Orange and RIM launch the BlackBerry Bold smartphone in Jordan

The BlackBerry Bold smartphone supports tri-band HSDPA high-speed networks around the world and comes with integrated GPS and Wi-Fi®, as well as a rich set of multimedia capabilities. Featuring a lustrous black exterior, satin chrome finished frame and stylish leatherette backplate, the BlackBerry Bold is a symbol of accomplishment and aspiration. Its stunning display, sophisticated user interface and newly designed full-QWERTY keyboard, make the BlackBerry Bold a 'must have' for power users and business professionals.

"The BlackBerry Bold is an impressive new addition to our portfolio of BlackBerry smartphones," commented Mrs. Nayla Khawam, Orange Jordan's new CEO, "We are keen to help our Orange Jordan customers experience the most up to date technology through the offers and products we are launching."

"The BlackBerry Bold is a breakthrough smartphone that delivers truly impressive functionality and performance for both professional and personal use. We are very pleased to be working with Orange to bring this exceptional smartphone to customers in Jordan," said Mark Guibert, Vice President, Corporate Marketing, Research In Motion.

For his part Mr. Sami Smeirat, Vice President / Chief Executive Officer of the Enterprise Business Unit at the Group, said: "We are proud to introduce the latest smartphone device in the Jordanian market. Our collaboration with RIM company, a leader in wireless communications, and our keenness in cooperating with other pioneers in telecom services, stem from the eagerness we have towards offering our customers the latest innovations in the telecom world."

Smeirat pointed out that BlackBerry Bold comes with various features such as full Qwerty keybroad, 1 GB memory, a microSD/SDHC memory card slot, a very accurate and light sensitive screen, in addition to high capacity battery and 2 mega pixel camera besides other advanced tehnological features added to the primarily ones found in any BlackBerry phone such as phonebook, and PIM technology.

BlackBerry Bold smartphone features:

• Dimensions: 114 x 66 x 15 mm. Approximate weight (including removable battery) 136 g.

• Elegant design with chic, glossy finish.

• Half VGA (480x320 resolution at 217 ppi) colour LCD presents stunning image quality.

• Newly designed precision keyboard allows fast and accurate typing.

• Support for tri-band HSDPA and enterprise-grade Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g) networks.

• Next-generation 624 MHz mobile processor.

• Integrated GPS, supports BlackBerry Maps and other location-based applications.

• Includes 1 GB on-board storage memory, as well as a microSD/SDHC memory card slot that supports up to 16GB of additional storage per card and is conveniently accessible from a side door.

• High performance browser and high-resolution, ultra-bright display give users an on-the-go web browsing experience with desktop-style depiction. The trackball mimics a mouse, making it easy to navigate sites in "Page View" or "Column View" or to point-and-click in order to zoom in on specific parts of a web page, while various emulation settings allow users to choose between the full desktop-style HTML content and layout or a mobile version. Attachments can also be downloaded from within the browser and there is support for watching streaming videos (RTSP - real-time streaming protocol).

• Microsoft Word, Excel or PowerPoint files can be downloaded and edited directly on the handset using the preloaded DataViz Documents to Go software suite.

• 2 megapixel camera with video recording , built-in flash and digital zoom.

• Numerous premium phone features including Speaker Independent Voice Recognition (SIVR) for Voice Activated Dialing (VAD), Bluetooth 2.0, with support for hands-free headsets, stereo headsets, car kits (including car kits that adhere to the Bluetooth Remote SIM Access Profile) and other Bluetooth peripherals.

• For managing music and video, the BlackBerry Desktop Manager software includes Roxio Media Manager for BlackBerry as well as Roxio Photosuite 9 LE, which makes it easy to enhance pictures and create photo albums on a computer.

For users that manage their collection with iTunes or Windows Media Player, the new BlackBerry Media Sync application provides a simple way to sync digital music collections with the smartphone. Support for High Speed USB 2.0 allows files to be transferred quickly from a computer to the BlackBerry Bold smartphone.

• BlackBerry Internet Service support allows access to up to 10 supported personal and enterprise email accounts, including most popular ISP email accounts.

• BlackBerry Enterprise Server support provides advanced security and IT management capabilities in IBM Lotus Domino, Microsoft Exchange, and Novell GroupWise environments.