Reuters: Technology News: RIM shares rise on Microsoft file technology license deal

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RIM shares rise on Microsoft file technology license deal Sep 18th 2012, 20:24 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Apple sells 2 million new phones, shares touch $700 Mon, Sep 17 2012 Start-ups fight back as patent wars intensify Mon, Sep 17 2012 Apple did not violate Samsung patents: U.S. trade judge Fri, Sep 14 2012 Apple's iPhone 5 bigger, faster but lacks "wow" Thu, Sep 13 2012 Samsung's challenge: keep the customer Thu, Sep 6 2012 Related Topics Tech » Hot Stocks » Asian Markets » A sign of Research in Motion (RIM) is seen at its headquarters in Waterloo, Ontario, January 22, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Geoff Robins TORONTO | Tue Sep 18, 2012 4:24pm EDT TORONTO (Reuters) - Research In Motion's shares jumped on Tuesday after it signed a patent licensing deal with Microsoft Corp to use one of the technology company's file storage systems. Microsoft said the patent being licensed by RIM greatly expands the size of files that flash memory devices can handle and increases the speed at which those files can be accessed. The technology also provides the ability to seamlessly transfer data between a variety of different devices. "This is potentially money out of RIM's coffers for the right to use the ex-FAT patent in its technology. But what it does for investors and others is provide a glimpse into what the BlackBerry 10 devices can do," said Kevin Restivo, a mobile device analyst at global research firm IDC. RIM has seen its once dominant position in the smartphone market slip away to Apple Inc, Samsung and other competitors, and the company's fate may depend on the success of its new line of devices, the BlackBerry 10, which is set to hit the market early in 2013. RIM hopes the BlackBerry 10 will help it regain market share that has been ceded to snazzier devices such as Apple's iPhone and others that run on Google Inc's Android operating system. "I think there is some anticipation and speculation around the devices that RIM will launch as a result of the announcement today," Restivo said. RIM shares closed 21 Canadian cents higher at C$7.24 on Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange. On Nasdaq, they closed 2.3 percent higher at $7.42. ($1=$0.97 Canadian) (Reporting by Euan Rocha; Editing by Peter Galloway) Related Quotes and News Company Price Related News Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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