Research In Motion Launches the New BlackBerry Curve 9360 Smartphone in Indonesia

Jakarta, Indonesia - Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced that the BlackBerry® Curve™ 9360 is now available in Indonesia, priced at Rp3,599,000 from authorized partners PT. Comtech Cellular, PT. Selular Media Infotama and PT. Teletama Artha Mandiri.

Hasting Singh, Vice President of South Asia at Research In Motion commented, “The new BlackBerry Curve 9360 is a stunning, easy-to-use smartphone that will appeal to Indonesian customers who want to stay socially connected. The Curve family of smartphones has been a real hit in Indonesia and we expect the new BlackBerry Curve 9360, with its significant performance enhancements and all the benefits of the new BlackBerry 7 operating system, to be well received by new customers as well as existing BlackBerry users looking to upgrade.”

The new BlackBerry Curve smartphone is slim, stylish and simply beautiful. It is ergonomically designed with a comfortable and iconic keyboard for fast, accurate typing and an optical trackpad for easy, one-handed navigation. GPS and Wi-Fi® support are also included, as well as a 5MP camera with flash and video recording so that memories can be captured and instantly shared on social networks. The microSD/SDHC slot supports up to 32 GB memory cards for additional media storage.

In addition to supporting the new BlackBerry® 7 OS, the BlackBerry Curve 9360 smartphone features a range of powerful hardware enhancements including an upgraded processor and display, more memory, and built-in support for NFC (Near Field Communications), a new technology that is enabling many exciting capabilities, including the ability to pair accessories or read SmartPoster tags with a simple tap of the smartphone.

BlackBerry 7 introduces a next generation BlackBerry browser which combines the dramatically improved performance of the advanced WebKit browser engine with the hardware enhancements in the new BlackBerry Curve 9360 smartphone to deliver a significantly faster, more fluid web browsing experience. Additional enhancements to this next generation BlackBerry browser have also enabled smoother navigation and optimized HTML5 performance for incredible gaming and video experiences.

IT&E Chooses Jinny Software to Provide Total Messaging Solution

IT&E Chooses Jinny Software to Provide Total Messaging Solution

Jinny Software, a leading global supplier of messaging, call completion and mobile advertising solutions to wireless carriers, today announced a deal with IT&E, the leading telecommunications company in Micronesia, for a comprehensive mobile messaging solution that will serve approximately 100,000 subscribers across Saipan, Guam, Tinian and Rota.

Jinny will provide IT&E with a messaging and media solution comprising a Short Message Service Centre (SMSC), a Multimedia Service Centre (MMSC), WAP Gateway, Voice Mail System (VMS), and the CDMA Over-the-Air (OTA) programming to enable remote reprogramming of mobile devices. The solution will cover both CDMA and GSM networks.

IT&E is the largest telecommunications company in the Mariana Islands. New products and services have fuelled the growth of the company, most notably smartphones and global roaming services. IT&E now offers its customers the ability to roam to over 230 countries with their current CDMA number.

“We are very pleased to be supplying this core solution to IT&E,” says Richard Choi, Chief Commercial Officer of Jinny Software. “We are delivering the ability to not just provide messaging services, but also to increase revenues via call completion strategies, and all in a single deployment. This project underpins our mission to support our customers as they grow and protect their businesses.”

Dialog partners Anything.lk to provide world’s first end-to-end solution for a Daily Deals Company

Dialog partners Anything.lk to provide world’s first end-to-end solution for a Daily Deals Company

Colombo

Wednesday, 5th October 2011

Daily Deals companies seem to be the rage in Colombo these days. First out of the blocks was Anything.lk and critical to launching this type of business was a telecoms and internet infrastructure that could support a business that would take Sri Lanka by storm.

Anything.lk, Sri Lanka’s leading daily deal site launched in June this year with a powerful telecoms, internet and mobile-enabled platform from Dialog.

