| 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 → |
2001
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 |
- November 13 - A group of Illinois-based inventors files a lawsuit in a U.S. Federal Court, accusing RIM of building its wireless e-mail network by infringing on patents held by an American patent holding company, NTP Inc. of Virginia.
Product Announcements
- RIM introduces BlackBerry support for Lotus® Notes® and Domino®, the BlackBerry wireless calendar and debuts the first wireless handheld based entirely on the Java™ 2 Micro Edition (J2ME™) platform
Partnerships & Alliances
- RIM works with IBM Global Services, Kasten Chase, WyndTell, Vaultus, Lucent Technologies, AvantGo, Neomar, Siebel, Computer Associates International, Informatica and VoiceStream
- The BlackBerry wireless email solution becomes available in the UK through BT Cellnet
- RIM signs BlackBerry agreements with Telfort Mobiel B.V. in The Netherlands, Esat Digifone in Ireland and DADA in Italy
Awards
- Editor's Choice Award from Lotus Advisor Magazine, Cingular's Best Solutions Award, eWeek's eXcellence Award, the PC World World Class Award and the Mobile Innovators Award for Best Communications Device
