BlackBerry

A leading wireless e-mail solution, it is a totally integrated package that includes software, airtime, and a choice of wireless handheld devices. It provides easy access to e-mail wherever you happen to be. Perfect for road warriors.

Created by RIM (Research in Motion) other companies such as Dell began reselling the BlackBerry device in late 1999. Hewlett Packard also resells the device under its iPaq brand name. At technology conferences, the clicking of Blackberry keyboards can be heard as a constant background noise throughout many keynote speeches, and because of its addictive qualities, the device has garnered the nickname CrackBerry.

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