Chisinau, Republic of Moldova; Dubai, UAE and Waterloo, ON–MOLDCELL, Emitac Mobile Solutions and Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced the launch 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. MOLDCELL customers will now be able to enjoy the freedom and productivity benefits of using BlackBerry® smartphones to stay connected to people and information while on the go.
Chiril Gaburici, General Manager, MOLDCELL, commented: “We did not hesitate to introduce the BlackBerry solution in Moldova since we believe that our customers deserve to benefit from advanced mobile technologies and the best communication solutions that are available.”
“Emitac Mobile Solutions is proud to announce the launch of the BlackBerry solution with MOLDCELL and we believe that it will help MOLDCELLincrease MOLDCELL’s share of the growing smartphone market in the region,” said Babar Khan, Chief Operating Officer, Emitac Mobile Solutions.
Mark Guibert, Vice President, Corporate Marketing, RIM added: “MOLDCELLBlackBerry smartphones are popular with both business professionals and consumers around the world and we are very pleased to introduce a variety of models for MOLDCELL customers.”
At launch, MOLDCELL will offer the BlackBerry® Curve™ 8900, BlackBerry® Bold™ 9000 and BlackBerry® Storm™ 9500 smart phones.
The BlackBerry Bold 9000 smartphone is a communications and multimedia powerhouse. It supports tri-band HSDPA high-speed networks around the world and comes with integrated GPS and Wi-Fi® (802.11 a/b/g), as well as a rich set of multimedia capabilities, including a 2 megapixel camera with video recording and an advanced media player for music, videos and pictures.
The BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone packs a wide range of advanced communications and multimedia capabilities in a compact and stylish design. In addition to being an exceptional phone that offers easy access to email, messaging, organizer, web browser and multimedia applications, the BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone features built-in Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g), GPS for location-based applications, Bluetooth® 2.0, a next generation processor (512MHz) and a dazzling hi-resolution display.
The BlackBerry Storm 9500 smartphone features the world’s first clickable touch-screen. The screen depresses ever so slightly when pressed, enhancing the touch interface for both typing and navigation. The BlackBerry Storm 9500 smartphone offers a large and stunning display together with a first class phone and the industry’s leading email and messaging capabilities, as well as many other powerful features including 3G (HSPA) network support, desktop-style web pages, advanced multimedia capabilities, 3.2 megapixel camera and built-in GPS – all designed to give users an exceptional mobile experience.
MOLDCELL is offering BlackBerry® Enterprise Server for corporate customers and BlackBerry® Internet Service for smaller businesses and individual users.
BlackBerry Enterprise Server is 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 offers advanced security features and IT policy controls to enable secure, push-based wireless access to email and other corporate data.
BlackBerry Internet Service is 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.
About MOLDCELL
MOLDCELL started its operations in Moldova in April 2000 having launched a new phase in the development of mobile communication sector in Moldova. The major shareholder of MOLDCELL is the leading telecommunications company in the Nordic and Baltic region, with strong positions in Eurasia, (including Turkey and Russia) – the Swedish-Finnish company „TeliaSonera”. It serves 139.4 mln clients and delivers services to a population of 453 mln (end of June 2009). MOLDCELL is part of the TeliaSonera Eurasia business area, administrated by the Fintur Holdings BV.
MOLDCELL is a dynamic GSM operator that aims to satisfy its customers through high quality services and products in Moldova.
The high tech infrastructure and equipment, qualified human resources as well as the shareholders’ experience and support make it possible for MOLDCELL to provide the right services to every segment on the market.
As for October 1st 2009, MOLDCELL network is available to 96.55% of population on 96.71% of the territory of MOLDOVA.
MOLDCELL was the first operator in the Republic of Moldova that started providing such services as SMS, Roaming for Prepaid and per-second charging, WAP/Internet Access, GPRS and EDGE, which means innovative approach for the benefit of GSM users.
MOLDCELL offers products and services to its customers by means of a developed sales network comprising 2000 point of sales, located on the entire territory of the Republic.
MOLDCELL company is conscious of the fact that improving the life of the community is one of the key-missions of a big business organization (the mobile operator enters the top 10 of most powerful joint venture companies in Republic of Moldova). Corporate social responsibility (CSR) values have been transmitted to the Moldovan Company through its shareholder; the Swedish-Finish telecommunications group “TeliaSonera” and have been successfully applied over the years in numerous social, cultural, sports, humanitarian projects.
About Emitac Mobile Solutions (EMS)
Emitac Mobile Solutions is a Dubai based solutions and service provider and a RIM strategic channel partner, focused on the delivery, implementation and support of the BlackBerry solution. Delivered by an experienced team of mobile professionals, EMS provides mobile operators with sales, marketing, distribution, solution implementation and technical support services for the BlackBerry wireless platform from Research In Motion (RIM). EMS provides organizations using this platform with the ability to rapidly create, deploy and manage robust client-server wireless applications, reducing an organization's total cost of ownership and significantly increases the value of its mobile technology investment. EMS is the region’s first Mobile Virtual Solutions Provider (MVSP) with services delivered through partnerships with mobile operators in the Gulf, North Africa and Eastern Europe. For more information, visit www.emsmobile.ae
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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