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Endgame: RIM’s Balsillie, Lazaridis To Step Down From CEO Roles

By Tom Krazit Jan. 23, 2012, 8:17am Comments Off

Research in Motion (NSDQ: RIMM) has finally decided to get serious about its predicament: co-CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis are stepp… Read More »

Why RIM Needed To Fire Its Co-CEOs Months, If Not Years Ago

By Tom Krazit Dec. 16, 2011, 6:27am 5 Comments

The two Waterloo Wallys running Research in Motion (NSDQ: RIMM) have presided over the incredible destruction of shareholder wealth in 2011… Read More »

RIM Confirms Down Q3, But Management Assures Us Everything Will Be Fine

By Tom Krazit Dec. 16, 2011, 3:28am 1 Comment

Research in Motion (NSDQ: RIMM) continued to struggle during its third fiscal quarter after taking a huge charge earlier in the quarter rela… Read More »

RIM’s Co-CEOs Stay But 2,000 Losing Their Jobs; COO Leaving

By Staci D. Kramer Jul. 25, 2011, 5:25pm Comments Off

Those “cost optimization” plans promised by Research in Motion (NSDQ: RIMM) last month have kicked into gear. The company will lay off 10 pe… Read More »

RIM Enters Crucial Six-Month Period Amid Shareholder Grumbling

By Tom Krazit Jul. 13, 2011, 8:51pm Comments Off

Research in Motion’s co-CEOs pleaded for time Tuesday to get seven new BlackBerry devices out the door before plunging into the new era of i… Read More »

Mobile Lowdown 7-13-11: iPhone 5; Lodsys; RIM; Android Tablets/Newspapers

By Ingrid Lunden Jul. 13, 2011, 4:30pm 3 Comments

A look at some of the big stories in mobile today: – iPhone 5: Another analyst’s view on what to expect with the next iPhone; this time, i… Read More »

RIM Agrees To Examine Management Structure Under Shareholder Pressure

By Tom Krazit Jul. 1, 2011, 3:20am Comments Off

Maybe big changes are coming to Research in Motion (NSDQ: RIMM) after all: the company has agreed to have its board of directors examine why… Read More »

Backslapping As Waterloo Burns: Tough Times Ahead For RIM’s Co-CEOs

By Tom Krazit Jun. 17, 2011, 4:51am 7 Comments

It must be comforting for the Research in Motion (NSDQ: RIMM) employees who won’t lose their jobs this summer to know that their co-CEOs wor… Read More »

RIM Beats Estimates Again, But Growth In Core U.S. Market Slows

By Ingrid Lunden Dec. 17, 2010, 5:32am Comments Off

BlackBerry may seem to be losing mindshare right now, but that’s not being reflected in the numbers that handset maker RIM reported today. T… Read More »

RIM’s Balsillie Tries Again To Buy NHL Team

By Staci D. Kramer May. 6, 2009, 10:05am Comments Off

Research-in-Motion cofounder Jim Balsillie didn’t get where he is by giving up and he’s hoping that same tenacity will help him finally land… Read More »

RIM’s Co-CEOs Will Pay Record Fine Related To Stock Option Backdating

By Tricia Duryee Feb. 6, 2009, 5:56am 1 Comment

Research In Motion, the Canadian BlackBerry-maker, will pay nearly $75 million in penalties and fees as part of a settlement related to char… Read More »

RIM Co-CEOs Settle Back-Dating Accusations With Canadian Regulators

By Tricia Duryee Feb. 5, 2009, 2:03am Comments Off

BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion (NSDQ: RIMM) said today it has reached a settlement with the Ontario Securities Commission, relating to… Read More »

@ CTIA: Keynote: RIM Co-CEO Jim Balsillie Talks About The Convergence Of Four Screens