BlackBerry Ltd.
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Formerly called
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Research in Motion (1984–2013) |
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| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | March 7, 1984 (as Research In Motion Ltd.) Waterloo, Ontario, Canada |
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| Headquarters | Waterloo, Ontario, Canada |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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John S. Chen (Executive Chairman & CEO) |
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| Revenue |  US$2.16 billion (2016) |
 -US$223 million (2016) |
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-US$208 million (2016) |
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| Total assets |
US$5.534 billion (2016) |
| Total equity |
US$3.208 billion (2016) |
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Number of employees
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4,534 (2016) |
| Website | www |
BlackBerry Limited, formerly known as Research In Motion Limited (RIM), is a Canadian-based multinational wireless telecommunications software and mobile hardware company best known to the general public as the developer of the BlackBerry brand of smartphones, but is transitioning to becoming a worldwide provider of software for industrial applications and mobile device management (MDM).QNX, a subsidiary of BlackBerry, produces automotive software. BlackBerry's software and hardware products are used worldwide by various governments' agencies and by car makers and industrial plants. The company is headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. It was founded by Mike Lazaridis and Douglas Fregin in 1984. Fregin left the company in 2007. In 1992 Lazaridis hired Jim Balsillie, and Lazaridis and Balsillie served as co-CEOs until January 22, 2012. In November 2013, John S. Chen took over as CEO. His strategy is to subcontract manufacturing to Foxconn, and to focus on software technology.
Research In Motion Limited was founded in March 1984 by Mike Lazaridis and Douglas Fregin. At the time, Lazaridis was an engineering student at the University of Waterloo while Fregin was an engineering student at the University of Windsor. In 1988, RIM became the first wireless data technology developer in North America and the first company outside Scandinavia to develop connectivity products for Mobitex wireless packet-switched data communications networks. In 1990, RIM introduced the DigiSync Film KeyKode Reader. In 1991, RIM introduced the first Mobitex protocol converter. In 1992, RIM introduced the first Mobitex point-of-sale solution, a protocol converter box that interfaced with existing point-of-sale terminal equipment to enable wireless communication. In 1993, RIM introduced the RIMGate, the first general purpose Mobitex X.25 gateway. In the same year, RIM launched Ericsson Mobidem AT and Intel wireless modem containing RIM modem firmware. In 1994, RIM introduced the first Mobitex mobile point-of-sale terminal. In the same year, RIM received the Emmy Award for Technical Innovation and the KPMG High Technology Award. In 1995, RIM introduced Freedom, the first Type II PCMCIA radio modem for Mobitex.
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