SRA and Research In Motion Form Alliance to Offer BlackBerry Wireless Solutions to U.S. Federal Government Clients
October 07 2004 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
SRA and Research In Motion Form Alliance to Offer BlackBerry
Wireless Solutions to U.S. Federal Government Clients FAIRFAX, Va.
and WATERLOO, Ontario, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SRA
International, Inc. (NYSE:SRX), a leading provider of information
technology services and solutions to U.S. federal government
organizations, today announced an alliance with Research In Motion
(RIM) (NASDAQ:RIMM) (TSE: RIM) to provide implementation services
for the BlackBerry(R) wireless platform to government clients.
BlackBerry enables wireless access to time- sensitive information
such as e-mail, back-end data applications, and voice- based
communications. SRA and RIM are working together to deliver
comprehensive BlackBerry solutions for clients across the federal
government. SRA provides a broad range of services including
wireless consulting, security planning, implementation, application
development, and integration services. For example, SRA and RIM
have implemented over 4,000 BlackBerry Wireless Handhelds(TM) at
the National Institutes of Health, the world's leading medical
research center. SRA services included integration planning and
system implementation for BlackBerry and the company currently
provides administrator and end-user training. The implementation of
BlackBerry has enabled medical personnel and researchers to quickly
receive and respond to time-sensitive messages and alerts. "SRA has
been a great partner working with the National Institutes of Health
to develop and implement the BlackBerry wireless solution," said
Alan S. Graeff, Chief Information Officer at the National
Institutes of Health. Michael Fox, SRA Senior Vice President of
Marketing and Sales said, "This relationship combines the
advantages of our core strengths in providing systems integration
services to the federal government with RIM's proven expertise in
wireless technology. Through this alliance, we will help our
clients get maximum value from the implementation of wireless
solutions." "We are pleased to work with SRA to help keep
government personnel connected in mobile environments," said David
Werezak, Vice President, Enterprise Business Unit at Research In
Motion. "SRA's consulting, integration, implementation and
development services can benefit government clients that want to
leverage the extensibility of the BlackBerry wireless platform with
tailored solutions that go beyond wireless email." About Research
In Motion (RIM) Research In Motion is a leading designer,
manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the
worldwide mobile communications market. Through the development of
integrated hardware, software and services that support multiple
wireless network standards, RIM provides platforms and solutions
for seamless access to time-sensitive information including email,
phone, SMS messaging, Internet and intranet-based applications. 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's portfolio of award-winning products,
services and embedded technologies are used by thousands of
organizations around the world and include the BlackBerry(R)
wireless platform, the RIM Wireless Handheld(TM) product line,
software development tools, radio-modems and software/hardware
licensing agreements. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo,
Ontario, RIM operates offices in North America, Europe and Asia
Pacific. RIM is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market (NASDAQ:RIMM) and
the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: RIM). For more information, visit
http://www.rim.com/ or http://www.blackberry.com/. About SRA
International, Inc. SRA is a leading provider of information
technology services and solutions to clients in national security,
civil government, and health care and public health. SRA services
include strategic consulting; systems design, development, and
integration; and outsourcing and operations management. The Company
also delivers business solutions for text and data mining,
contingency and disaster response planning, information assurance,
environmental strategies and technology, enterprise architecture,
network operations and management, enterprise systems management,
and wireless integration. FORTUNE(R) magazine has chosen SRA as one
of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" for five consecutive years.
The Company's 3,500 employees serve clients from its headquarters
in Fairfax, Virginia, and offices across the country. For
additional information on SRA, please visit http://www.sra.com/.
Any statements in this press release about future expectations,
plans, and prospects for SRA, including statements containing the
words "estimates," "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects,"
"will," and similar expressions, constitute forward-looking
statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those
indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various
important factors, including: our dependence on our contracts with
federal government agencies, particularly within the U.S.
Department of Defense, for substantially all of our revenue, our
dependence on our GSA schedule contracts and our position as a
prime contractor on government-wide acquisition contracts to grow
our business, and other factors discussed in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2004 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on September 13, 2004. In
addition, the forward-looking statements included in this press
release represent our views as of October 7, 2004. We anticipate
that subsequent events and developments will cause our views to
change. However, while we may elect to update these forward-looking
statements at some point in the future, we specifically disclaim
any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should
not be relied upon as representing our views as of any date
subsequent to October 7, 2004. Forward-looking statements in this
news release are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of
the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
When used herein, words such as "intend" and similar expressions
are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-
looking statements are based on assumptions made by and information
available to Research In Motion Limited. Investors are cautioned
that such forward- looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward
looking statements include, without limitation, possible product
defects and product liability, risks related to international sales
and potential foreign currency exchange fluctuations, the
initiation or outcome of litigation, acts or potential acts of
terrorism, international conflicts, significant fluctuations of
quarterly operating results, changes in Canadian and foreign laws
and regulations, continued acceptance of RIM's products, increased
levels of competition, technological changes and the successful
development of new products, dependence on third-party networks to
provide services, dependence on intellectual property rights and
other risks and factors detailed from time to time in RIM's
periodic reports filed with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission, and other regulatory authorities. The Company
has no intention or obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise. The BlackBerry and RIM families of
related marks, images and symbols are the exclusive properties and
trademarks of Research In Motion Limited. RIM, Research In Motion
and BlackBerry are registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office and may be pending or registered in other countries. All
other brands, product names, company names, trademarks and service
marks are the properties of their respective owners. DATASOURCE:
SRA International, Inc. CONTACT: Laura Luke, SRA International,
Inc., +1-703-803-1856, ; or Courtney Flaherty, Brodeur Worldwide
for RIM, +1-212-771-3639, ; or RIM Investor Relations -
+1-519-888-7465, Web site: http://www.sra.com/ http://www.rim.com/
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