for mobile professionals in Europe.

The BlackBerry 7730(TM) features a large, color screen, supports worldwide international roaming on GSM/GPRS networks, and delivers email, phone, SMS, browser and organizer applications. The new, Java(TM)-based BlackBerry 7730 is now available for corporate customers in the United Kingdom through O2. Details on pricing and roaming services are available from O2.

"In addition to the phone and email, many of our corporate customers use their BlackBerry handheld to wirelessly access the Internet and a variety of corporate data applications on their company Intranet," said Mike Lazaridis, president and co-CEO at RIM. "The high-resolution color screen and the large display make the BlackBerry 7730 ideal for business users that need access to corporate applications while out of the office."

Laurence Alexander, Products Director O2 UK said: "We are delighted to offer our customers the latest BlackBerry hand-held from RIM. We were the first mobile operator to bring BlackBerry to Europe and it has proved to be a great success. Our relationship with Research In Motion continues to go from strength to strength. This latest announcement is a great example of how we are working together to bring our customers a wide range of data solutions to meet a variety of business needs. The O2 portfolio now includes a range of monochrome and color BlackBerry handhelds at prices to suit all."

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