Speaking with Anything.lk CEO, Reeza Zarook, said “When we looked at our options for a telecoms and internet solutions provider, we really only had one choice. The Dialog Enterprise team’s service levels have been remarkable coupled with a great attitude. We selected Dialog because they could provide what we needed in terms of infrastructure in the time frame required. However, the real value-add was the ability of the Anything.lk site to interact with Dialog’s customers to completely mobile-enable the solution end to end.

In a global first for Groupon-clones, Anything.lk’s system allows users to capture daily deals direct from their mobile phone.

Group Chief Executive for Dialog Axiata PLC, Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya said, “Dialog has been consistent in applying the very latest in technology to meet the varying and ever-advancing needs of our customers. We are proud to have been selected by Anything.lk to provide a full range of services to Sri Lanka’s leading daily deals operation. We are confident that the strategic vision espoused for by Anything.lk with respect to product development for Sri Lankan consumers and our country’s electronic commerce infrastructure at large, will herald an exciting era for participatory direct response marketing in Sri Lanka”

Reeza Zarook added, “Dialog has been a great partner for us, and we look forward to launching the next phase of functionalities that we have held back for launch in the second half of this year. These next functionalities are also global-firsts and will propel the daily deal environment into a new paradigm of m- and e-commerce in Sri Lanka.”

Telstra switches on new IPTV content and apps - Media Announcement – About Telstra

Telstra switches on new IPTV content and apps

Telstra customers have more ways to connect to their favourite entertainment with today’s launch of Australia’s first iPhone remote control app; the expansion of FOXTEL on T-Box to ADSL customers in selected areas of NSW and Victoria and BigPond Movies coming soon on tablets.

The new services come as latest research indicates more than two-thirds (67 per cent) of Australians haven’t hired a DVD in the past month due to more convenient ways of accessing movies.

Telstra’s Executive Director of Media, J-B Rousselot, said the connected home, where devices talk to each other and content was available on demand, was now a simple and affordable reality for Australians.

“Internet-enabled entertainment is fast becoming the norm as products like the Telstra T-Box and smart TVs become part of the furniture in living rooms across the country. The technology has evolved from being a novelty for technology enthusiasts into something anyone can understand and use,” Mr Rousselot said.

The new Telstra iPhone app is free to download and gives T-Box customers the ability to change the channel, record and, by shaking the iPhone, mute the sound. An Android version of the app will soon be available.

“The new app puts the T-Box remote control on the screen of the iPhone so customers can easily scroll through channels, record a program or control the volume from anywhere in their home. With around half of Telstra’s mobile customers owning a smartphone we’ve spent considerable time designing the app to ensure the technology in our homes is working together to give customers a more integrated home entertainment experience.”

Telstra has continued the roll-out of FOXTEL on T-Box service with ADSL customers in selected areas of NSW and Victoria now able to connect to 30 channels of FOXTEL content. This follows the switch-on of the service for cable customers in June.

“We’ve been delighted with the early take-up of the service with one in nine Telstra cable customers in FOXTEL coverage areas switching on the FOXTEL on T-Box service. We know the range of content, and the fact customers can switch on and off the service month by month, has hit the sweet spot for our customers so will continue to roll the service out to more Australians in the months ahead.”

IT&E Chooses Jinny Software to Provide Total Messaging Solution

IT&E Chooses Jinny Software to Provide Total Messaging Solution

Jinny’s SMSC and MMSC solutions to underpin the expanding business of IT&E in the Marianas

Jinny Software, a leading global supplier of messaging, call completion and mobile advertising solutions to wireless carriers, today announced a deal with IT&E, the leading telecommunications company in Micronesia, for a comprehensive mobile messaging solution that will serve approximately 100,000 subscribers across Saipan, Guam, Tinian and Rota.

Jinny will provide IT&E with a messaging and media solution comprising a Short Message Service Centre (SMSC), a Multimedia Service Centre (MMSC), WAP Gateway, Voice Mail System (VMS), and the CDMA Over-the-Air (OTA) programming to enable remote reprogramming of mobile devices. The solution will cover both CDMA and GSM networks.

IT&E is the largest telecommunications company in the Mariana Islands. New products and services have fuelled the growth of the company, most notably smartphones and global roaming services. IT&E now offers its customers the ability to roam to over 230 countries with their current CDMA number.

