Course : BEPC-1 Nowadays‚ many people uses Blackberry and its application Blackberry Messenger. According to the press release‚ from RIM (Research In Motion)‚ the manufacturer of Blackberry‚ during DEVCON 2010‚ RIM at that point had 28 million users on BBM. We can assume that the number have already gotten higher now. What is Blackberry Messenger (BBM)? In general‚ BBM is a proprietary Internet-based instant messenger application include on Blackberry (BB) devices that allows messaging between BB
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wireless e-mail. 1997: RIM goes public and is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. 1999: RIM introduces the BlackBerry personal digital assistant (PDA); Lazardis and a RIM coworker receive an Academy Award for technical achievement. 2000: The popular BlackBerry is named Product of the Year by InfoWorld; RIM launches its Wireless Handheld product line. 2002: RIM introduces the BlackBerry 5810‚ which incorporates cell phone service.” With the advent of RIM’s BlackBerry’s email service this let
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References: InfoWorld‚ 2009‚ BlackBerry still targeting businesses Retrieved 9 April‚ 2012 from http://www.infoworld.com/t/networking/blackberry-still-targeting- businesses-721 http://www.scribd.com/doc/49627720/Blackberry-Brand-Image-Analysis Canalys Estimates‚ 2009‚ Smart phones defy slowdown - Nokia retains lead‚ with Apple and RIM rising fast‚ but Microsoft loses ground
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into being with the Pocket PC‚ Palm OS and most significantly‚ the first Blackberry 5810. It was after this point that smartphones began to flood the market‚ with Apple’s I-Phone line‚ the Google Android‚ the Motorola Droids‚ HTC’s‚ and the Samsung line of smartphones. Smartphones have had a
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Lymms Blackberry case analysis [Type the document subtitle] By Ling‚Stephenia‚Yana‚Mat‚Mahran 10/17/2009 Table of Contents Case background RIM Company history RIM is the fastest growing company in the world Year RIM Events Blackberry features Consumer 1984 began the small entrepreneurial business 1992 The first product two-page pager 1998 first blackberry : wireless hand six lines of text display‚ basic e-mail 1997 toronto stock exchange
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standardization and compatibility are important‚ maintaining the integrity of the core product is absolutely essential‚ and external development can put it at risk (Schilling‚ 2011‚ p. 205 Ebook).” The focus of this paper is about the history of BlackBerry‚ formerly known as Research in Motion (RIM). Research in Motion (RIM)‚ was founded by Mike Lazaridis of the University of Waterloo and Douglas Fregin of Windsor University in 1984; both of these men were Canadian engineering students. The company
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was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Waterloo‚ Ontario‚ Canada but has multinational operations with offices in North America‚ Asia-Pacific and Europe. The company is a leader in Smartphone and wireless technology and the parent company of BlackBerry products. RIM is involved in all aspects of its main product line from design through manufacturing and marketing wireless solutions geared toward providing a wireless voice and data solution to businesses worldwide. Presently‚ the company’s research
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What was the influence of social network services in the development and the organization of the London riots? From the 6th to the 10th of August‚ the UK suffered from clashes with the police‚ rioting‚ arsons and lootings which spread from London across the country resulting in five deaths and 1500 arrests and a lot of accusations towards social media. The initial riot began as a response to the death of Mark Duggan‚ who had been fatally shot by special police forces two days earlier in Tottenham
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because of lack of innovation. Consumers rather have a new and exciting product. They no longer want phones like the Blackberry that includes less features. Blackberrys have not changed very much throughout the years and that is why they are less desirable. Even though the Blackberry Storm and was directed in competing with devices such as the Apple iPhone‚ it could not compete. The Blackberry Storm had hardware and software issues that were too complex for the company to overcome. Another reason why RIM
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Placing products in the BCG matrix results in 4 categories in a portfolio of a company: BCG STARS (high growth‚ high market share) - Stars are defined by having high market share in a growing market. - Stars are the leaders in the business but still need a lot of support for promotion a placement. - If market share is kept‚ Stars are likely to grow into cash cows. BCG QUESTION MARKS (high growth‚ low market share) - These products are in growing markets but have low market share. - Question
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