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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13 References 15 Attachment 1: Five year stock comparison of RIM‚ Apple‚ and Google 16 Research In Motion Company Profile Research In Motion Limited (RIM) was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Waterloo‚ Ontario‚ Canada but has multinational operations with offices in North America‚ Asia-Pacific and Europe. The company is a leader in Smartphone and wireless technology and the parent company of BlackBerry products. RIM is involved in all aspects of its main product line from design through
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10/1/2012 MONIKA KAJAL RESEARCH IN MOTION RIMM- INVEST + Submitted to : Prof. Daniel Atiff Research In Motion RIMM- Invest + RIM has been facing massive problems ranging from top executives leaving the company to patent suits. Instead of washing its dirty lien in public has taken a stand to remain silent and progress among all chaos. To revive the company’s reputation‚ T horsten Heins took over as CEO in Jan. 2012 . After h e declared the Earnings report & a nnounced the release
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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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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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VRIO Analysis Bristol-Myers Squibb and other pharmaceutical companies have very limited space for the development of competitive advantage. This is due to the limitations set in patents available for new pharmaceuticals. Most chemicals in pharmaceutical products have an equivalently functional substitute making it possible to have multiple products on the market that have identical uses and outcomes. This being the case‚ pharmaceutical companies can’t rely on one particular product to provide
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1. What are the strategic capabilities of IKEA? From the VIRO table (appendix 1) IKEA’s strategic capabilities are grouped into the following categories - Brand/quality reputation Financial strength Production capacity. Brand/Quality reputation IKEA operates (in 2002) 154 stores in 22 countries and serviced 286 million customers. With a 14% share of the market (in America)‚ there is huge opportunity for growth via a continued marketing campaign to leverage off its brand‚ differentiating
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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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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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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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