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Despite the raucous opposition, BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion is extending their deadline for finalizing aquistion of security firm Certicom from the 15th. of January to the 27th. To be fair, RIM could just keep on pushing the deadline back, but odds are if the shareholders haven’t bitten by the end of January, odds are the $1.50 per share won’t cut it. The chilly economic climate might actually be fine conditions for picking up companies on the cheap – RIM’s already picked up Chalk, who knows what else they’re eying.
[via RIM]
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Simon Sage
Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
