Visto is Ready to Support BlackBerry Customers
February 1st, 2006
If a Federal Court shuts down Blackberry service next month, consumers need not worry about finding alternatives that measure up, according to a Visto declaration that will be submitted today in the U.S. District Court handling the Research in Motion (RIM) vs. NTP case.
“Research in Motion would like the courts to blindly believe that an injunction on BlackBerries would cause great harm to our country’s national defense and economy, when that is not true,†said Brian Bogosian, Chief Executive Officer of Visto Corporation. “If BlackBerries are hit with an injunction, Visto will be willing and able to pick up the slack.â€
In the declaration, Visto rejects RIM’s previous assertion that there are no viable substitutes to BlackBerry devices. It also outlines several benefits of alternative BlackBerry options, including that the architecture is more secure and can be used in more products.
Visto also rejects RIM’s claim that their products are unique because they developed the entire system.
“The BlackBerry service is unique in that it runs over proprietary hardware, which is in fact not an advantage,†reads the declaration. “By contrast, Visto allows the consumer to purchase competing handheld devices from a wide array of sources.â€
