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Blackberry
Al Haffar, Fares
Birbragher Manevich, Sandra
Johnson, Keith McKenzie
What is a BlackBerry?
BlackBerry is a wireless handheld device introduced in 1999 by RIM (Research in Motion).
Its main features are:Push EmailMobile TelephoneText MessagingInternet FaxingWeb Browsing
Company Overview Research In Motion (RIM) was founded in 1984 by
Mike Lazaridis, who currently serves as its co-CEO along with Jim Balsille (since 1992).
RIM is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions.
Quick Facts: Type: Public (NASDAQ: RIMM) (TSX: RIM) Headquarters: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Products: BlackBerry and Inter@active pager Employees: 6000 (Q1 2007) Capital: 63.27B Slogan: Always On, Always Connected Website: www.rim.com
BlackBerry Products
Main Features over time
Model BlackBerry 5790
BlackBerry 7280
BlackBerry Curve 8300
Features Available EmailCorporate Data Access Wireless InternetPaging
EmailCorporate Data AccessWireless InternetPhone and SMSOrganizerBlackBerry Internet Service Instant MessagingBlackBerry Messenger
Wireless email
Corporate data access
Browser
Phone SMS
MMSOrganizer
Camera
Media playerBlackBerry® Maps
BlackBerry 5790 BlackBerry 7280 BlackBerry Curve 8300
Size and Weight 11.7 x 7.85 x 1.8cm 5 ounces
11.3 x 7.5 x 2.0cm5 ounces
10.7 X 6.0 X 1.55cm 4 ounces
Keyboard Backlit QWERTY keyboard
Backlit QWERTY keyboard
Backlit QWERTY keyboard
Navigation Thumb-operated trackwheel and ESC key
Thumb-operated trackwheel and ESC key
Trackball
BlackBerry 5790 BlackBerry 7280 BlackBerry Curve 8300
Notification Tone vibrateon-screenLED indicator
Tone vibrate on-screenLED indicator
Polyphonic ringtones
MP3 ringtones
Vibrate mode
LED indicator
User Interface Intuitive icons and menus
Intuitive icons and menus
BlackBerry OS 4.2’
Display User selectable 16 or 20 line display
High resolution full-color display supporting over 65,000 colors
Font size (user selectable)
Color display
Backlighting
Light sensing screen
BlackBerry 5790 BlackBerry 7280 BlackBerry Curve 8300
Handheld Security Password protection Password protection and keyboard lock
Password protection and keyboard lock
Support encryption
Battery Life* Approximately one week data/email usage
5 hours - talk time10 days - standby time
Up to 408 hours or 22 days (Standby time)
Up to 240 minutes or 5 hours (Talk time)
Memory 16 MB flash memory 16 MB flash memory 64 MB (Flash memory)Expandable memory – support for microSD card
Modem Embedded RIM® wireless modem
Embedded RIM® wireless modem
RIM® wireless modem
Tethered modem capability
Operating System and Software
(BES):Blackberry Enterprise server.
• E-mail system.• The software monitors the user's local "inbox.”• The versions that BES offer are: Microsoft Exchange,
Lotus Domino, and Novell GroupWise.• It is usually run by multiple wireless users. Individual
users can use e-mail services provided by the wireless provider and may not be required to install a BES server.
• Every BlackBerry has a unique id called BlackBerry PIN which is used to identify your device to the BES.
• Provides security through firewalls and block ciphers (codes)
Diagram of BES
PUSH PROCEDURE When a new message comes into the inbox, it picks up
the message and passes it to Network Operations Center.
The messages are then relayed to the user's wireless provider, which in turn delivers them to the user's BlackBerry device.
All new e-mails, contacts and calendar entries are pushed to the BlackBerry device automatically.
Device storage allows the mobile user to access all data offline in areas without wireless service.
As soon as the user connects again, the BES sends the latest data.
(MSD) MOBILE SERVICE DATA Used to allow secure transfer of applications and
information to other devices (not necessarily other Blackberries). Also used to connect to the internet.
It is no longer a requirement for wireless data access because of the new versions of the Blackberry.
Blackberry devices can now access the internet without the use of MSD.
It is still required for secure e-mail, data access, and applications that require WAP from carriers that do not allow WAP access.
Competition Many competitors are entering the
Smartphone market, which is lowering Blackberry’s sales and cutting off Blackberry’s monopoly in that section of the phone market.
Most of them have a lot of features that are found on the Blackberry: email, fast processors, web browsing, full keyboard.
They are giving there products an edge, to keep them unique and give them an advantage over competitors.
Competition
Nokia E61 Motorola Q 9h
Competition
Treo by Palm i-mate
Competition
iPhone by Apple SideKick
BlackBerry Pearl “Small, Smart, Stylish” Dimension: 107x55x14mm Weight: 3 ounces GPRS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth enabled Not a full keyboard but very similar HTML browser 2 MP Camera Media Player With its slick and stylish design
and most of the standard Blackberryspecifications this phone is targetingyounger age and a more extensive publicand is a sign that Blackberry is keeping up withthe new competition.
Questions and Comments
Bibliography Images of Blackberry phones:
www.blackberry.com Company Information: www.rim.com,
www.blackberry.com, www.wikipedia.com Images of other phone models:
www.gsmarena.com Hardware Information: www.balckberry.com Software Information: www.wikipedia.com Commercial: www.youtube.com Diagram: http://www.blackberry-
experts.co.uk/blackberry_microsoft_exchange.htm