Research In Motion and GoAmerica Communications Announce Go.Web
Service for BlackBerry Wireless Email Solution
Desktop Integrated Wireless Email Solution Enhanced with Wireless Web
Content; Mobile Professionals Will Enjoy Additional Benefits from
Wireless Portal Offering.
WATERLOO, ON, May 17 /CNW/ - Research In Motion Limited (NASDAQ: RIMM,
TSE: RIM) and GoAmerica Communications Corp. today announced the GoAmerica
Go.Web(TM) service for BlackBerry(TM). Go.Web quickly brings important
Internet information to mobile professionals via their BlackBerry Handheld.
BlackBerry wirelessly links mobile workers with their Microsoft(R) Exchange
email in real-time and provides messaging and personal organizer tools. The
addition of Go.Web to BlackBerry gives the benefits of a complete wireless
portal to BlackBerry subscribers.
Through Go.Web, BlackBerry users can easily navigate and personalize Web
content, such as stock quotes, news, travel, sports and weather updates,
through an optimized browser interface. GoAmerica also compresses the
information so that users can enjoy real-time access to important Web content
without the high data transmission costs normally associated with wireless Web
access.
''Most organizations consider email, messaging and select Web content to
be business critical, at the office and on the road,'' said David Werezak,
Vice President, Marketing, Research In Motion. ''The BlackBerry wireless email
service is designed to link mobile professionals with their important personal
and enterprise information. The Go.Web service enhances the value of
BlackBerry and is a valuable tool for mobile professionals to stay in touch
with the Web, wherever they go.''
''By adding personalized Web content to the BlackBerry enterprise email
application, we have significantly improved the BlackBerry subscribers'
wireless experience,'' said Michael Youmans, Assistant Vice President of
Marketing at GoAmerica Communications Corp. ''Mobile users now can obtain
time-sensitive, Web-based information that heightens their productivity
virtually anywhere in the nation.''
Some of the key Web content offered through Go.Web includes FOX Market
Wire, The Motley Fool, CNET News, Excite, The New York Times, The Wall St.
Journal Interactive Edition, The Industry Standard, FOX Sports, MapQuest and
The Weather Channel.
BlackBerry(TM) is the first complete, secure, integrated, wireless email
solution for the mobile professional. Microsoft Exchange users can now enjoy
untethered access to their corporate email wherever they go. The BlackBerry
mobile email solution includes a powerful wireless handheld with integrated
email/organizer software, PC docking cradle, innovative desktop software,
optional server software, single mailbox integration with Microsoft Exchange
and flat-rate airtime on nationwide wireless networks.
Pricing for Go.Web service on BlackBerry will begin at $9.95 per month.
Free limited trials of the service will be offered in June to BlackBerry users
in the United States. Interested BlackBerry users should contact GoAmerica at
888/462-4600 or www.goamerica.net for more information or visit
www.blackberry.net for details.
About GoAmerica Communications Corp.
GoAmerica Communications Corp., based in Hackensack, NJ, is the nation's
leading wireless ISP. Supporting mobile workforce expansion, GoAmerica
optimizes multiple data networks and spans a wide array of portable devices,
such as handhelds, two-way pagers and smartphones. The GoAmerica
Web(at)Hand(TM) portfolio for corporations, carriers and mobile professionals
offers intelligent E-mail, Web content, intranet access and customized
programs for specific industries, such as financial, transportation and
workgroup collaboration. For more information, call 888/462-4600 or visit
www.goamerica.net.
About Research In Motion
Research In Motion Limited (RIM) is a leading designer, manufacturer and
marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the mobile communications
market. Through development and integration of hardware, software and
services, RIM provides solutions for seamless access to time-sensitive
information including email, messaging, Internet and intranet-based
applications. RIM technology also enables a broad array of third party
developers and manufacturers in North America and around the world to enhance
their products and services with wireless connectivity. RIM's portfolio of
award-winning products includes the RIM Inter(at)ctive(TM) Pager product line,
the BlackBerry(TM) wireless email solution, wireless personal computer card
adapters, embedded radio-modems and software development tools. A growth
company, founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, RIM is listed on The
NASDAQ Stock Market (NASDAQ: RIMM) and The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE: RIM).
Email: info(at)rim.net. Web site: www.rim.net.
Investors: investor_relations(at)rim.net or (519) 888-7465.
Go.Web and Web(at)Hand are trademarks of GoAmerica Communications Corp.
Research In Motion, RIM, the RIM logo, Inter(at)ctive, Inter(at)ctive Pager,
BlackBerry and 'Always On, Always Connected' are trademarks of Research In
Motion Limited. Research In Motion and RIM are registered, U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office. All other brands, products and company names mentioned
herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
Forward-looking statements in this news release are made pursuant to the
''safe harbor'' provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation,
risks relating to possible product defects and product liability, risks
related to international sales and potential foreign currency fluctuations,
risks related to the year 2000 issue, continued acceptance of RIM's products,
increased levels of competition, technological changes, dependence on
intellectual property rights and other risks detailed from time to time in
RIM's periodic reports filed with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission and other regulatory authorities. |
