Research In Motion

Fastest Growing

Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, Research in Motion (RIM) operates offices in North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.

RIM is a designer and manufacturer of wireless technologies for the worldwide mobile communications market. The company provides platforms and solutions that allow seamless access to time-sensitive information including e-mail, phone, SMS messaging, Internet and intranet-based applications.

With a team of approximately 1,000 dedicated R&D employees and an investment of approximately US$157 million in fiscal 2006, RIM continues to push the envelope on mobile communications capabilities.

In 2006, RIM announced revenue of over US$2.07 billion primarily from its BlackBerry wireless platform such as wireless devices, software and services. Available in over 60 countries, RIM's portfolio of products, services and embedded technologies include the BlackBerry wireless platform, the RIM wireless handheld product line, software development tools, and radio-modems.

RIM ranks among ZDNet Asia's Top 10 fastest-growing companies for 2006/07.

Financials
Fiscal year-end March FY06 FY05 FY04 FY03 FY02
Global full-year
revenue (US$millions)		 2,065.0 1,350.0 594.0 306.0 —
Global full-year net
income (US$millions)		 382.0 213.0 51.0 -148.0 —

Average year-on-year revenue growth over 4 years 91.45 %
Average year-on-year net income growth over 4 years 177.15 %
Percentage of revenue from Asia —
Percentage of Asian revenues from channel —

Operations:
Founded Canada/1984
First Asian office Hong Kong/2002
Global employees 4,500
Employees in Asia 80
Asian countries:
Total 4		 China, Hong Kong, India, Singapore
Notes * Data correct as at September 2006. Information was compiled by ZDNet Asia from sources such as official reports, corporate Web sites, and Hoover's. ZDNet Asia strived to get the latest information but does not guarantee the correctness or completeness of the data. The information provided on this site is for general informational purposes only and is not an offer to buy or sell any securities.

ZDNet Asia's Top Tech Index will be next updated in 2008.


ZDNet Asia Top Tech categories
Systems | Networking and communications | Storage management | Security | Software Infrastructure | Services | Business applications | Internet services



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