Research In Motion Limited

News and overview for Research In Motion Limited

Research In Motion to buy back $1.2 billion stock - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 16 days 12 hours 45 minutes ago
Big Lots 3rd-quarter same-store sales fell 0.2%


Research In Motion announces $1.2 billion buyback - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 16 days 12 hours 13 minutes ago
The Waterloo, Ontario-based maker of the BlackBerry device said its board of directors approved buying back up to 21 million shares, or 3.6% of its outstanding stock, under a program that may last as long as 12 months.


Sirius, Research In Motion in focus Thursday - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 16 days 10 hours 12 minutes ago
See Indications


Is Research In Motion now too cheap? - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 18 days 13 hours 10 minutes ago
Ironically, this sell-off has made the stock significantly cheaper than any of its rivals, on a valuation basis.


Dell to launch smartphone in China, Brazil - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 7 days 1 hour 55 minutes ago
The computer giant has long been rumored to be working on a mobile device. It already sells laptop and netbook computers with wireless technology built in.


Autodesk, Salesforce lead tech-sector losses - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 3 days 8 hours 48 minutes ago
Autodesk said its earnings and revenue both fell from the same period a year ago, and the company also gave a fourth-quarter outlook that could miss analysts' current sales forecasts


Palm shares push up following upgrades - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 4 days 5 hours 45 minutes ago
By midday trading Tuesday, Palm shares were up nearly 5% at $12.41. They've slumped by more than a third since peaking above $18 in late September.


Canadian shares drop after big rally - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 11 days 5 hours 45 minutes ago
Energy stocks are in the spotlight as crude futures move back above $80 a barrel, boosting oil producers such as Occidental Petroleum but hurting independent oil refiners such as Sunoco and Valero Energy.


Customer Community Experts to Share Word of Mouth Marketing Study and Best Practices [Press Release]
Business Wire | 2 days 10 hours 12 minutes ago
Lithium Technologies, the leading provider of Social CRM solutions to power the customer network, today announced Lithium’s Chief Community Officer, Joe Cothrel, will speak at the WOMMA Summit 2009. The ROI of Word of Mouth (WOM) has been studied and presented, but often without real numbers to compare success. Joe Cothrel will present ROI data collected from two long-running online communities. These results are instructional and this track session will provide practical information to help ...


RIM Announces Common Share Repurchase Program [Press Release]
MarketWire | 16 days 7 hours 12 minutes ago
WATERLOO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 11/05/09 -- Research In Motion Limited ("RIM") (NASDAQ: RIMM)(TSX: RIM) today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program to purchase for cancellation through the facilities of the NASDAQ Stock Market ("NASDAQ") common shares having an aggregate purchase price of up to US$ 1.2 billion, or approximately 21 million common shares based on current trading prices (representing approximately 3.6% of the currently outstanding ...


Broad losses hit tech stocks early - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 3 days 9 hours 26 minutes ago
Drug stocks mixed; Vivus jumps on study


Nokia disappoints in smart phones again - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 37 days 12 hours 18 minutes ago
Excluding the write-downs from Nokia Siemens Networks, profit beat expectations. Volumes were strong. Even device margins came in ahead of guidance. See related story.


Lithium Presents the Impact of Enterprise Social Media at New York s Web 2.0 Expo [Press Release]
Business Wire | 2 days 10 hours 12 minutes ago
Lithium Technologies, the leading provider of Social CRM solutions to power the customer network, today announced Lithium’s Chief Marketing Officer, Sanjay Dholakia, will lead a session at the Web 2.0 Expo in New York. The track session will unveil analytic strategies that allow companies to align customer communities to business goals in one or more of the following areas: sales & marketing; customer service & support; innovation; and brand advocacy & loyalty.


Tech stocks off; Applied Materials to buy Semitool - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 4 days 8 hours 18 minutes ago
Semitool, based in Kalispell, Mont., makes technology used in the cleaning and preparing of semiconductor wafers.





 1  

0 Results

Sign up for USTelecom dailyLead



Designed specifically for telecommunications executives like you, USTelecom dailyLead is a FREE daily e-mail newsletter. It provides the latest need-to-know news and industry information that maximizes your time, giving you an edge over your competition. Learn more

Company Overview


Company: Research In Motion Limited
Industry: Handheld Computers & Accessories
Website: http://www.rim.com

Research In Motion (RIM) moves with its customers. The company provides wireless hardware, software, and services to customers worldwide. Its popular line of BlackBerry smart phones handle voice, e-mail, and text message communications, as well as Internet access and multimedia applications. RIM also provides software development tools and makes radio-based modems that other manufacturers incorporate into portable devices. The company sells to corporations, resellers, and wireless carriers. BlackBerry devices are offered by service providers including AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile, and Verizon Wireless.


Key Numbers

Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) 11,065.2 (2009)
One-year % Growth in Sales 84.1 (2009)
Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) 1,892.6 (2009)
One-year % Growth in Net Income 46.3 (2009)
Number of Employees 8,387 (2009)
One-year % Growth in Number of Employees 0.0 (2009)
Fiscal Year-End February