VimpelCom launches BlackBerry Internet Service in Russia
The VimpelCom Group (NYSE: VIP) and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced the launch of BlackBerry® Internet Service and the BlackBerry® Curveâ„¢ 8900 smartphone for Beeline customers in Russia.
BlackBerry Internet Service is a powerful and easy to use service designed for smaller businesses and individuals. It allows customers to access up to 10 supported corporate and personal email accounts (including most popular ISP email accounts, such as Yahoo! Mail and Google Mail) from a BlackBerry smartphone. Set up is easy and does not require IT support, making it an excellent option for business users, professionals and individuals who don’t have the resources to manage a corporate email server. It enables automatic synchronization of messages between the subscriber’s BlackBerry® smartphone and email accounts.
Kent McNeley, Vice President, Marketing and Sales, VimpelCom said, We are glad that following the success of the BlackBerry solution in the corporate market in Russia, we are now able to offer a service for the wider consumer market. A key feature of the BlackBerry solution is the ability to stay connected practically wherever you are in the world and receive your emails automatically. Today, we are offering our Beeline subscribers the opportunity to connect on BlackBerry Internet Service with unlimited data for just 300 rubles per month.†(more…)
VimpelCom launches BlackBerry 8800 for corporate Beeline subscribers (Russia)
The VimpelCom Group and RIMM BlackBerry have announced the launch of BlackBerry 8800 smartphone for corporate Beeline subscribers in Russia.
The BlackBerry 8800, featuring a stylish design and full QWERTY keyboard with English-Russian support, is a highly anticipated smartphone for our enterprise customers. Beeline is pleased to expand the range of BlackBerry smartphones in response to the needs of Russian business users,†said Kent McNeley, Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer of VimpelCom.
Features:
* Sleek and elegant, premium phone, advanced email and messaging capabilities
* Full-featured Internet browser, organizer and media player – supports audio and video playback in a variety of formats.
* QWERTY keyboard supports both English and Russian
* Intuitive trackball helps users easily navigate applications
* High resolution LCD display features light sensing technology that automatically adjusts backlighting and presents information and graphics in vivid color
* Built-in GPS and an expandable memory slot
Don Morrison, Chief Operating Officer at RIM added, The BlackBerry solution has become popular with corporate customers around the world based on its unique ability to help organizations and individuals enhance communications, flexibility and productivity. We are delighted to work with Beeline and the VimpelCom group to help customers achieve these benefits and to introduce the BlackBerry 8800 in Russia.â€
