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2005
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- Mar. 16, 2005 - RIM agrees to pay $450 million to settle the NTP dispute, sending its stock soaring more than 17 per cent.
- June 9, 2005 - RIM and NTP fail to finalize a settlement, and RIM says it will ask a judge to enforce the terms of the March deal.
- Aug. 2, 2005 - The NTP case is sent back to the Federal Court in Richmond, Va., after the Appeals Court scales back its 2004 ruling.
- Oct. 7, 2005 - U.S. Appeals Court refuses to reconsider its ruling. RIM announces it will appeal the NTP case to the U.S. Supreme Court.
- Oct. 26, 2005 - U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts rejects RIM's motion to stay case while the high court decides whether to hear an appeal.
- Nov. 30, 2005 - The NTP case returns to Richmond, where a judge refuses to force NTP to accept the proposed $450-million settlement with RIM.
- Dec. 7, 2005 - NTP says it is willing to settle the case in exchange for a royalty rate of 5.7 per cent over the life of the patents.
Corporate Milestones
- RIM surpassed the 4 million subscribers milestone
Product Announcements
- BlackBerry Enterprise Server v4.0 received FIPS 140-2 security certification
- RIM and various partners announced plans to develop location-enhanced applications for the BlackBerry platform
- RIM previewed its next generation of BlackBerry MDS™ technology with support for web services.
- RIM announced the security-enhanced BlackBerry Smart Card Reader
- RIM and Avaya announced plans to extend Avaya secure enterprise communications applications to the BlackBerry platform over WLAN
- RIM and EADS formed a strategic alliance focused on delivering localized wireless data solutions to government organizations across Europe
- RIM launches BlackBerry 8700 Wireless Handheld Series
- RIM and Nokia Announces Availability of BlackBerry Connect on High-end Business Devices in Singapore
- RIM Introduces the Sony Ericsson P910i Smartphone with BlackBerry Connect
- RIM Introduces BlackBerry Built-In for the Siemens SK65 Handset
- RIM Introduces the BlackBerry 7130 Wireless Handset Series
Partnerships & Alliances
- RIM and Microsoft Corp. announced a product collaboration and joint marketing agreement focused on extending enterprise instant messaging and presence to BlackBerry subscribers
- RIM and IBM previewed Lotus Instant Messaging for BlackBerry
- RIM and Novell announced plans to bring Novell GroupWise Messenger instant messaging to BlackBerry users
- RIM and AOL announced plans to support mobile AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) and ICQ services on the BlackBerry wireless platform
- RIM and Yahoo! Inc. announced plans to provide Yahoo! Messenger to BlackBerry users
- RIM and Intel announced a technology collaboration
- RIM announces BlackBerry Connect agreements for enabling BlackBerry connectivity on third party handsets and operating systems, including:
- Nokia E60, Nokia E61 and Nokia E70 devices
- Palm® Treo™ 650 smartphone
- HTC Windows Mobile-based devices
- MDA III
- Sony Ericsson P910i
- Siemens SK65
- Nokia 6820
- RIM and PGP Corporation announced plans for the new PGP Support Package for BlackBerry
- 3Com and RIM announced plans to deliver WLAN mobility solutions for the enterprise
- Nortel and RIM announced plans to integrate IP telephony with the BlackBerry platform
- RIM announces agreements and launches on carriers around the globe, including
- 3 Hong Kong and Partner Communications Company Ltd. in Israel
- AIS in Thailand
- Airtel in India
- CTM in Macau
- Cable & Wireless in the Eastern Caribbean islands
- Cable & Wireless announced in Panama
- Cellcom Israel Ltd. in Israel
- Connex announced plans to offer BlackBerry in Romania
- Digicel Group in eight countries throughout the Caribbean
- Entel PCS in Chile
- Indosat in Indonesia
- M1 in Singapore
- Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) in Russia
- Og Vodafone in Iceland
- Orascom Telecom in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia
- Orange in Romania
- P&T Luxembourg in Luxembourg
- PERSONAL in Argentina
- Siminn in Iceland
- TA Orange in Thailand
- TIM launched BlackBerry in Brazil
- TIM Hellas in Greece
- Tango in Luxembourg
- Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT) in Trinidad and Tobago
- Telecomunicaciones Movilnet CA in Venezuela
- Telefónica Móviles in 13 Latin American countries beginning in early 2006
- True in Thailand
- Turkcell in Turkey
- Vodafone in Greece
- Vodafone in Slovenia
Awards
- Jim Balsillie receives the:
- Canada's 50 Most Influential People in Graphic Communications
- TIME Magazine's TIME 100
- Mike Lazaridis receives the:
- Computer Reseller News (CRN), CRN Hall of Fame
- Computing Canada's Top 30 Canada's IT Movers and Shakers
- TIME Magazine's TIME 100
- BlackBerry receives the:
- Baig's Best Award
- Brandweek Customer Loyalty Awards powered by Brand Keys
- Datamation's Product of the Year
- Digital World Innovations Award
- Editor's Choice and Best Buy Award
- Government Computer News "Best of 2005"
- IT Week Magazine Best Buy Award 2005
- LAPTOP Magazine Editors' Choice
- Mobile PC Magazine's Mobile Choice
- MobileTrax Mobility Award
- PC World 2005 World Class Award
- PC World's Editor's Pick
- Portable Computing Magazine Best Products of 2005 Award
- Service Provider Weekly
- TIME Magazine's Gadget of the Week
- Web Week Magazine Best Products of 2005 Award
SOURCE: RIM, CBC, Various
