Press Release
January 16, 2001
Vaultus and Research In Motion Form Strategic Alliance to Enhance Wireless Services For Enterprise Customers
Vaultus to Deliver BlackBerry Enterprise Edition for Lotus Domino and Microsoft Exchange Platforms
New York, NY - Vaultus, a leading mobile applications provider (MAP) for enterprises, and Research In Motion® Limited (RIM®) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSE; RIM), a world leader in the mobile communication market, announced today a strategic alliance to deliver powerful messaging and other wireless applications that help enterprise customers reduce costs and gain greater sales efficiencies. The alliance enhances Vaultus' portfolio of managed wireless services and gives businesses a turnkey way to add the industry leading features of the BlackBerry™ wireless email solution to the Microsoft® Exchange and Lotus® Domino™ platforms.
As part of the alliance, Vaultus and RIM signed a new distribution agreement for the award-winning BlackBerry wireless email solution. Under the terms of the agreement, RIM will supply Vaultus a minimum of 50,000 BlackBerry Wireless Handhelds™ with associated software and services within the next two years.
BlackBerry Enterprise Edition™ for Lotus Domino (announced earlier this week) will be available from Vaultus and marks the first wireless handheld solution to offer tight integration with Lotus Notes® and Domino together with end-to-end security and 'Always On, Always Connected®' operation. BlackBerry Enterprise Edition for Microsoft Exchange is also available from Vaultus. Research indicates that over 60 million people in the United States currently use Lotus Domino or Microsoft Exchange.
"As a Lotus and IBM premiere partner, Vaultus has a strong track record for building wireless solutions for the Notes/Domino platform," said Ron Spears, CEO, Vaultus. "We are thrilled to add RIM to our impressive roster of strategic partners and look forward to delivering the many benefits of its innovative BlackBerry solution to our enterprise customers."
"Vaultus is an experienced player in the wireless industry and offers significant value to customers that are looking to significantly improve their business operations and competitive advantage through mobile technology," said Don Morrison, Chief Operating Officer, Research In Motion. "We look forward to working together to help customers fully realize the benefits of secure enterprise wireless solutions."
Vaultus will deliver BlackBerry Enterprise Edition through dedicated teams of consultants skilled in the planning and implementation of advanced wireless applications. Vaultus will offer the BlackBerry wireless email solution including RIM's complete line of wireless handhelds. BlackBerry is a secure, integrated, end-to-end wireless email solution developed by RIM that allows mobile professionals to enjoy untethered access to their email wherever they go. It seamlessly enables wireless email while satisfying the needs of both mobile users and IT departments. With BlackBerry, users get effortless access to email while on the go and IT departments get centralized administration of a secure solution.
Vaultus' portfolio of solutions makes enterprise mobility a reality by deploying and managing the end-to-end infrastructure needed to simplify the distribution of mission-critical mobile data applications to any wireless device. Vaultus' proprietary Java™-based application delivery platform offers real time, wireless access to back-end solutions and supports any device connectivity.
About Research In Motion
Research In Motion Limited is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the mobile communications market. Through development and integration of hardware, software and services, RIM provides solutions for seamless access to time-sensitive information including email, messaging, Internet and intranet-based applications. RIM technology also enables a broad array of third party developers and manufacturers around the world to enhance their products and services with wireless connectivity. RIM's portfolio of award-winning products includes the RIM Wireless Handheld™ product line, the BlackBerry™ wireless email solution, wireless personal computer card adapters, embedded radio-modems and software development tools. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, RIM operates offices in Canada, the United States and England. RIM is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq: RIMM) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE: RIM). For more information, visit www.rim.net. Investors may contact investor_relations@rim.net. Customers may contact info@rim.net.
About Vaultus
Vaultus, formerly MobileLogic, a leading mobile applications provider (MAP), delivers innovative wireless solutions for Global 1000 enterprises. The Company draws on a rich heritage of innovative leadership in wireless technology and applications to help enterprise clients improve productivity, reduce costs and increase revenues. With this leadership and a powerful proprietary delivery platform, Vaultus provides enterprises a partnership that delivers workable, usable mobile applications via a combined package of software solutions, professional services and managed services. Headquartered in New York City, Vaultus is privately held and has secured funding from leading investment firms including Investcorp, Allen & Company Incorporated, CMGI @Ventures, Apollo Management, Hikari Tsushin Inc., and Odyssey Investment Partners.
