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PublicRIMM
Date1/98

General Information

Websiterim.com
CategoryConsumer Electronics/Devices
Phone(519) 888-7465
Email
Employees
Founded1984
DescriptionMobile Device Developer

Offices

Waterloo, CAN
295 Phillip Street
Waterloo, N2L 3W8, CAN

People

Founder & Co-CEO
Co-CEO

Acquisitions

Torch Mobile, 8/09
Dash, 6/09

Investments

Tags

mobile, wireless, rim

Research In Motion

Research In Motion (RIM) is a Canadian designer, manufacturer and marketer of wireless devices and solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. The company is best known as the developer of the Blackberry smart phone.

RIM technology also enables a broad array of third party developers and manufacturers to enhance their products and services with wireless connectivity to data.

RIM was founded in 1984. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, the company has offices in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

Milestones

  • Acquired Torch Mobile. (8/24/09)
    Posted 8/24/09 at 10:37am
  • Acquired Dash. (6/4/09)
    Posted 7/7/09 at 1:37pm
  • Research In Motion — 500,000 BlackBerry Storms Sold in First Month (1/26/09)
    Posted 1/26/09 at 11:29am
  • Research In Motion — MySpace Announces Global Partnership with RIM (9/11/08)
    Posted 10/7/08 at 12:45pm
  • Invested in IGLOO Software. (2008)
    Posted 3/9/09 at 12:57pm
  • Went public with stock symbol RIMM. (1/98)
    Posted 5/11/08 at 7:38pm
  • Mike Lazaridis, Founder & Co-CEO added.
    Posted 5/11/08 at 7:24pm
  • Jim Balsillie, Co-CEO added.
    Posted 5/11/08 at 7:24pm

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Sources

  1. RIM acquires Web browser developer Torch (businessinsider.com) [edit]
  2. Capital Report Index [edit]
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  5. 500,000 BlackBerry Storms Sold In First Month? Not Bad (RIMM) (alleyinsider.com) [edit]

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