Press Release
February 12, 2002
vVault Joins Forces with RIM to Enhance and Extend Wireless Email For Business Users
Company Joins BlackBerry ISV Alliance Program
San Francisco, CA - vVault, a leading provider of mobile productivity applications and software infrastructure, announced today that it has joined Research In Motion's (RIM's) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSE: RIM) BlackBerry™ ISV Alliance Program and plans to offer products that extend and enhance the functionality of the popular BlackBerry wireless email solution. Members of RIM's alliance program provide enterprise-level software products and work collaboratively with RIM to implement strategic marketing plans for their BlackBerry applications.
A leader in real-time mobile access products for business users, vVault believes RIM has a proven platform for productivity applications, and plans to provide high-value applications to complment BlackBerry.
"The BlackBerry wireless email solution is a serious business tool that converts otherwise unproductive time to bottom line benefits for mobile workers," stated vVault CEO Stephen Burke. "We share RIM's mission, and are excited to be working together on next-generation extensions that will further untether workers from their desks and offices."
vVault's application for BlackBerry, to be announced in Q2 2002, will leverage RIM's secure email-transport system and offer new features for mobile professionals. The solution will radically benefit typical BlackBerry users, who send and receive about 8,500 time-sensitive e-mails per year, and are away from the office about 39 percent of the working day.
For more information, visit www.vVault.com or contact vVault Sales at (415) 618-8807. Interested users and resellers may also email BlackBerry@corp.vVault.com to pre-register for vVault's limited public beta program.
Research In Motion, RIM and BlackBerry are trademarks or registered trademarks of Research In Motion Limited.
About vVault
vVault is a leading provider of Web services-based software infrastructure and real-time mobile productivity applications. vVault's core technology, the vVault Engine, powers secure productivity services across a range of networks and device platforms. vVault's award-winning products let users access, view, email, and fax PC and network files -- including email attachments -- in real time, from any connected mobile device. Users may also access and manage personal files, and collaborate on group documents, from secure online storage accounts.
The vVault Engine easily and flexibly installs in carrier and enterprise networks via open XML APIs. Featuring a modular Web services architecture, the vVault Engine is built for integration and extension. Licensed and hosted versions of the vVault Engine are available from vVault's sales force; email vVault sales at sales@vVault.com or call 415-618-8807. Founded in June 1999, vVault is a privately held company, based in San Francisco, California. For more information, visit http://www.vVault.com. For more information contact
For further information on vVault please contact:
Jennifer Case, Golin/Harris International, Tel: 1 (415) 808-9840, Email: jencase@golinharris.com
Barbara Hagin, Golin/Harris International, Tel: 1 (415) 808-9812, Email: bhagin@golinharris.com
