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December 19, 2007
True Move and Research In Motion Launch the BlackBerry Curve 8320 in Thailand
Thailand - True Move Company Limited and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM: TSX: RIM) today announced the launch of the Wi-Fi®-enabled BlackBerry® Curve™ 8320 smartphone in Thailand. The smartphone features RIM’s smallest and lightest full-QWERTY handset design.
Offering a unique balance of features and design, the new BlackBerry Curve 8320 includes a 2-megapixel camera, a music and video player and an expandable memory card slot, as well as many other industry-leading features that BlackBerry® smartphone users have come to know and love - including email and text messaging, instant messaging, web browser, advanced phone features and support for a broad range of third party business and leisure applications.
In addition, the BlackBerry Curve 8320 smartphone supports the 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi standards to enable data access over enterprise Wi-Fi connections, as well as through public hotspots and home networks. The smartphone works in conjunction with both BlackBerry® Enterprise Server and BlackBerry® Internet Service and can seamlessly switch between cellular networks and a Wi-Fi network.
“The BlackBerry Curve 8320 smartphone’s features make it an outstanding wireless tool,” said Mr. Songtham Phianpattanawit, Managing Director, Corporate Solution, Wholesales & Data, True Corporation Plc. “It is a stylish and powerful smartphone with best-in-class communications and connectivity features, and we are glad to be able to bring the BlackBerry Curve 8320 to our customers. With the combination of TrueMove’s GSM and Wi-Fi network and the feature-rich BlackBerry Curve 8320, users can be assured they have an optimal mobile communications solution.”
“We are delighted to be working with True Move to bring the benefits of the BlackBerry solution to mobile customers in Thailand,” said Norm Lo, Vice President of Asia Pacific at Research In Motion. “The new BlackBerry Curve 8320 combines powerful communications and multimedia capabilities with exceptional usability, enabling users to collaborate, communicate, and operate from virtually anywhere.”
Key features of the BlackBerry Curve 8320 smartphone include:
• Built-in Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g), phone, email, text messaging (SMS and MMS), browser, instant messaging, organizer and other applications
• Quad-band support (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) for GSM/GPRS and EDGE networks
• Premium phone features including noise cancellation technology to offset background noise, Voice Activated Dialing (VAD), dedicated 'send', 'end', and 'mute' keys, low-distortion speakerphone and support for polyphonic, MIDI and MP3 ringtones
• Bluetooth® 2.0 with stereo, headset, hands-free and serial port profiles supported
• 2 megapixel camera with built-in flash
• Next-generation media player with audio and video playback supporting a variety of formats
• 3.5mm stereo headset jack and dedicated volume controls
• Expandable memory storage via microSD card slot
• Roxio® Media Manager for BlackBerry (included with BlackBerry® Desktop Manager software), which allows customers to easily search for media files on their computers, view and organize them, create MP3 music files from CDs, add audio tags and album art, create playlists and automatically copy or convert pictures, music and videos for optimal playback on the BlackBerry Curve 8320
• Trackball navigation system, full QWERTY keyboard and built-in spell checker
• High-performance HTML browser
• Support for Facebook® for BlackBerry® Smartphones - a software application that enables streamlined and optimized mobile access to the popular Facebook social utility. Facebook for BlackBerry Smartphones can be downloaded over the air to the handset or via the Internet using a PC.
• Support for instant messaging applications such as BlackBerry® Messenger, Google® Talk and Yahoo!® Messenger, as well as a broad range of third party business and leisure applications.
• BlackBerry® Internet Service support, allowing access to up to 10 supported email accounts, including most popular ISP email accounts such as Yahoo!® Mail and Gmail®
• BlackBerry® Enterprise Server support for enterprise deployments, enabling advanced security and IT administration within IBM Lotus® Domino®, Microsoft® Exchange, and Novell® GroupWise® environments
The new BlackBerry Curve 8320 will be available from TrueMove from 19th December 2007 from their outlets at Siam Paragon, Fortune Town and United Center. For more information on the BlackBerry solution from TrueMove, please call 02-699 6450/1. For more information about the BlackBerry Curve 8320, please visit www.blackberry.com/blackberrycurve8320.
About TrueMove Company Limited
TrueMove, a subsidiary of True Corporation Plc, Thailand's only fully-integrated communication solutions provider, convergence solutions leader and premier lifestyle enabler, offers innovative and high-quality wireless communications services on its nationwide 1800 MHz network to over 12 million subscribers (as of November 2007) throughout Thailand. TrueMove’s vision is to create a pioneering wireless hi-speed lifestyle where people can communicate as well as access knowledge, information and entertainment wherever, whenever, and however they wish. The company delivers superior coverage coupled with quality and best value services, which make TrueMove more than just a mobile phone. Leveraging its relationships with True Corporation and the CP Group, TrueMove offers unique integrated products and services to the Thai market. For more information, visit www.truemove.com or www.truecorp.co.th.
About Research In Motion (RIM)
Research In Motion is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. Through the development of integrated hardware, software and services that support multiple wireless network standards, RIM provides platforms and solutions for seamless access to time-sensitive information including email, phone, SMS messaging, Internet and intranet-based applications. RIM technology also enables a broad array of third party developers and manufacturers to enhance their products and services with wireless connectivity to data. RIM’s portfolio of award-winning products, services and embedded technologies are used by thousands of organizations around the world and include the BlackBerry® wireless platform, the RIM Wireless Handheld™ product line, software development tools, radio-modems and software/hardware licensing agreements. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, RIM operates offices in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. RIM is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq: RIMM) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: RIM). For more information, visit www.rim.com or www.blackberry.com.
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