RIM More Open to Rivals
Research In Motion Ltd. is rolling out a new system that aims to help its corporate customers keep track of employees’ BlackBerrys as well as rival devices they use, including the iPhone.
The move — the BlackBerry maker’s first to incorporate competitors’ products — is a tacit acknowledgment by RIM’s executives that their once-undisputed grip on the corporate smartphone market is loosening. It is also a bid by the company to take advantage of the new diversity of work-related devices by grabbing a piece of the growing market for so-called mobile-device management services.
