Monday, November 2, 2009

Orange and RIM introduce the BlackBerry Solution in Moldova

Chisinau, Moldova and Waterloo, ON - Orange Moldova SA and Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) announced the introduction of the BlackBerry® solution in Moldova. 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. With this launch Orange customers will be able to enjoy the freedom and productivity benefits of using BlackBerry® smartphones to stay connected and have easy access to information while on the go.

Liudmila Climoc, CEO of Orange Moldova said: “We are delighted to introduce the BlackBerry solution in Moldova. This is yet another step in our strategy to offer our business customers and consumers a complete suite of communication solutions, whether to improve productivity and efficiency or just be connected with friends. Thanks to Orange’s extended network, Orange customers will be able to experience the full benefits of the BlackBerry solution all over the country and enjoy fast access to email, instant messaging, social networks and much more.”

Mark Guibert, Vice President of Corporate Marketing at RIM added, “It is with great pleasure that RIM has worked with Orange to introduce the BlackBerry solution in Moldova. BlackBerry smartphones are the right choice for people who want to stay connected to colleagues, friends and family, as well as have easy mobile access to a growing range of business and personal content.”

At launch, Orange will be offering subscribers the BlackBerry® Curve™ 8900 smartphone. The BlackBerry Curve 8900 is a communications and multimedia powerhouse. It gives users the industry’s leading mobile email and messaging solution together with organizer, web browser and multimedia applications and access to a wide range of other mobile business and consumer applications. The BlackBerry Curve 8900 comes with integrated GPS and Wi-Fi® (802.11 b/g), as well as a rich set of multimedia capabilities, including a 3.2 megapixel camera with variable zoom, auto focus, powerful flash and video recording*, and an advanced media player for music, videos and pictures.

Orange is offering BlackBerry® services for corporate customers, smaller businesses and individual users.

* Video recording requires a microSD card (sold separately).

About ORANGE Moldova
Orange Moldova is the first telecom operator in Moldova with more than 1.7 m customers. The company based in Chisinau is a Moldovan company subsidiary of France Telecom Orange.Activities started in Oct 1998 under the brand VOXTEL. It was rebranded in April 27th 2007 under the name Orange Moldova.

Orange offers Internet and telephony services for business and personal to more than 1.7 mln clients, 66% of market GSM coverage is 99.2% population, 98% territory. EDGE fast internet is available under the whole coverage and 3G+ service already covers close to 68% population with up to 14,4 mbps wireless Internet.

The company Telemedia joined the group Orange in 2009 and has been fully integrated the 1st of Septembre 2009 bringing to Orange client a full portfolio of Internet and fixed telephony services.
On 09 of September, Orange Moldova was the first operator in the world to commercially launch HD voice (wb-amr)

The mission of Orange is to bring Internet and telephony to all Moldovans with allowing intensive usage and the access to the most interesting innovations. For more information about visit http://www.orange.md

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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