RIM Continues To Pick Up Some Assets—This Time From DataViz
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Research In Motion has acquired some of the assets of DataViz, a 26-year-old company that has focused on bringing Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) products, like Office, to several mobile platforms, including BlackBerry. In a short statement today, RIM (NSDQ: RIMM) confirmed the purchase and that it has hired the majority of its employees. Going forward, the intent is to “to focus on supporting the BlackBerry platform.”
Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but RIM said the transaction was not material to RIM’s financial results.
Prior to this purchase, RIM also bought Cellmania, an 11-year-old company which distributes content—like ringtones and video files—as well as apps to mobile operators. It is also reportedly looking at its options for acquiring a mobile ad network.
Meanwhile, the BlackBerry Partner Fund, which operates separately from RIM, has also been busy funding ventures, such as PocketGear, an independent app store, and Payfone, a mobile-banking start up.
RIM is working hard to stay in line with handset makers, like Apple (NSDQ: AAPL), Google (NSDQ: GOOG) and Microsoft, which are not only able to throw tons of money at development, but also able to leverage their other key content assets. For instance, Apple taps into iTunes, Google is able to provide free turn-by-turn navigation on Android, using Google Maps. Likewise, Microsoft is stressing its Xbox and Zune product lines in its upcoming refresh of Windows Phone.
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