Estimates‚ 2009‚ Smart phones defy slowdown - Nokia retains lead‚ with Apple and RIM rising fast‚ but Microsoft loses ground‚ Retrieved 9 April‚ 2012 from http://www.canalys.com/newsroom/smart-phones-defy-slowdown Research in Motion in 2010‚ Annual Report 2010‚ Ontario‚ Canada IT World Canada‚ 2012‚ Balsillie resigns as RIM tailspin continues Retrieved 9 April‚ 2012 from http://www.itworldcanada.com/news/balsillie-resigns-as-rim-tailspin-continues/145154 Elliot‚ Ferrell‚ Paladino‚ Pride‚ Rundle-Thiele
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Research in Motion - RIM 1. What were some of the challenges that RIM faced to protect its intellectual property‚ and how did RIM handle those challenges? Research In Motion (RIM)‚ a global leader in wireless innovation‚ revolutionized the mobile industry with the introduction of the BlackBerry® solution in 1999. There are multiple examples of the challenges RIM faced to protect its Intellectual Property as well as how those challenges were handled. One such example is RIM vs Glenayre Technologies
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phones. • Other competitions are entering the same market such as Sony‚ Microsoft‚ HP‚ Google Android‚ and others. Research: See Appendix A‚ B and C for information on Storm and its competitors. Blackberry Marketing Budget: RIM spent $29.8 Million dollars in 2007. In 2008 RIM spent 6% of its revenue ($6‚009‚395‚000) on Research and Development and 14.7% of its revenue on Marketing‚ Selling and Administration. Target Market: The target market for the Storm is young professionals from ages 20 to
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phone will have to be huge to bring back the former RIM users. Doing some research on it‚ it sounds like they are trying to incorporate all three of their main competitors and making sure this phone is personalized to each user. 2) RIM is in danger from Apple‚ Android‚ and Windows phones that are taking up a big chunk in the markets. This leads to RIM designing its new operating system; Black Berry 10 that has been cleared by security. RIM has also been having troubles with delivery delays
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Analysis for Research in Motion Ltda. A. Overall Description of the Business and its Markets “Research In Motion (RIM)‚ a global leader in wireless innovation‚ revolutionized the mobile industry with the introduction of the BlackBerry ® solution in 1999.” Founded in 1984‚ with Headquarters in Waterloo‚ Ontario‚ Canada and offices in North America‚ Asia-Pacific and Europe‚ RIM designs‚ manufactures‚ and markets wireless solutions for the mobile communications market worldwide. “The company‚ through
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References: * RIM’s Blackberry Delay Hits Stock‚ June 28‚ 2012 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304058404577495013601177508.html# * RIM Official Website http://www.rim.com/newsroom/mediaexecutive/index.shtml * John A Pearce‚ Richachard B Robinson‚ AmitaMital‚ “Strategic Management”‚ 12th edition‚ 2012. * Blackwell‚ “Introduction to Strategic Management”‚ 2007. * Glass‚ N. M.‚“Pro-active
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Case Analysis 2 – Research in Motion - RIM: Research the history of RIM‚ specifically with an eye toward product development Introduction Research in Motion‚ or RIM‚ is a Canadian multinational telecommunications company based in Waterloo‚ Ontario‚ Canada. Founded in 1984‚ by Mike Lazaridis‚ an engineering student at the University of Waterloo‚ and Douglas Fregin‚ an engineering student at the University of Windsor. For years the company tinkered in obscurity‚ until it focused on a breakthrough
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To: Board of Director From: Managing Consultant Date: 4th November 2010 Subject: Research In Motion (RIM): Managing Explosive Growth 1. Introduction After reviewing the background and operation of the Research in Motion (RIM) organization‚ it showed that the organization itself does not provide vision and mission statement to their employees as well as the public. According to Thompson and Strickland (2010)‚ a strategic vision delineates management’s aspirations for the business‚ providing
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Internal Analysis RIM‚ one of world leaders in mobile communications market‚ stepped into the telecommunication industry with its pioneered BlackBerry products. The BlackBerry’s wireless platform and line of handhelds provides remarkable functions with fully integrated e-mail‚ browser and organizer applications which today made one of the leaders in wireless mobile communication. RIM’s Successful Strategies With worldwide demand for wireless handheld’s‚ RIM quickly identified the market potentials
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Case 2– Research in Motion- RIM 1. What were some of the challenges RIM faced to protect its Intellectual Property and how did RIM handle those challenges? There was a legal action between NTP and RIM over the intellectual property. RIM resolved the action. To protect its intellectual property‚ RIM agreed to pay $612.5 million to NTP Inc. to settle the fight. The dispute had threatened to end RIM’s BlackBerry e-mail service to millions of users in the U.S. and has been the subject of a four-year
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