Orange CI and RIM Launch the BlackBerry Solution in the Ivory Coast
Abidjan, Ivory Coast and Waterloo, ON - Orange CI and Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) announced the launch of the BlackBerry® solution for Orange CI customers in the Ivory Coast. The BlackBerry solution brings together smartphones, software and services, to allow easy wireless access to email, phone, calendar, web, multimedia and other business and lifestyle applications. Customers in the Ivory Coast will now be able to enjoy the freedom and productivity benefits of using BlackBerry® smartphones to stay connected to people and information on the go.
Nafy Coulibaly, Chief Marketing Officer, Orange CI said: “We are very pleased to start our mobile email service portfolio with the BlackBerry solution. For our business customers, having access to email and wireless data on the go has become as important as making phone calls. Our corporate customers will especially appreciate this easy to use and exceptionally secure solution for accessing their corporate information.”
Mark Guibert, Vice President, Corporate Marketing, RIM added: “It is with great pleasure that RIM has worked with Orange CI to bring the BlackBerry solution to their customers in the Ivory Coast. BlackBerry smartphones are the right choice for both professionals and consumers who want to stay connected to people and information while on the move.”
At launch, Orange CI will offer the BlackBerry® Bold™, BlackBerry® Curve™ 8900 and BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8120 smartphones.
The BlackBerry Bold smartphone is a communications and multimedia powerhouse. It is the first BlackBerry smartphone to support tri-band HSDPA high-speed networks around the world and comes with integrated GPS and Wi-Fi® (802.11 a/b/g). It features a lustrous black exterior, satin chrome finished frame and stylish leatherette backplate as well as a stunning display, sophisticated user interface and precision QWERTY keyboard.
The BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone packs a wide range of advanced communications and multimedia capabilities in the thinnest and lightest full-QWERTY BlackBerry smartphone yet. In addition to being an exceptional phone that offers easy access to email, messaging, organizer, web browser and multimedia applications, the new BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone features built-in Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g), GPS for location-based applications, Bluetooth® 2.0, a next generation processor (512MHz) and a dazzling hi-resolution display.
The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 smartphone features a comprehensive suite of rich communications and multimedia features in an impressively small and stylish design. It is a world phone (quad-band EDGE/GPRS/GSM) and includes Wi-Fi connectivity. The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 smartphone delivers an exceptional user experience through its trackball navigation system and RIM’s popular SureType® keyboard system, which enables a narrower handset design while maintaining easy phone dialing and message typing.
Orange CI is offering BlackBerry® Enterprise Server for corporate customers and BlackBerry® Internet Service for smaller businesses and individual users.
BlackBerry Enterprise Server is targeted specifically for organizations that manage their own email servers. The BlackBerry Enterprise Server software tightly integrates with IBM® Lotus® Domino®, Microsoft® Exchange and Novell® GroupWise®, and uses advanced encryption and IT policy controls to enable secure, push-based wireless access to email and other corporate data. BlackBerry Internet Service allows users to access up to 10 supported corporate and personal email accounts, including popular ISP email accounts such as Yahoo! Mail and Google Mail from a BlackBerry smartphone.
About Orange CI
Orange is the key brand of France Telecom, one of the world's leading telecommunications operators.
In 2008, the group had consolidated sales of 53.5 billion euros and in June 2009, a customer base of 186 million customers in 30 countries. Orange, France Telecom’s main brand for Internet, television and mobile services, now covers more than two-thirds of customers. At the end of June 2009, the group had 125.5 million mobile customers worldwide and 13.4 million broadband internet (ADSL) customers in Europe.
France Telecom, is the number three mobile operator and the number one provider of broadband internet services in Europe and, under the brand Orange Business Services, is one of the world leaders in providing telecommunication services to multinational companies.
The group's strategy, which is characterized by a strong focus on innovation, convergence and effective cost management, aims to establish Orange as an integrated operator and benchmark for new telecommunications services in Europe. Today, the group remains focused on its core activities as a network operator, while working to develop its position in new growth activities. To meet customer expectations, Orange strives to provide products and services that are simple and user-friendly, while maintaining a sustainable and responsible business model that can be adapted to the requirements of a fast-paced and changing eco-system.
