BlackBerry Limited, formerly Research In Motion, is a Canadian software company specializing in secure communications and the Internet of Things. Founded in 1984, it was known for developing the BlackBerry brand of wireless mobile devices from 1999 to 2016. After the mobile division was spun off into BlackBerry Mobile in 2016, and that business was discontinued in 2020, the company moved to providing software and services and holds critical software application patents. It led the smartphone market in many countries in the late 2000s before losing ground to Apple and Google.
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March 7, 1984 Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Operates In: Software Industry, Infobox: industry
Software
Founded By: Mike Lazaridis, Infobox: founders
Mike Lazaridis, Douglas Fregin
Led By: Mike Lazaridis, Article body: led-by
On January 22, 2012, Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie resigned as the CEOs of the company, handing the reins over to executive Thorsten Heins.
Founded By: Douglas Fregin, Infobox: founders
Mike Lazaridis, Douglas Fregin
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BlackBerry Limited, formerly Research In Motion (RIM), is a Canadian software company specializing in secure communications and the Internet of Things (IoT).
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