...Case Analysis #2 Research in Motion NETW583 Martin D. Francis March 20, 2015 Introduction Research In Motion (RIM) began in 1984 with two School of Engineering students from Canada, Mike Lazaridis President and Co-CEO (University of Waterloo) and Douglas Fregin Vice President of Operations (University of Windsor). These two young men had ambition and vision that translated into success. RIM became the first to market in the wireless data technology industry. From 1988 through 2006 they produced a number of Award winning products in the Wireless Data Communication Technology Industry that kept them on the cutting edge of Information Technology and Innovation. Challenges Faced by RIM RIM became an industry giant faced with producing continued innovative products in the rapidly changing environment of Wireless Data Communications in the field of Information Technology. They grasped a large share of the market with the creation and continued development of the Black Barry their most famous product and its’ technology. They had to forecast the future in order to meet market demands and reserve resources while keeping up with the competition during a time of rapidly changing technology. In 2005 the company learned a real lesson relative to filing and protecting the patients for their creations. They became victims of injustice when they were ordered to pay $612.5 million to New Technology Products (NTP) which doesn’t actually make or sell anything relative to the patients...
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...people that your arguments outweigh your opposition's. Debating is not about personal abuses, irrational attacks or purely emotional appeals. A debate usually involves two sides talking about a topic (often called a motion). As a competition, teams of debaters attempt to show the adjudicators that they have the best debating skills. Being the best debater does not mean that the debater's opinion has to coincide with that of the adjudicators. After attending this course and the course on specific debating formats, it is expected that the trainee would be able to conduct their first competitive debate properly. Understanding Formats To ensure proper conduct of the debates in a competitive setting, competitions usually enforce what is called a format. In collegiate level competitive debating, these formats are usually based on the debates conducted in a parliament, such as Australian Parliamentary, British Parliamentary, and Asian Parliamentary. Aspects regulated by a format include: • number of teams in each debate; • number of debaters in each team; • duration of speeches • order of speeches; • roles of speakers (what is expected from each speaker); • allowance/prohibition of interjections/interruptions; • issues on making a definition of the motion; • procedure, criteria, and marking scale for adjudication. Explanation about the above aspects (especially concerning roles of speakers) will be dealt with in lectures about each format. This course emphasizes...
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...Case Study ( Research in Motion (RIM) Richard Okusaga Ms. Kulic BOH 4M1-02 Friday May 5, 2011 I. Summary of the Facts • Research in Motion (RIM) is a multi-award-winning company that designs and produces hardware, software, and service solutions for wireless communications used by worldwide business and consumer markets (Case, 1). • RIM is a Waterloo-based company founded in 1984 by two University of Waterloo engineering students, Mike Lazaridis and Douglas Fregin. Today, Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie, who joined the company in 1992, share the leadership role in the company as co-CEOs (Case, 1). • The first BlackBerry device came to market in 1999 (Case, 1). • In 2002, RIM was sued for patent infringement by an American company, NTP. The case was finally settled in 2006, with RIM paying NTP $612.5 million, the same year RIM had revenues of over $2 billion and a net income of $382 million, and having the board of directors still entirely made up of Canadians (Case, 1 & 3). • ‘“They're not seeing much demand for their high-end products because they've got so many new ones coming out and all of the competitive issues aren't getting any easier,” Robison said from San Francisco (Young).’ II. Statement of the Case RIM, through community contributions and succession in generating revenues, has the ability to continue to be a global leader in wireless innovation in a highly competitive business environment. ...
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...Overcoming Learners’ Misconceptions of Forces at Key Stage 3 Introduction Children’s ideas of science are developed through science education, but also life experiences. These life experiences will provide learners with an idea of how the world around them works, whether this is right or wrong (Smith, diSessa, & Roschelle, 1994). Children may arrive at Key Stage 3 with deeply imbedded misconceptions of forces and motion that not only affect how they initially think about forces and motion, but also the way in which they learn. One cannot simply teach a new way of thinking without first addressing the underlying misconceptions, and challenging these views. This study focuses on one group of mixed ability year 7 students, studying the forces topic over a course of ten lessons (approximately 11 hours contact time). A review of the literature will cover the kinds of misconceptions that students come with to Key Stage 3, and where these likely originated. It will also consider what research says about how to address misconceptions (both in general terms and specific to the forces topic), and whether or not these techniques are beneficial. Before misconceptions can be challenged, there must first be an understanding of the types of misconceptions held about the topic in general. These can be used to inform pre-topic assessment to distinguish what, if any, misconceptions are held by the students, in order to challenge these views. An action plan will be devised to address...
