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Headquarters: 295 Philip St. Waterloo, ON Canada N2L 3W8 Employees: 6,254 Co CEOs: Jim Balsillie and Mike Laziridis Stock Symbol: RIMM Website: http://www.rim.com Career Site Research In Motion (RIM) is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. It is best known for the Blackberry family of devices. RIM provides platforms and solutions for seamless access to time-sensitive information including email, phone, text messaging (SMS and MMS), Internet and intranet-based applications. The Blackberry has become very popular with business professionals to access e-mail almost anywhere. It is so addictive the device has received the nickname "Crackberry." The company reports more than 14 million active subscribers for the Blackberry device. In the quarter ending in March, RIM said 2.18 million BlackBerry subscriber accounts were added. RIM technology also enables a broad array of third party developers and manufacturers to enhance their products and services with wireless connectivity to data. RIM was founded in 1984. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, the company has offices in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. The Blackberry was launched in 1999. In fiscal 2008, the company reported revenues of $6.0 billion, a 100% increase, and net income of $1.29 billion. Benefits Benefits available to all employees around the globe include: - Employee Assistance Plan which provides confidential short-term counseling, referrals and information on a variety of issues (i.e. personal well being, parenting, financial issues, work issues, legal issues, bereavement/grief, addiction and recovery, and other topics). - RIM offers a gym/fitness center membership subsidy for all full-time employees. - Worldwide Travel and Medical Emergency Assistance Program (Global Travel Program). The Global Travel Program is provided to all full-time RIM employees for both business and personal travel and their eligible dependents for pleasure travel only. Whether you are traveling for business or pleasure, the assistance provided includes: immunization recommendations, local medical clinics, on-line country guides, medical referrals, foreign language assistance and legal assistance. As a RIM employee, you will receive a Free BlackBerry device for your use while you are employed with the company. Updated April 2, 2008