3COM and RIM to Bring VoIP to Blackberry's

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3Com and Research In Motion are working to combine 3Com's IP-private branch exchange and wireless local area network switch with RIM's BlackBerry wireless solution for WLAN networks. The companies plan to offer a rich set of voice and data applications to on-campus enterprise users.

The joint solution will provide corporate and government organizations with a session initiation protocol-based BlackBerry handheld that is tied into their existing PBX telephony. The solution will enable on-campus employees to use always-on BlackBerry applications such as email, VoIP, browser and organizer in conjunction with the BlackBerry platform's connectivity features including push-based services, security and back-end integration.

The 3Com - RIM alliance integrating SIP standard-based products will start with the Blackberry 7270.