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	December 7, 2005 RIM Won't Shut Down But It Will Start Hobbling by Ellen Daley with Brownlee Thomas, Ph.D., Benjamin Gray

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Executive Summary

The tedious battle between Research In Motion (RIM) and NTP over the patent rights to the BlackBerry wireless email technology continued last week, with each camp losing and winning. Stoppage of BlackBerry services in the US won't happen because it wouldn't benefit either NTP or RIM. However, as the case progresses, expect more headlines and more concern to build from companies using RIM in the US. What should companies do? Put limited effort in a plan that identifies alternative technologies, a migration timeline, and future application requirements. RIM should settle: It has more pressing strategic issues to address, with competition heating up from Microsoft and Nokia.

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