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...issued an order consolidating several lawsuits against the National Football League into one large case of Multidistrict Litigation. All of the lawsuits that have been filed claim “tortious conduct” on the part of the NFL, resulting in neuro-degenerative disease and injury to professional football players. As of January 24, 2013, over 4,500 retired NFL players, more than one-third of players to ever sign an NFL contract, had brought a suit against the NFL concerning the head injuries that they sustained on the field during their playing careers. (Anderson, 1). Given the outstanding popularity of football in the United States, these lawsuits have garnered the attention of national media, prompting debate, discussion, and research about the dangers of football-related head injuries and the future of the NFL. (Fenno, 1). The litigation has the potential to reach the scale of the Big Tobacco litigation of the 1990’s, but the NFL has thrown a substantial roadblock in the players’ suit with a federal employment law preemption defense. (Fisher, 1). The consolidation of all the lawsuits into the Multidistrict Litigation has created the ability for both parties to decide the legal issues presented by the players’ claims and the NFL’s defenses. This paper will examine the merits of those claims and defenses, offer insight into how the players applied rhetorical devices to further their case, address the link established between the NFL and Big Tobacco, and how the court could likely rule...
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...Research in motion was founded in 1984 by University of Waterloo engineering student Mike Lazaridis and University of Windsor engineering student Douglas Fregin. Research in Motion (RIM) is one of the leading designer and manufacturer of wireless mobile technology. RIM is a pioneer in the handheld E-mail technology and RIM has been very successful with the sales of blackberry wireless platform, the blackberry wireless handheld and software development . Blackberry is widely adopted by corporations for their employees. RIM has also been very successful with Blackberry because of the security of the platform and its encryption. RIM has done a good job so far to protect its intellectual property from its competitor but in the recent years, RIM has faced some challenges. In fact, RIM had been pressured by some countries like Saudi Arabia, Qatar and India to let government of those countries to monitor the Blackberry E-mail platform for potential cyber crimes. (This is a big challenge for RIM because it will be a threat to their intellectual property. This fight is ongoing because RIM absolutely protects their intellectual property and their security advantage over its competitors. RIM has seen some of the competitors take a huge portion of its customers. Companies like Apple with iPhone and Google with Android platform have seriously challenged RIM. The iPhone from Apple is the main rival of Blackberry and according to Geller (2009), “in two years Apple has practically matched...
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...University of Phoenix Material Week 1 Assignment Worksheet Matching Match the following descriptions to the correct perspective: 1. ___B.___ perspective focuses on how learning experiences affect behavior, and focuses on behavior that is observable. 2. __E___ perspective focuses on the effect of unresolved conflicts from childhood, and how those conflicts unconsciously shape behavior. 3. __D___ perspective focuses on free will, conscious choices, and self-awareness, and views humans as distinct individuals with unique characteristics. 4. ___C__ perspective examines the mental processes used to obtain knowledge, and focuses on how information is processed, stored, retrieved, and manipulated. 5. __A___ perspective focuses on how factors like age, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and income level influence behavior, attitudes, and mental processes. A. Sociocultural B. Behavioral C. Cognitive D. Humanistic E. Psychodynamic Table Provide a description of the function of the structures or hormones listed. |Structure |Hormone(s) released (if applicable) |Description or function | |Frontal lobe |CRH Corticotropin-releasing hormone |Helps with decision making | |Somatosensory cortex |CRH |Sensory receptive area for the sense of touch...
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...Research In Motion Limited Company Profile Publication Date: 22 Jun 2011 www.datamonitor.com Europe, Middle East & Africa 119 Farringdon Road London EC1R 3DA United Kingdom t: +44 20 7551 9000 f: +44 20 7551 9090 e: euroinfo@datamonitor.com Americas 245 5th Avenue 4th Floor New York, NY 10016 USA t: +1 212 686 7400 f: +1 212 686 2626 e: usinfo@datamonitor.com Asia Pacific Level 46 2 Park Street Sydney, NSW 2000 Australia t: +61 2 8705 6900 f: +61 2 8088 7405 e: apinfo@datamonitor.com Research In Motion Limited ABOUT DATAMONITOR Datamonitor is a leading business information company specializing in industry analysis. Through its proprietary databases and wealth of expertise, Datamonitor provides clients with unbiased expert analysis and in depth forecasts for six industry sectors: Healthcare, Technology, Automotive, Energy, Consumer Markets, and Financial Services. The company also advises clients on the impact that new technology and eCommerce will have on their businesses. Datamonitor maintains its headquarters in London, and regional offices in New York, Frankfurt, and Hong Kong. The company serves the world's largest 5000 companies. Datamonitor's premium reports are based on primary research with industry panels and consumers. We gather information on market segmentation, market growth and pricing, competitors and products. Our experts then interpret this data to produce detailed forecasts and actionable recommendations, helping you create new business opportunities...
