Thursday, January 29, 2004
Samsung And RIM Ink "BlackBerry Connectivity" Agreement
Posted by Janak Parekh in "NEWS" @ 09:00 PM
"Samsung and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced plans to enable BlackBerry® connectivity on Samsung wireless handhelds. RIM's BlackBerry Connect™ licensing program will help Samsung enable its wireless handhelds to connect to BlackBerry Enterprise Server™ using the same secure, push-based wireless architecture and infrastructure that currently supports thousands of companies and government organizations around the world. The companies also intend to work together to enable Samsung handhelds to connect to BlackBerry Web Client™ services for individuals and smaller businesses."
The PR specifically says the details will be announced later, but I certainly hope the i700 will be included in the deal. I'd love to get both WM2003 and BES support on the i700; say what you want about RIM devices and their weak PIMs, but the email backend is very robust, and something like that on Windows Mobile devices would give instant credence to Pocket PC Phones as true mobile terminals.
The PR specifically says the details will be announced later, but I certainly hope the i700 will be included in the deal. I'd love to get both WM2003 and BES support on the i700; say what you want about RIM devices and their weak PIMs, but the email backend is very robust, and something like that on Windows Mobile devices would give instant credence to Pocket PC Phones as true mobile terminals.
