Airtel Launches BlackBerry Connect in India.NEW DELHI New Delhi (dĕl`ē), city (1991 pop. 294,149), capital of India and of Delhi state, N central India, on the right bank of the Yamuna River. , India & WATERLOO, Ontario -- Airtel, India's leading mobile service and Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :RIMM (Rambus Inline Memory Module) See RDRAM. See also RIM. )(TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :RIM) today announced plans to enable a wider choice of devices with push-based BlackBerry(R) email services. Through the introduction of BlackBerry Connect(TM) in India, Airtel will extend BlackBerry wireless services to the Nokia 9500 Communicator Nokia 9500 Communicator is a smartphone produced by Nokia. It runs on the Symbian-based Series 80 platform. The 9500 is equipped with a 150MHz Texas Instruments OMAP Processor and 64 megabytes of SDRAM. , Nokia 9300 smartphone and Sony Ericsson P910i. Airtel's BlackBerry portfolio also includes the BlackBerry 7100g(TM) and BlackBerry 7290(TM). With Airtel's introduction of BlackBerry Connect(TM), users of the Nokia 9500 Communicator, Nokia 9300 smartphone and Sony Ericsson P910i can enjoy the advantages of push-based BlackBerry email delivery with support for features such as wireless email synchronization and attachment viewing. Wireless calendar synchronization, remote address lookup, Triple DES encryption, IT commands and policy enforcement are additional features supported by BlackBerry Enterprise Server BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) is the name of the middleware software package that is part of the BlackBerry wireless platform from Research In Motion. BES connects to messaging and collaboration software (Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Domino, Novell GroupWise) on enterprise (TM). BlackBerry Connect enables a greater choice of devices on the BlackBerry platform to satisfy varying needs and preferences and allows IT departments the added advantage of being able to support multiple device types with the same back-end infrastructure and end-to-end security model. Mr. Manoj Kohli, President Mobility, Bharti Tele-Ventures Ltd. announced, "Email continues to be a key communication medium and research indicates that the first application most mobile users like to see integrated into their mobile phones is their email. Email also has one of the greatest impacts on productivity. A constantly widening group of mobile professionals have already recognized the productivity benefits of BlackBerry. Our announcement today of extending the BlackBerry service to a much wider range of new and stylish mobile phone handsets allows us to address the needs of a broader target group of mobile users, thereby further catalyzing the adoption and usage of BlackBerry in India." According to Mr. Norm Lo, Vice President, Asia Pacific at Research In Motion, "Millions of mobile professionals around the world are using the BlackBerry platform to stay connected to people and information throughout the day. Now, with BlackBerry Connect, Airtel customers can enjoy the benefits of BlackBerry connectivity together with a wider choice of leading handsets. We are very pleased to be working with Airtel to expand the reach of BlackBerry in India." For corporate customers, BlackBerry Enterprise Server(TM) software tightly integrates with Microsoft(R) Exchange and IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Lotus(R) Domino(TM) and works with existing enterprise systems to enable secure, push-based, wireless access to e-mail and other data with industry-leading security features. For individuals and smaller businesses, BlackBerry Internet Service The BlackBerry Internet Service, or BIS, allows BlackBerry users to access the Internet and POP3/IMAP email accounts without connecting through a BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES). (TM) allows users to access up to ten corporate and/or personal email accounts (including Microsoft Exchange, IBM Lotus Domino Lotus Domino is an IBM server product that provides enterprise-grade e-mail, collaboration capabilities, and custom application platform. Domino began life as Lotus Notes Server, the server component of Lotus Development Corporation's client-server messaging technology. and many popular ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. email accounts) from a single device. About Bharti Bharti Tele-Ventures is one of India's leading private sector provider of telecommunications services with an aggregate of 14.42 million customers as of end of August '05, consisting of approximately 13.41 million mobile customers. The company is the only operator to provide mobile services in all the 23 circles in India. The company also provides telephone services and Internet access over DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary in 15 circles. The company complements its mobile, broadband & telephone services with national and international long distance services. The company also has a submarine cable landing station at Chennai, which connects the submarine cable connecting Chennai and Singapore. The company provides reliable end-to-end data and enterprise services to the corporate customers by leveraging its nationwide fiber optic backbone, last mile connectivity in fixed-line and mobile circles, VSATs, ISP and international bandwidth access through the gateways and landing station. For more information, visit www.bhartiteleventures.com About Research In Motion (RIM) Research In Motion is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. Through the development of integrated hardware, software and services that support multiple wireless network standards, RIM provides platforms and solutions for seamless access to time-sensitive information including email, phone, SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. messaging, Internet and intranet-based applications. 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's portfolio of award-winning products, services and embedded technologies are used by thousands of organizations around the world and include the BlackBerry(R) wireless platform, the RIM Wireless Handheld(TM) product line, software development tools, radio-modems and software/hardware licensing agreements. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, RIM operates offices in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. RIM is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market Nasdaq stock market The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies. (NASDAQ:RIMM) and the Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. (TSX:RIM). For more information, visit www.rim.com or www.blackberry.com. Forward-looking statements in this news release are made pursuant to the "safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. 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