Zain, EMS and RIM Launch BlackBerry Solution in Sierra Leone
Freetown, Sierra Leone, Dubai, UAE and Waterloo, ON - Zain Sierra Leone, Emitac Mobile Solutions (EMS) and Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM)announced the launch of the BlackBerry® solution for Zain postpaid and prepaid subscribers in Sierra Leone. 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. Zain customers in Sierra Leone will now be able to enjoy the freedom and productivity benefits of using BlackBerry® smartphones.
The launch of the BlackBerry solution in Sierra Leone will initially support corporate customers with BlackBerry® Enterprise Server. Zain and EMS have collaborated in bringing the BlackBerry solution to market and EMS has delivered project management, and installation services, and will provide ongoing support. EMS services have helped Zain Sierra Leone to provide a first class customer experience and expand its corporate product offering.
“Zain strives to deliver innovative technology solutions to its customers and with the BlackBerry solution, we are proud to be able to offer our customers the benefits of advanced mobile technology that enables users to be more productive whilst on the move,” said Managing Director of Zain S.L Ted Sauti-Phiri.
“With the BlackBerry solution, we are providing businesses with the solutions they need in order to maximise the productivity of their executives and workforce whilst on the move,” said Dan Kaboyo, Head of Marketing and Customer Care, Zain. “The BlackBerry solution is a true market innovation here in Sierra Leone, and I am truly proud to be part of the team that continues to deliver innovative solutions for its customers. With the inclusion of the BlackBerry solution in our portfolio of products, we set ourselves apart from our competition by proving that Zain truly is a solution-oriented operator that focuses on the needs of its customers. Additionally, Zain customers traveling within Africa’s One Network can continue to access service with their BlackBerry smartphone while roaming in the region.”
“It has been a pleasure to successfully launch the BlackBerry solution in another region with the Zain group. We will be supporting Zain Sierra Leone by helping deliver BlackBerry services, applications and accessories,” said Mr. Babar Khan, CEO of EMS.
Mark Guibert, Vice President of Corporate Marketing at Research In Motion added, “It is with great pleasure that RIM has worked with Zain and EMS to introduce the BlackBerry solution in Sierre Leone. BlackBerry smartphones are the right choice for people who want to stay connected to colleagues, friends and family, as well as have mobile access to a growing range of business and personal content.”
At launch, Zain Sierra Leone will offer the BlackBerry® Bold™ 9000 smartphone to its customers as well as BlackBerry Enterprise Server. The BlackBerry Bold is packed with powerful communications capabilities and is a multimedia powerhouse. It supports tri-band HSDPA high-speed networks around the world and comes with integrated GPS and Wi-Fi® (802.11 a/b/g), as well as a rich set of multimedia capabilities, including a 2 megapixel camera with video recording and an advanced media player for music, videos and pictures. It also features built-in GPS for location based applications and services, an expandable memory slot and trackball navigation system.
BlackBerry Enterprise Server is designed specifically for organisations that manage their own email servers. The BlackBerry Enterprise Server software tightly integrates with IBM® Lotus® Domino®, Microsoft® Exchange and Novell® GroupWise® and offers advanced security features and IT policy controls to enable secure, push-based wireless access to email and other corporate data.
About Zain
Zain is a leading telecommunications operator across the Middle East and Africa providing mobile voice and data services to 64.7 million active customers as at 31 March 2009. In terms of country footprint, Zain is the 3rd largest mobile operator in the world with a commercial presence in 24 countries.
Zain operates in Bahrain, Burkina Faso, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Malawi, Madagascar, Niger, Nigeria, Palestine (currently operating as Paltel Group), Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. In Lebanon, the company manages ‘mtc-touch’ on behalf of the government. In Morocco, Zain owns 31% of Wana Telecom through a joint venture.
Zain offers innovative services in its markets such as ‘One Network’, the world’s first borderless mobile telecommunications network enabling customers when abroad to receive calls and sms without charge and to make voice and data calls at local rates throughout 19 countries in Africa and the Middle East. This service allows a customer to top up airtime in their home country or from more than 1,000,000 outlets within Zain’s ‘One Network’ footprint.
The Zain brand is wholly owned by Mobile Telecommunications Company KSC, which is listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange (Stock ticker: ZAIN). Zain is listed in the Financial Times’ Global 500 Index which ranks the world’s largest companies based on market capitalization (http://www.ft.com/reports/ft5002008). Zain aims to become one of the top ten mobile operators in the world by end of the year 2011. For more, please visit www.zain.com or email info@zain.com .
About Emitac Mobile Solutions
Emitac Mobile Solutions (EMS) is a Dubai based solutions and service provider and RIM strategic channel partner focused on the delivery, implementation and support of BlackBerry® Solutions. Delivered by an experienced team of mobile professionals, EMS provides the mobile operator with sales, marketing, distribution, solution implementation and technical support services for the BlackBerry wireless platform from Research In Motion (RIM). For organizations using the BlackBerry wireless platform, EMS provides the ability to rapidly create, deploy and manage robust client-server wireless applications that reduce an organization's total cost of ownership and significantly increases the value of their mobile technology investment. EMS is the region’s first Mobile Virtual Solutions Provider (MVSP) whose services are delivered through partnerships the company has with mobile operators in the Gulf, North Africa and Eastern Europe. For more information about EMS please visit www.emsmobile.ae.
