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Sep 20 2008   4:23AM GMT

RIM Introduces Blackberry Support for OCS 2007



Posted by: Tony Bradley
BlackBerry, Unified Communications, RIM, UC, OCS 2007

I give credit to Palm for bringing the concept of the personal digital assistant (PDA) to the masses. Research in Motion (RIM) however introduced the revolution of integrating the PDA functionality with a mobile phone which can almost be said to be the beginning of unified communications. Well, unified communications evolved and moved on, but the Blackberry did not simply fade into the shadows. Many companies and government agencies are heavily invested in Blackberry communications technology, and as they adopt unified communicatons solutions they need their Blackberry infrastructure to integrate with the tools they use. RIM is continuing to support that need by introducing tools to enable Blackberry devices to integrate with Microsoft’s Office Communication Server 2007. The new capabilities allow the Blackberry to take advantage of a variety of the presence and unified communications functions.

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Aug 31 2007   2:45PM GMT

Microsoft Rumored To Buy Blackberry



Posted by: Tony Bradley
Wireless, Microsoft Windows, BlackBerry, AT&T, Google, Apple, RIM

Actually, the rumor is that Microsoft might be in the market to purchase Canadian-based mobile device manufacturer RIM (Research in Motion), makers of the popular Blackberry communication devices. Microsoft may be feeling some pressure to stake a stronger presence in the mobile device market after their two biggest rivals have entered the fray. Apple recently rolled out the iPhone through AT&T (formerly Cingular), and Google is reportedly seeking to purchase airwave bandwidth and may be announcing a Google-centric mobile device of their own. Microsoft already makes the Windows Mobile operating system, used on a variety of mobile and handheld devices. The purchase, if it happens, would put Microsoft in a position to develop both the hardware and software, and could also allow them to potentially phase out the Blackberry OS, one of the biggest competitors for mobile device operating systems.

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