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...Luckenbill, Heriberto Rodriguez PSY345 - Sensation and Perception December 7, 2015 Matthew Will Annotated Bibliography Perception of Motion Hayward, J., Truong, G., Partanen, M., & Giaschi, D. (2011, October). Effects of speed, age, and amblyopia on the perception of motion-defined form. Vision Research, 51(20), 2216–2223. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2011.08.023 Two experiments were conducted on separate variables. The effect of age was the first experiment, in which 68 volunteers ages 4 to 31 years old participated. The result was a significant interaction between speed and age on the perception of motion. The second experiment used 12 participants ages 7 to 25 treated for amblyopia. The results were consistent with experiment one. Motion deficits were most pronounced at slow speeds. The evidence presents typical development of motion-defined from perception depends on speed, slower speeds showed deficits in all participants. Dobrez, L. (2013). The perception of depicted motion. Arts, 2(4). 383 – 446. Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/arts2040383. In this article, the concept of depicted motion in still imagery is discussed. We may look at a photograph and, even though the subjects in the photo are not moving, we can perceive motion occurring based on what the photo shows. Some examples of depicted motion given in the article are images of a horse galloping and the falling man image used for wet floor signs. Nothing in these images are actually moving...
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...Case study Topic: Disney’s FROZEN as a global pop culture phenomenon FROZEN has been a global sensation with great reception by audiences around the world with its original song “Let It Go”. Let It Go was translated into many languages which captivated people around the globe of all ages . This move by Disney can be seen as a form of “media globalization” via the means of YouTube and theatrical releases on Television in different countries with different cultures and languages. The reception of the film can be seen as a “cultural process” or Cultural globalization which is the intensification and expansion of cultural flows across the globe . Academic Sources 1) Mollet, T. 2013. “With a smile and a song …”: Walt Disney and the birth of the American fairy tale.” Marvels & Tales 27 (1): 109-24. In this journal article, Mollet reviews on how Walt Disney’s production is now being seen as crucial to the construction of the modern American society through his contribution to the formation of a new United States nationalism . The author approaches the topic using cultural studies and textual analysis ofn Disney fairy tales to exemplify how they reflect the dominant (?) culture of America. Her research focuses on analysing Disney films such as “Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs”, “Three Little Pigs”, “Wizard of Oz” and how these films and their characters portray the unstable society and culture of America during the great depression and other different time periodslines. The...
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...09/13/11 TM583 Case Analysis 2 - Research in Motion - RIM 1. What were some of the challenges that RIM faced to protect its intellectual property, and how did RIM handle those challenges? Research In Motion (RIM), a global leader in wireless innovation, revolutionized the mobile industry with the introduction of the BlackBerry® solution in 1999. There are multiple examples of the challenges RIM faced to protect its Intellectual Property as well as how those challenges were handled. One such example is RIM vs Glenayre Technologies, Inc. This claim, a response to an earlier suit brought forth by Glenayre, insisted that Glenayre blatantly imitated BlackBerry technology and marketing. Later in 2001, Glenayre's initial 1999 patent suit against RIM was dismissed. In early 2002 RIM and Glenayre agreed to drop their remaining lawsuits and work together to develop a wireless e-mail device that would incorporate Glenayre's messaging software. During this same time, RIM also obtained a U.S. patent called the BlackBerry Single Mailbox Integration patent, which covered technology that gave users the ability to have a single e-mail address on both wireless and desktop systems (http://www.answers.com/topic/research-in-motion-ltd-usa). The patent applied to the system and method that RIM pioneered for redirecting information between a host computer system and a mobile communications device. Another instance in which RIM was forced to protect its Intellectual Property is RIM...
