scene of the signing ceremony

scene of the signing ceremony

Chen Xianjin, deputy director general of the Shanghai World Expo Coordination, delivers a speech.

Gregory Shea, president of RIM China, delivers a speech.

Research in Motion (RIM) will provide its award-winning BlackBerry smartphones for the staff of the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination to ensure efficient communications.

RIM today signed a sponsorship agreement with the organizer, promising to equip the smartphones with office automation systems catering to the demands of the Expo staff. With the support of Shanghai Daily, a system designed to receive the newspaper's information will also be embedded in the smartphones.

The Canadian company creates solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market, including the software that allows the BlackBerry smartphone to provide mobile access to e-mail, applications, media and the Internet. It is based in Waterloo, Ontario.

Chen Xianjin, deputy director general of the Shanghai World Expo Coordination, said RIM’s agreement would significantly boost the efficiency of communications and cooperation among organizers.

Gregory Shea, president of RIM China, said RIM felt honored to be involved in the Expo and the sponsorship is in recognition of BlackBerry's services to customers.

Editor: Hu Min