| INTRODUCTION → 1. The Planet Goes BlackBerry → 2. The Birth of the BlackBerry → 3. Lawsuits in Motion → → 4. From Brand to Icon → 5. BlackBerry Jam → 6. The Rise of the TeleBrain → |
| WELCOME / INDEX - SAMPLE CHAPTER → DEVICES → Image Gallery → Audio/Video → Texts & Docs → Web Links → Appendix → |
1997
From BlackBerry Planet Web Support
| Appendix - Glossary → Timeline → Financials → Growth → Patents | Cases → Bibliography → Partners Fund → Techno Telepathy |
| •2000s → 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009 |
| •1990s → 1990 - 1991 - 1992 - 1993 - 1994 - 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999 |
| •1980s → 1980 - 1981 - 1982 - 1983 - 1984 - 1985 - 1986 - 1987 - 1988 - 1989 |
Corporate Milestones
- RIM is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE: RIM) as a publicly traded company - and raises more than $115 million from investors.
Product Announcements
- RIM rolls out the RIM 901M OEM Radio Modem, the RIM 801D OEM Radio Modem and the RIM Wireless PC Card for Mobitex
Awards
- RIM receives the Award for Excellence In Innovation from the National Quality Institute, the Technology Development Award at the National IWAY Awards, the Network Technology Driver of the Year Award from Network Computing Magazine, the Ontario High Technology Entrepreneur of the Year Award, the CTIA APPY Award and the Outstanding Product of the Year Award from the Canadian Advanced Technology Association

