BlackBerry's outage post-mortem: Where did it all go wrong? As BlackBerry service around the world returns to normal, online tension has calmed and many are seeing normal service resume on their smartphones.
But many are still angry, not least Research in Motion, a company on the cliff-edge of the mobile market. Even as the company scrambles to discover exactly what went wrong, the outages are but one of the many problems facing the Research in Motion. Also, the manner in which the company treated its customers was contemptible at very least, and this will no doubt serve as a very painful learning curve for Research in Motion. Whether it can recover from it in the long run is another story completely.
Source: Associated Press. RIM's BlackBerry outage: $350 million max hit, but losing enterprise. Research in Motion's costs related to its outage last week don't amount to much, but the longer-term sales hit is likely to be much higher.
RIM is offering free apps to customers due to its outage, but that doesn't go all that far. Jefferies analyst Peter Misek estimated that the explicit costs due to the outage will be limited to $350 million. RIM: BlackBerry Outage Not Caused by Hackers. Research in Motion on Wednesday ruled out the possibility that its current service issues are the result of a hack, and said that any lingering message or email delays are likely due to a backlog that has built up since the initial Monday failure.
"I know there's often speculation in these types of situations about a potential breach or hack as the cause, but we've seen no evidence to believe that this is the case," David Yach, RIM's CTO for software, said in a conference call with reporters. BlackBerry users in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India, Brazil, Chile, and Argentina have been experiencing email and message delays, as well as complete outages, since Monday, a problem that spread to North America today.
Last night, RIM said the ongoing problems were caused by a core switch failure inside its network. BlackBerry outage could cost RIM $26-million: analyst. Research In Motion could foot a bill to the tune of as much as $26-million for the BlackBerry outage that hit users around the world last week, according to one analyst’s estimate.
BMO Capital Markets analyst Tim Long said Monday that if RIM were to compensate all carriers and customers for the downtime of the BlackBerry network, its earnings would be negatively affected by three to five cents per share in the current quarter. The calculation is based on RIM’s 524 million shares outstanding. “While we believe the immediate financial impact from the outage is minimal, the risk to future service revenues, and maybe Blackberry shipments, has increased,” Long said in a research note. The PlayBook is Tanking, but RIM Remains 'Highly Committed' to Tablets. Research in Motion said Thursday that it remains "highly committed to the tablet market" in the face of a report that the company has stopped producing its BlackBerry PlayBook and is mulling getting out of the tablet business entirely.
"We believe [RIM] has stopped production of its PlayBook and is actively considering exiting the tablet market," Collins Stewart analyst John Vihn wrote in a widely reported note to investors. "Additionally, our due diligence indicates that RIM has canceled development of additional tablet projects. " A RIM spokesperson called the note "pure fiction.
" "RIM doesn't typically comment on rumors, but any suggestion that the BlackBerry PlayBook is being discontinued is pure fiction," she said in a statement sent to PCMag and other media outlets. "RIM remains highly committed to the tablet market. " Big Trouble for the Little PlayBook? "If you go talk to consumers, they're 100 percent convinced that what they want is an iPad. " RIM's market share. RIM Fires 2,000 Employees, Shakes Up Senior Management. Global B2C E-Commerce Report 2010. B2B Business to business. Updated 2005 Dec 19th (2013 Feb 13) this page has not been updated for several years because the content has been eclipsed by newer developments in how businesses do business with other businesses - which are discussed in a conventional lecture(Nabeela noted that the fastparts.com link is broken cause the company no longer is extant) ................. ... ..common examples are manufacturers of electronic productsexample companies are Cisco IBM Intelwhich all have a majority of their product sold to other businesses, even though they may have some %age sold direct to consumers Cisco Connection Online.
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RIM: BlackBerry's future lies in social networking. BARCELONA, Spain--The secret of the BlackBerry's success is security, according to Research In Motion's co-chief executive, Jim Balsillie, but social networking is its future.
Speaking during a session on mobile services here at the GSMA Mobile World Congress, Balsillie said having security validations worldwide, and features such as built-in firewalls and the ability to remotely lock and wipe devices, are key. "If you don't address this, you don't get to be accepted by the organization," Balsillie warned. Echoing Vodafone Group chief executive Arun Sarin's words from an earlier keynote, Balsillie said carriers have come to a fork in the road that will see them either become pipes or platforms. They must therefore provide a managed service to users, seamlessly integrating Web services and desktop applications onto handsets. "This is not a concept. Rogers launches LTE; debating RIM's future; using Facebook chat - Page 1 - Communications Infrastructure. VIDEO PLAYLIST Rogers debuts Canada’s first LTE network in Ottawa; a demo of how to use the integrated Skype video chat function in Facebook; what will happen at struggling Research in Motion’s AGM this week?
Our video roundup this week: NETWORK WORLD As the company launches Canada’s first commercial LTE network in Ottawa, a Rogers executive explains details the new wireless data service and why businesses could benefit. THE WIRE Facebook has announced video calling integrated with Skype into its platform. Keith Shaw shows you the steps needed to make a video call within Facebook. THE ARGUMENT As Research in Motion faces a crucial annual general meeting, ComputerWorld Canada‘s Rafael Ruffolo and Dave Webb debate the company’s direction.
