Mr. Jim Balsillie, CEO, Research in Motion visits du stand at GITEX Technology Week 2011

Press release

Published October 11th, 2011 - 08:41 GMT

Al Bawaba

Mr. Jim Balsillie, CEO, Research in Motion (RIM), was received by Mr. Osman Sultan, CEO, du and Mr. Farid Faraidooni, Chief Commercial Officer, du, during a visit to the du stand at GITEX Technology Week 2011. Balsillie was briefed on du’s innovative products and the services that the telecom is showcasing at the exhibition this year.

“Our partnership with RIM allows us to provide our customers the very latest innovations from BlackBerry, keeping them up to date with the newest technologies in the smartphone sector. We look forward to our relationship with RIM strengthening even further in the future, in order to continue offering a choice of the most popular smartphones on the market,” commented Mr. Osman Sultan, CEO, du.

Mr. Jim Balsillie, Co-CEO of RIM, said: “I am delighted to be back in the Middle East and participating in GITEX. We have enjoyed great success in the past year thanks to our strong partnerships in this region, including with our friends here at du. We are here to underline our ongoing commitment to the region, make some new announcements and celebrate our most recent innovations. We are currently rolling out the largest global launch of new products in our history with seven new BlackBerry smartphones based on the new BlackBerry 7 operating system, and we are thrilled by the positive response of our customers and partners in the Middle East.”

Background Information

Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (du)

Ever since we opened for business in 2006, we have worked hard to enhance and expand our bouquet of services in an industry that is at the heart of economic and social transformation. Bringing people and businesses together is what we do best, offering mobile and fixed telephony, broadband connectivity and IPTV services to people, homes and businesses all over the UAE. We also provide carrier services, a data hub, internet exchange facilities and satellite services for broadcasters.