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Ncell, EMS and RIM introduce the BlackBerry Solution in Nepal
Kathmandu, Nepal, 19 August, 2010
Ncell, Emitac Mobile Solutions (EMS) and Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today launched the BlackBerry® solution in Nepal. The BlackBerry solution brings together smartphones, software and services to allow easy wireless access to email, phone, calendar, web, multimedia and other business and lifestyle applications. Ncell customers in Nepal will now be able to enjoy the freedom and productivity benefits of using BlackBerry® smartphones to stay connected to people and information on the go.
Ncell will be the first service provider to introduce the BlackBerry solution in Nepal and EMS will assist Ncell in launching, delivering, supporting and selling the BlackBerry solution to its customers. Together, EMS and Ncell will address the market by delivering a suite of BlackBerry products and services for Ncell’s business and individual customers.
Ncell is offering BlackBerry® Enterprise Server for corporate customers and BlackBerry® Internet Service for smaller businesses and individual users. At launch, Ncell will offer the BlackBerry® Bold™ 9700 smartphone to its customers.
BlackBerry Enterprise Server is designed for organizations that manage their own email servers. The BlackBerry Enterprise Server software tightly integrates with IBM® Lotus® Domino®, Microsoft® Exchange and Novell® GroupWise® and provides advanced security and IT policy controls to enable secure, push-based wireless access to email and other corporate data.
BlackBerry Internet Service is designed for smaller businesses and individuals. It allows customers to access up to 10 supported corporate and personal email accounts, including most popular ISP and web-based email accounts such as Windows Live™ Hotmail®, Yahoo!® Mail and Google Mail™, from a BlackBerry smartphone.
The BlackBerry Bold 9700 smartphone offers top-of-the-line performance, functionality and features with support for 3G HSDPA networks around the world, a next-generation (624 MHz) processor, 256 MB Flash memory, built-in GPS and Wi-Fi®, a 3.2MP camera and a sharp, dazzling display.
“We are excited to be the first mobile operator to launch the BlackBerry solution in Nepal. We act in commitment to the Ncell brand values which guide us to be the market pioneer and a reliable partner to our customers, agile in anticipating and meeting the market and customer needs,” said Mr. Pasi Koistinen, CEO of Ncell. “With the BlackBerry solution, we are taking our customers to a higher level of mobility for both work and play. BlackBerry smartphone subscribers at Ncell will benefit from accessing their email accounts anywhere within the reach of Ncell’s mobile network which already covers approximately 65 percent of Nepal’s population.”
“This launch is another milestone in the region for Emitac Mobile Solutions to reinforce our ability to leverage our strong BlackBerry solution expertise and regional presence. As a result of our seamless cooperation, Ncell has been able to launch the service faster than expected meeting the market demand right from the beginning,” said Mr. Babar Khan, CEO of Emitac Mobile Solutions. “We look forward to a great future for the BlackBerry solution in Nepal.”
Norm Lo, Vice President of Asia Pacific, Research In Motion added, “It is with great pleasure that RIM has worked with Emitac Mobile Solutions and Ncell to introduce the BlackBerry solution in Nepal. The BlackBerry solution is the right choice for people who want to stay connected to colleagues, friends and family, as well as access a broad range of business and personal information and content while they are on the move.”
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