Vodafone introduces BlackBerry in Greece

Vodafone and Research In Motion introduced BlackBerry(R) in Greece. BlackBerry is a leading wireless communications solution for mobile professionals. Vodafone Greece will initially offer its customers the BlackBerry 7290(TM) and BlackBerry 7100v(TM).

“We are seeing a growing demand for wireless connectivity from mobile professionals in Greece,” commented Haris Broumidis, Business Commercial Director, Vodafone Greece. “BlackBerry has redefined the market for wireless push email technology offering a new and reliable communication solution. We are excited about the productivity benefits it will bring our customers, enabling them to remain connected to communications and information while on the go.”

Vodafone Greece will initially introduce BlackBerry to corporate users. Vodafone Greece will offer the BlackBerry Enterprise Solution(TM), which utilizes BlackBerry Enterprise Server(TM) to enable secure, push-based, wireless access to email, and other corporate data.

Using BlackBerry, customers will enjoy integrated attachment viewing with support for popular text and image file formats such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, WordPerfect, PDF, ASCII, JPEG, GIF, BMP, TIFF and PNG.

“BlackBerry is a popular and proven wireless solution with over three million subscribers around the world,” said Mark Guibert, Vice President, Corporate Marketing at RIM. “The push-based BlackBerry solution will enable Vodafone Greece to provide organizations and users with the productivity, flexibility and mobility they desire.”