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...Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) is a company known primarily for its BlackBerry devices and e-mail services. Throughout the early years of its career, RIM has faced many patent infringement suits regarding their wireless devices but one of them that lasted from 2001-2006 stands out among the herd. This specific case was the one between NTP (New Technologies Products) owner Mr. Campana and RIM’s owner Mr. Lazaridis over wireless e-mail patents. This ongoing battle between companies could have ended as soon as it began, but RIM’s actions dug them into a financial hole and put their customers in a state of panic. Research in Motion was founded in 1984 in Waterloo, Ontario by Mike Lazaridis who always had a passion for inventing (International Directory of Company Histories). Lazaridis from the early age of 8 gravitated toward technology constructing a pendulum clock out of Legos and in high school, built a working computer (Mckenna, Waldie, & Avery). Even in college he was focused and seemed mature for his years. He eventually dropped out of college, however, and started RIM with the backing of friends and family. Their first contract came from General Motors of Canada and for years after that moved from contract to contract. In the early 90’s, RIM became interested in digital wireless devices when Rogers Cantel Mobile Communications Inc, a paging and cellular telephone operator, contracted with them (International Directory of Company Histories). From this point on, RIM...
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...Case Study 2 – Research in Motion (RIM) Strategic Management of Technology – TM583ON Marian Phillips Research in Motion (RIM) is a Canadian wireless device company which is the designer and manufacturer of the Blackberry Smartphone. Research in Motion was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Waterloo, Canada. The company also creates solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market including the software that allows the Blackberry Smartphone to provide mobile access to email applications, media and the internet. As a company reliant on its intellectual property, RIM has to be careful. All actions carried out on RIM’s internal network are logged, which means that employee that want to have private conversations should bring in their personal devices. Any conversation on company network whether verbal or written, is transparent and in visibility. Also, to protect its advantage as much as possible, RIM followed a very careful and consistent policy of securing as much patent protection for its products as possible while continuing to push ahead with product development and continuously extending its technology capabilities. RIM has been involved in a series of suits relating to alleged patent infringement. * 2001 – RIM sued competitor Glenayre Electronics for infringing on RIM’s “Single Mailbox integration” patent. The suit was eventually settled. * 2002 – Filed suit against start-up competitor Good Technology and also file additional complaints throughout...
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...Renee A. Matthews Business Law BUS/415 Version 8 State of Confusion Paper Professor Stacy Mealey Article III, Section 2, of the U.S. Constitution sets forth the jurisdiction of federal courts. Federal Courts have limited jurisdiction to hear cases involving Federal questions and diversity of citizenship as read in Chapter 3. The federal courts have jurisdiction over cases dealing with federal questions which are cases that are under the US Constitution, treaties, federal statutes and regulations. There is no limit on the dollar amount on cases that are assigned to federal court. When it comes onto diversity of citizenship, cases are brought to the attention of thee federal court which is to protect from court bias. Federal Courts has full jurisdiction over cases dealing with federal crimes, antitrust, bankruptcy any suits against the United States. According to Chapter 3 State Courts has jurisdiction over cases that federal court do not have jurisdiction to hear. It usually involves state law. The state of Confusion requires all trucks and towing trailers that use its highway to use a B-type truck hitch. It is manufacturer by only one company in Confusion. In order to drive through Confusion the new statute requires that each truck and or towing trailer uses a B-type truck hitch. Tanya Trucker, is the owner of the trucking company and feels that the new statute is unfair. Tanya wants to sue Confusion for the extra expenses that her company would incur...
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...pronucleus taking into accounts their application to human cloning. Caenorhadditis elegans and Drosophila melanogaster will also be discussed together with application of Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. Embryonic stem cell has been applied in human cloning through human cloning for biomedical research whereby cloned cells are produced and used in individual patients suffering from diseases like Parkinson’s disease and type 1 diabetes (Fairbanks, 2004). This discovery has been used to develop embryos thus making important steps for medicine. Cloned embryos have been used widely as sources of stem cells, which have been developed to make new heart muscles, bone, brain tissues and other type of cells in the body. The stem cells have provided a breakthrough in medicine by creating new tissues that might be able to heal the damage caused by heart attack or repair severed spinal cord (Fairbanks, 2004). There are trials of utilizing stem cells from donated embryos to try and restore people’s eye sights. The donated cells are cloned to match the patient so that they would not be rejected by the body. With this kind of research various ethical and moral considerations have emerged, one of them being that this research involves deliberate production, use and destruction of cloned human embryo that could be used in attempts to produce cloned children. The other one is the danger of creating false hope...
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