Operation WhiteBerry


Mohsen Banan <public@mohsen.banan.1.byname.net>
for:
Free Protocols Foundation
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Version 1.6
May 26, 2000

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Contents

• 1 What is BlackBerry?
  • 1.1 BlackBerry: RIM's Mobile Messaging solution
  
  
• 2 Opportunity to Replicate BlackBerry as an Open System
  • 2.1 Overview
  • 2.2 Benefits of an Open BlackBerry
  
  
• 3 End-To-End How it Works
  • 3.1 User Perspective
  
  
• 4 Execution Strategy
• 5 Business Model
• 6 The Concept
• 7 Modem Integration
• 8 Services Integration
• 9 Devices Integration
• 10 Other Desired Partners

1 What is BlackBerry?

1.1 BlackBerry: RIM's Mobile Messaging solution

Begin with about a 1 page description of BlackBerry as a product.

Describe closed system; describe networks, devices, etc. that BlackBerry is limited to.

Point out that BlackBerry has verified that Mobile Messaging is the right application

Point out that BlackBerry is very valuable to user; it has been very successful in terms of its widespread usage

Describe limitations of BlackBerry (Mohsen to provide input)

2 Opportunity to Replicate BlackBerry as an Open System

2.1 Overview

(Base overview on Slide 4)

Wireless networks as just pipes

PDA

Modem

Message Centers

Protocols

Subscriber Services

2.2 Benefits of an Open BlackBerry

3 End-To-End How it Works

3.1 User Perspective

Base User Perspective on Slide 6

4 Execution Strategy

5 Business Model

Describe co-opetition etc.

Base Business Model on Slides 2, 10, 11, 12

6 The Concept

• Do everything that RIM's Blackberry does.
• Do it based on an OPEN model through a series of related products and services.
• Do it on ALL reasonable platforms: Windows CE, Palm Pilot, Handspring, EPOC, ...
• Do it over ALL reasonable wireless networks: CDPD, Metricom, Packet CDMA, GSM, ...
• Do it every which way: Enterprises, ISP, Desktop, Agents & Forwarders, ...
• Make it all PROTOCOL centric: LEAP Inside.

Figure 1: MailMeAnywhere Architecture

7 Modem Integration

8 Services Integration

9 Devices Integration

10 Other Desired Partners

• BSquare
• Tegic
• Microsoft (Windows CE)
• Handspring (Visor)
• EPOC
• 3Com (Palm Pilot)