The launch of the BlackBerry solution in Sierra Leone will initially support corporate customers with BlackBerry® Enterprise Server. Zain and EMS have collaborated in bringing the BlackBerry solution to market and EMS has delivered project management, and installation services, and will provide ongoing support. EMS services have helped Zain Sierra Leone to provide a first class customer experience and expand its corporate product offering.
“Zain strives to deliver innovative technology solutions to its customers and with the BlackBerry solution, we are proud to be able to offer our customers the benefits of advanced mobile technology that enables users to be more productive whilst on the move,” said Managing Director of Zain S.L Ted Sauti-Phiri.
“With the BlackBerry solution, we are providing businesses with the solutions they need in order to maximise the productivity of their executives and workforce whilst on the move,” said Dan Kaboyo, Head of Marketing and Customer Care, Zain. “The BlackBerry solution is a true market innovation here in Sierra Leone, and I am truly proud to be part of the team that continues to deliver innovative solutions for its customers. With the inclusion of the BlackBerry solution in our portfolio of products, we set ourselves apart from our competition by proving that Zain truly is a solution-oriented operator that focuses on the needs of its customers. Additionally, Zain customers traveling within Africa’s One Network can continue to access service with their BlackBerry smartphone while roaming in the region.”
“It has been a pleasure to successfully launch the BlackBerry solution in another region with the Zain group. We will be supporting Zain Sierra Leone by helping deliver BlackBerry services, applications and accessories,” said Mr. Babar Khan, CEO of EMS.
Mark Guibert, Vice President of Corporate Marketing at Research In Motion added, “It is with great pleasure that RIM has worked with Zain and EMS to introduce the BlackBerry solution in Sierre Leone. BlackBerry smartphones are the right choice for people who want to stay connected to colleagues, friends and family, as well as have mobile access to a growing range of business and personal content.”
At launch, Zain Sierra Leone will offer the BlackBerry® Bold™ 9000 smartphone to its customers as well as BlackBerry Enterprise Server. The BlackBerry Bold is packed with powerful communications capabilities and is a multimedia powerhouse. It supports tri-band HSDPA high-speed networks around the world and comes with integrated GPS and Wi-Fi® (802.11 a/b/g), as well as a rich set of multimedia capabilities, including a 2 megapixel camera with video recording and an advanced media player for music, videos and pictures. It also features built-in GPS for location based applications and services, an expandable memory slot and trackball navigation system.
BlackBerry Enterprise Server is designed specifically for organisations that manage their own email servers. The BlackBerry Enterprise Server software tightly integrates with IBM® Lotus® Domino®, Microsoft® Exchange and Novell® GroupWise® and offers advanced security features and IT policy controls to enable secure, push-based wireless access to email and other corporate data.
About Zain
Zain is a leading telecommunications operator across the Middle East and Africa providing mobile voice and data services to 64.7 million active customers as at 31 March 2009. In terms of country footprint, Zain is the 3rd largest mobile operator in the world with a commercial presence in 24 countries.
Zain operates in Bahrain, Burkina Faso, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Malawi, Madagascar, Niger, Nigeria, Palestine (currently operating as Paltel Group), Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. In Lebanon, the company manages ‘mtc-touch’ on behalf of the government. In Morocco, Zain owns 31% of Wana Telecom through a joint venture.
Zain offers innovative services in its markets such as ‘One Network’, the world’s first borderless mobile telecommunications network enabling customers when abroad to receive calls and sms without charge and to make voice and data calls at local rates throughout 19 countries in Africa and the Middle East. This service allows a customer to top up airtime in their home country or from more than 1,000,000 outlets within Zain’s ‘One Network’ footprint.
The Zain brand is wholly owned by Mobile Telecommunications Company KSC, which is listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange (Stock ticker: ZAIN). Zain is listed in the Financial Times’ Global 500 Index which ranks the world’s largest companies based on market capitalization (http://www.ft.com/reports/ft5002008). Zain aims to become one of the top ten mobile operators in the world by end of the year 2011. For more, please visit www.zain.com or email info@zain.com .
About Emitac Mobile Solutions
Emitac Mobile Solutions (EMS) is a Dubai based solutions and service provider and RIM strategic channel partner focused on the delivery, implementation and support of BlackBerry® Solutions. Delivered by an experienced team of mobile professionals, EMS provides the mobile operator with sales, marketing, distribution, solution implementation and technical support services for the BlackBerry wireless platform from Research In Motion (RIM). For organizations using the BlackBerry wireless platform, EMS provides the ability to rapidly create, deploy and manage robust client-server wireless applications that reduce an organization's total cost of ownership and significantly increases the value of their mobile technology investment. EMS is the region’s first Mobile Virtual Solutions Provider (MVSP) whose services are delivered through partnerships the company has with mobile operators in the Gulf, North Africa and Eastern Europe. For more information about EMS please visit www.emsmobile.ae.
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