“We are very pleased to be supplying this core solution to IT&E,” says Richard Choi, Chief Commercial Officer of Jinny Software. “We are delivering the ability to not just provide messaging services, but also to increase revenues via call completion strategies, and all in a single deployment. This project underpins our mission to support our customers as they grow and protect their businesses.”

MTS India Brings MTS Livewire and MTS MTAG 3.1 Smartphones To Market

Gurgaon, October 04, 2011: Sistema Shyam TeleServices Limited (SSTL) that nationally operates its telecom services under the MTS brand with over 13 million wireless customers today announced the market roll out of India’s most affordable Android Smartphones – MTS Livewire and MTS MTAG 3.1 packed with attractive usage bundles aimed at the tech savvy youth. Priced in the sub Rs 5000 category, these Smartphones run on Android 2.2 Froyo and come bundled with free talk time, SMSs and data usage. The two smart phones have been positioned as social media enablers for the youth community.

According to Leonid Musatov, Chief Marketing & Sales Officer, MTS India, “It gives me immense pleasure to announce the launch of India’s most affordable Android Smart phones preloaded with data & voice usage. The latest in our range of Smartphones are MTS Livewire and MTS MTag 3.1. Powered by Android 2.2 Froyo, these smartphones exude a fine mix of style and technology bundled with free calls, data usage and SMSs”. Adding further, “Given the festive season, we are also planning an aggressive 360 degree communication campaign involving both above and below the line initiatives”

BT reinforces leaders position for Asia-Pacific in IDC marketscape

BT reinforces leaders position for Asia-Pacific in IDC marketscape

BT today announced it has moved up higher as a “leader” in the IDC MarketScape: Asia Pacific Next-Generation Telecom Services 2011 Vendor Analysis.

According to the authors, the IDC MarketScape provides a clear framework in which the product and service offerings, capabilities and strategies, and current and future market success factors of IT and telecommunications vendors can be meaningfully compared. In this latest publication, BT strengthens its position as a leader for Asia Pacific Next-Generation Telecom Services.

According to the IDC MarketScape Analysis, “BT Global Services has executed well on the ‘Asia Pacific investment programme’, which it set out for the region last May, including the launch of the Bid Response Centre and an Account Start Up unit in Singapore; new technology showcase centers in six cities (Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney, New Delhi and Shanghai), new product launches including Global Etherflow services in nine cities, Microsoft UC solutions and new Quickstarts services.”

Kevin Taylor, President, BT Asia Pacific said, “This is a fantastic result and we are thrilled that IDC recognise BT’s achievements by moving us further up in the leaders quadrant, which clearly reinforces BT as a leader in the Asia Pacific market. Our customers value us as a partner that operates globally and delivers locally with a commitment to help them succeed. We are firmly committed to becoming the number one provider of networked IT services as we continue to invest in the customer experience, capability and innovation, in Asia-Pacific as well as in other high growth economies around the world.”

The analysis further adds, “The provider has 38 MPLS PoPs in 14 markets and five datacenters (Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, Japan and India) within the region, of which four are capable of deploying cloud services. BT is also active in seeking out Asian logos and has been relatively successful in clinching managed services deals with some big names in the Asian market.”

BT was noted in select areas for strong capabilities. These included,

Strong PS (Professional Services) capabilities. PS is a key element for BT, with the integration of BT Frontline and PS personnel from the Bid Response Center, BT now has a team of very high-level specialists in its pursuits team capable of engaging with the C – level clients for opportunity seeding.

Focus on private cloud implementation with PS-led opportunities. In the past 12 months, BT has strengthened its cloud road map in Asia Pacific.

Strong commitment on innovation. BT continues to maintain strong focus on innovation and R&D. Globally, it has around 5,600 patents and applications.

BT aligns its investments to the growth plans of its multi-national customers as they expand across Asia Pacific and other high growth regions. BT is ideally positioned in Asia to assist global corporations to expand across the continent, while it offers the global breadth and depth of capabilities required to help Asian-based companies develop business around the world.