Untitled. Michael Lazaridis, president, co-chief executive officer and co-founder of Research In Motion at the BlackBerry World conference in Orlando, Florida, May 3, 2011 (Photo: Bloomberg) What do Research In Motion and the Vancouver Canucks have in common? Both are Canadian organizations that jumped out to a huge lead, only to cough up their advantage to rivals and find humiliation. In both cases, rioting ensued. Tablet weakness may bode ill for RIM’s future. By Dan Gallagher, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — While disappointing sales of the PlayBook tablet have had little effect on Research In Motion Ltd.’s overall quarterly results, the poor reception for the device may pose a longer-term problem for the company’s future products. That point was made by several analysts on Friday, following RIM’s second fiscal-quarter report that showed a sharp decline in net income as sales of its flagship BlackBerry line of smartphones have fallen.
On top of that, the PlayBook shipped only 200,000 units for the quarter — less than half of the 560,000 units that was the consensus target of brokers following the company. Read more on RIM's results. BlackBerry The BlackBerry PlayBook sold less than half of Wall Street’s estimates in the August quarter, and analysts believe it may bode ill for future devices using the QNX operating system. The PlayBook currently is not a significant contributor to RIM’s overall business. RIM stock plunges to lowest level in five years. Research In Motion seems to have become a victim of timing on the launch of its new BlackBerry smartphones, causing investor selloffs and raising questions about whether it can still compete against Apple and Android devices, say analysts.
“RIM’s core problem is that they don’t have any new phones to sell,” said PC Magazine analyst Sascha Segan. Shares in Research In Motion’s fell to their lowest level since 2006 on Friday, plunging more than 20 per cent in extremely heavy trading as company’s relevance was questioned. “The mobile market moves so fast that phones released a year ago already look old,” Segan said from New York. On Thursday, Research In Motion (TSX: RIM) announced plans to cut jobs as it works to roll out new smartphones and updated tablets in the months ahead to compete with Apple and Google’s Android operating system devices.
“At the end of the day, you have to put new products on your shelves,” said Segan, managing editor of PCMag Mobile in New York. RIM under fire: company reviewing future of co-CEOs as employee criticism circulates. Except for perhaps a complete collapse of its share value or meteor striking its headquarters, Research in Motion couldn't have had a more troubling day. An anonymous executive released a scathing letter, while the Waterloo, Ontario-based company made concessions to stave off an investor revolt. Research in Motion's future bleak with a chance of clearing. While the BlackBerry-maker’s market share has fallen off a cliff in North America, it is expanding internationally.
Mike Lazarus, a Sydney-based software design consultant, relies on his RIM BlackBerry daily to manage his contacts database, store important documents, and keep his information secure. “I use my mobile phone essentially as a mobile office,” he says. “Nearly everything I need to do in the office, I can do from my phone.” Lazarus is one of millions of users of Research in Motion products worldwide who have remained loyal to the BlackBerry brand–despite the growing popularity of Apple’s iPhone and of handsets powered by Google’s Android OS. Analysts look ahead to RIM's future prospects - CTV News. RIM Vs. Apple Presentation. The Future of RIM / BlackBerry - a knol by Dan Siebes.
Research In Motion Environmental Issues Free Essays 1. Research In Motion - Rewards. RESEARCH IN MOTION - Green Blog. Shutterstock“Old chargers currently generate several thousands of tons of waste a year,” said Guenther Verheugen, the E.U. commissioner for enterprise and industry. On Monday, the European Commission, the European Union’s executive branch, said that it had reached a voluntary agreement with some of the biggest names in the electronics industry to introduce a common charger for cellphones that fits all models. Chargers had become a problem because “almost every household has a collection of chargers that have become superfluous over time” and because “old chargers currently generate several thousands of tons of waste a year,” said Guenther Verheugen, the E.U. commissioner for enterprise and industry.
New phones configured to use the standardized chargers should be available in 2010 and they would work on the basis of “micro-USB connector” technology, Mr. Employer ratings by employees. BlackBerry - BlackBerry Product Names. From Blackberry to Greenberry: RIM Goes Green at CeBIT. Even with attendance and exhibitor numbers down CeBIT this week was still full steam ahead on green. RIM numbers disappoint again. Why Rim won't kill the PlayBook - and Nokia is its new biggest danger. RIM.TO: Summary for RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED- Yahoo! Canada Finance. Research In Motion. BlackBerry Limited, formerly known as Research In Motion Limited (RIM),[3][4] is a Canadian telecommunication and wireless equipment company best known as the developer of the BlackBerry brand of smartphones and tablets. The company is headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. It was founded by Mike Lazaridis, who served as its co-CEO along with Jim Balsillie until January 22, 2012; as of November 2013, Saad assumes the new title of "Lead Director and Chair of Compensation".[5] In November 2013, John S.