Attention Business/Telecommunications Editors:
Research in Motion supplies Blackberry Wireless email to Salomon Smith Barney
BlackBerry Wireless Handhelds Will Allow Investment Professionals
To Stay Connected To Their Email Throughout The Day
WATERLOO, ON, Feb. 8 /CNW/ - Research In Motion Limited (Nasdaq:
RIMM, TSE: RIM) today announced it has reached an agreement with Salomon
Smith Barney to supply BlackBerry Exchange Edition to the investment firm's
employees in offices throughout North America.
As part of the first deployment phase, occurring over the next year,
Salomon Smith Barney plans to deploy BlackBerry Enterprise Server and 2,500
BlackBerry Handhelds to financial professionals within several groups
including global investment research, securities trading, investment banking,
asset management and brokerage services. The BlackBerry solution provides
Salomon Smith Barney professionals with secure, mobile access to their
corporate email, contacts, calendar and task list and allows them to stay
connected and productive when they are away from their desk.
"Communication and workflow patterns within organizations have
dramatically changed over the last several years. Email has become interlaced
with virtually all aspects of business," said Mark Guibert, Director of
Marketing at Research In Motion. "BlackBerry helps organizations adapt to
these new communication and workflow patterns by enabling people to manage
their email and time more effectively."
WS Communications Inc., an authorized BlackBerry Solution Provider, is
working closely with RIM and Salomon Smith Barney to support the deployment of
BlackBerry Handhelds and BlackBerry Enterprise Server. WS Communications is a
leading provider of wireless and data solutions, specifically serving the
needs of the Fortune 1000.
RIM's BlackBerry solution includes a powerful wireless handheld with
integrated email/organizer software, PC docking cradle, innovative desktop and
server software, single mailbox integration and flat-rate nationwide airtime.
It features an end-to-end security system whereby all corporate email remains
encrypted at all points between the desktop PC and the BlackBerry Handheld,
meeting standard corporate security guidelines. The "push model" of email
delivery that BlackBerry provides does not require the user to dial-in or
initiate the connection, so users receive notification as a new email arrives
and can respond immediately. BlackBerry Enterprise Server allows centralized
administration, increased scalability and enhanced performance for corporate
environments.
About Salomon Smith Barney
Salomon Smith Barney is a global, full-service investment banking and
securities brokerage firm. The firm's 11,000 Financial Consultants located in
approximately 460 offices across the United States, service over 6.2 million
client accounts, representing over $816 billion in client assets. Salomon
Smith Barney is a subsidiary of Citigroup.
Citigroup (NYSE: C), the most global financial services company, provides
some 100 million consumers, corporations, governments and institutions in 100
countries with a broad range of financial products and services, including
consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, insurance,
securities brokerage and asset management. The 1998 merger of Citicorp and
Travelers Group brought together such brand names as Citibank, Travelers,
Salomon Smith Barney, Commercial Credit and Primerica under Citigroup's
trademark red umbrella. Additional information can be found at: www.citi.com |