For more information, visit www.orange.ci or www.francetelecom.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 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® wireless platform, the RIM Wireless Handheld™ 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: RIMM) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: RIM). For more information, visit www.rim.com or www.blackberry.com
Nafy Coulibaly, Chief Marketing Officer, Orange CI said: “We are very pleased to start our mobile email service portfolio with the BlackBerry solution. For our business customers, having access to email and wireless data on the go has become as important as making phone calls. Our corporate customers will especially appreciate this easy to use and exceptionally secure solution for accessing their corporate information.”
Mark Guibert, Vice President, Corporate Marketing, RIM added: “It is with great pleasure that RIM has worked with Orange CI to bring the BlackBerry solution to their customers in the Ivory Coast. BlackBerry smartphones are the right choice for both professionals and consumers who want to stay connected to people and information while on the move.”
At launch, Orange CI will offer the BlackBerry® Bold™, BlackBerry® Curve™ 8900 and BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8120 smartphones.
The BlackBerry Bold smartphone is a communications and multimedia powerhouse. It is the first BlackBerry smartphone to support tri-band HSDPA high-speed networks around the world and comes with integrated GPS and Wi-Fi® (802.11 a/b/g). It features a lustrous black exterior, satin chrome finished frame and stylish leatherette backplate as well as a stunning display, sophisticated user interface and precision QWERTY keyboard.
The BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone packs a wide range of advanced communications and multimedia capabilities in the thinnest and lightest full-QWERTY BlackBerry smartphone yet. In addition to being an exceptional phone that offers easy access to email, messaging, organizer, web browser and multimedia applications, the new BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone features built-in Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g), GPS for location-based applications, Bluetooth® 2.0, a next generation processor (512MHz) and a dazzling hi-resolution display.
The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 smartphone features a comprehensive suite of rich communications and multimedia features in an impressively small and stylish design. It is a world phone (quad-band EDGE/GPRS/GSM) and includes Wi-Fi connectivity. The BlackBerry Pearl 8120 smartphone delivers an exceptional user experience through its trackball navigation system and RIM’s popular SureType® keyboard system, which enables a narrower handset design while maintaining easy phone dialing and message typing.
Orange CI is offering BlackBerry® Enterprise Server for corporate customers and BlackBerry® Internet Service for smaller businesses and individual users.
BlackBerry Enterprise Server is targeted specifically for organizations that manage their own email servers. The BlackBerry Enterprise Server software tightly integrates with IBM® Lotus® Domino®, Microsoft® Exchange and Novell® GroupWise®, and uses advanced encryption and IT policy controls to enable secure, push-based wireless access to email and other corporate data. BlackBerry Internet Service allows users to access up to 10 supported corporate and personal email accounts, including popular ISP email accounts such as Yahoo! Mail and Google Mail from a BlackBerry smartphone.
About Orange CI
Orange is the key brand of France Telecom, one of the world's leading telecommunications operators.
In 2008, the group had consolidated sales of 53.5 billion euros and in June 2009, a customer base of 186 million customers in 30 countries. Orange, France Telecom’s main brand for Internet, television and mobile services, now covers more than two-thirds of customers. At the end of June 2009, the group had 125.5 million mobile customers worldwide and 13.4 million broadband internet (ADSL) customers in Europe.
France Telecom, is the number three mobile operator and the number one provider of broadband internet services in Europe and, under the brand Orange Business Services, is one of the world leaders in providing telecommunication services to multinational companies.
The group's strategy, which is characterized by a strong focus on innovation, convergence and effective cost management, aims to establish Orange as an integrated operator and benchmark for new telecommunications services in Europe. Today, the group remains focused on its core activities as a network operator, while working to develop its position in new growth activities. To meet customer expectations, Orange strives to provide products and services that are simple and user-friendly, while maintaining a sustainable and responsible business model that can be adapted to the requirements of a fast-paced and changing eco-system.
For more information, visit www.orange.ci or www.francetelecom.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 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® wireless platform, the RIM Wireless Handheld™ 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: RIMM) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: RIM). For more information, visit www.rim.com or www.blackberry.com
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