Treo / Blackberry / Windows Mobile Fusion

Mobile device makers Palm Inc. and Research in Motion Ltd., (RIMM:NASDAQ) previously rivals, have agreed they are going to work together so Blackberry technology will be available on the Treo smartphone, on both existing and the new version announced for next spring.

This gives at one stroke a wireless e-mail service that is used by 3.6 Mn professionals combined with an increasingly popular device that not only handles e-mail but also makes voice calls, plays games and music, surfs the Web, and acts as a personal data assistant and will run dedicated Windows Mobile applications.

Palm and RIM, are pioneers in fast developing new markets, they have now radically reinvented themselves in recent months as consumers and companies decide how they want to stay organized and connected to the Internet and e-mail networks.

RIM, is fighting off a fresh wave of competing products, patent-infringement claims related to the BlackBerry and declining sales - 8% last quarter.

The Market forces change, in this case driving partnerships just to meet the fast moving end users' demand for a highly flexible solution - regardless of supply.

You can of course get much the same functionality on rental here NOW.


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