InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

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Enterprise needs

According to Ray DePaul, director of product planning for RIM, there are three key aspects that enterprises look for in mobile e-mail services: security, single-mailbox integration, and push (where the e-mail is automatically delivered to the device rather than the user having to initiate the process each time). He should know -- Rim has been the dominant force in the field, boasting some 403,000 subscribers as of August 2002. In fact, according to the Gartner Group, RIM has the largest installed base for enterprise mobile e-mail/PIM.

Besides its always-on e-mail delivery, well-designed handhelds, RIM's success lies in its adaptation to a wide number of communications networks. The company's older models use the legacy PCS-based DataTec and Mobitex wireless networks. However, the recently released Blackberry 6710/6720 models include an integrated GSM/GPRS phone, and RIM is now working on CDMA and iDEN-compatible products. The Blackberry Enterprise Server software is available for either Microsoft Exchange or Lotus Domino, and works by monitoring users' mailboxes for new e-mail, applying filters, compressing/ encrypting incoming messages, and doing the same for outgoing e-mail.

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