Rim in Motion

Research in Motion (RIM) is a designer, and manufacturer of BlackBerry wireless and e-mail services for the worldwide mobile communications market. RIM was founded in 1984 in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada by Mike Lazaridis and Douglas Fregin. With the development of integrated hardware, software and services, it provides platforms and solutions for all-in-one access to information, including e-mail, voice, browsing, instant messaging, short message service (SMS), Internet and intranet-based applications. It’s selection of products, services, and embedded technologies are used by thousands of organizations and millions of consumers around the world including the BlackBerry wireless solution, and the RIM Wireless handheld product line. RIM is also known as the inventor of the smartphones for business and government corporations. Some of the challenges that RIM face included Glenayre Technologies Inc. In August of 1991 Glenayre Technologies Inc. filed a patent infringement suit against RIM, regarding a patented process involving power generation from a dual battery source.

Protecting intellectual property is one of the major security concerns of a company. There are many ways to implement the policy like blocking video camera of employee’s phones and ask them to register their phones. To be able to protect its intellectual property, RIM records all employee conversations using its domain. According to Robin Beinfait, former Chief Information Officer, RIM employees allow using the company beta devices as testers and users. However, all communication within RIM network are logged and kept track. In case of breaching and leaking information, the company will wipe out immediately all information the device carrying and make it as a piece of hardware. Employees are aware of the surveillance and fully cooperate with the policy. (Tindal, 2009)

RIM provides service of protecting its intellectual property when customers lose their devices. RIM implements programs that can...