The FINANCIAL - Orange and RIM Introduce the BlackBerry Solution in Kenya

Orange and RIM Introduce the BlackBerry Solution in Kenya

23/09/2009 13:20 (139 Day 03:17 minutes ago)

The FINANCIAL -- Orange and Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) on September 22 announced the launch of the BlackBerry solution in Kenya.

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"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. Orange customers in Kenya will now be able to enjoy the freedom and productivity benefits of using BlackBerry smartphones to stay connected and have easy access to information on the go," BlackBerry informed.

The BlackBerry solution will be provided by Telkom Kenya’s commercial brand, Orange, which is currently the leading integrated service provider in the region. Mickael Ghossein, CEO Telkom Kenya said, “We are delighted to bring the BlackBerry solution to our valued customers in Kenya. With our network capabilities and widespread broadband coverage, Orange mobile customers in Kenya will now be able to experience the full benefits of the BlackBerry solution.”

Mark Guibert, Vice President of Corporate Marketing at RIM added, “It is with great pleasure that RIM has worked with Orange to introduce the BlackBerry solution in Kenya. 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, Orange will be offering subscribers the BlackBerry Bold smartphone as well as BlackBerry Enterprise Server. The BlackBerry Bold smartphone is a communications and 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.

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 uses advanced encryption and IT policy controls to enable secure, push-based wireless access to email and other corporate data.

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