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RIMM is the NASDAQ stock symbol for Research In Motion Ltd., maker of the popular BlackBerry wireless device. The company designs, manufactures and markets for telecommunications products, and provides platforms and applications for e-mail, voice, data and the internet.

Fast Facts

1. Stock symbol: RIMM, NASDAQ
2. Annual revenue (2007): $6.009 billion U.S.
3. Incorporated on: March 7, 1984
4. Industry: Wireless solutions
5. Phone: 1-519-888-7465
6. Fax: 1-519-888-6906
7. HQ: Waterloo, Ontario
8. President: Michael Lazaridis
9. Co-CEOs: Michael Lazaridis and James L. Balsillie
10. CFO: Brian Bidulka
11. Staff: 8,387

• 1984: Company founded in Waterloo, Ontario by Mike Lazaridis

• 1995: Receives institutional funding

• 1998: Introduces first BlackBerry device

• 2001: Sues competitor, Glenayre Electronics, for patent infringement

• 2002: Sues Good Technology

• 2003: Sues Xerox

• 2006: Sued by Visto Corp.¹

• 2008: Launches Blackberry Bold—featuring GPS, WiFi and the high-speed HSDPA broadband system