| 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 → |
2003
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 |
- August 5 - A judge issues an injunction banning sales of the BlackBerry in the United States. But the ruling is stayed, when RIM files an appeal.
Corporate Milestones
- RIM added to the NASDAQ-100 Index
Product Announcements
- RIM introduces the compact, lightweight BlackBerry 6210™, the BlackBerry 6220™ and the BlackBerry 6230™ to individuals and the prosumer market on the GSM/GPRS wireless network
- RIM introduces the BlackBerry Connect licensing program, enabling mobile device manufacturers to equip their handsets with the integrated ability to connect to BlackBerry Enterprise Server
- RIM introduces the color BlackBerry 7230™, the BlackBerry 7210™ and the BlackBerry 7280™ with international roaming capabilities
- RIM introduces a new release of its BlackBerry development environment for J2ME (Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition) incorporating support for Over-The-Air application deployment and new BlackBerry API specifications
- RIM provides S/MIME (Secure Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) support for Javabased BlackBerry handhelds to government and corporate customers
- BlackBerry Platform Received FIPS 140-2 Security Certification for Government Customers
- RIM introduces the BlackBerry 7730™ featuring a large, bright, color screen and support for worldwide international roaming on GSM/GPRS networks
Partnerships & Alliances
- RIM and Symbian Ltd. announce plans to provide BlackBerry connectivity solution to carriers and Symbian OS licensees to enable wireless email and corporate data services on Symbian OS phones
- RIM and High Tech Computer Corp. announce the offering of BlackBerry connectivity for the Microsoft Windows Powered Pocket PC and Smartphone products
- RIM and PalmSource announce the extension of BlackBerry wireless email and data connectivity solution to Palm powered devices
- RIM and IBM announce developing and integration efforts focused on IBM's WebSphere® Everyplace Access (WEA) mobile middleware and BlackBerry Enterprise Server, allowing BlackBerry users to access and work with enterprise data and wirelessly synch their handheld with server applications
- RIM announces agreements with:
- Telef nica M viles in Spain
- TELUS Mobility in Canada
- Swisscom Mobile in Switzerland
- StarHub in Singapore
- America Movil in Latin America
- Vodafone D2 in Germany
- SMART Communications in the Philippines
Awards
- Technology Fast 500 and Fast 50 Awards
- TECH Edge Editors' Choice Award
- Laptop Magazine Editors' Choice Award
- CNET Editors' Choice Award
- .NET Magazine’s 2003 Reader's Choice Award
- Andy Seybold Outlook 4Mobility Innovation Award
- KPMG/Ipsos-Reid Top Technology Award
- Best New Technology Award at the FOSE Government Show
