At launch, the REDFLY will be compatible with the BlackBerry Bold 9000, BlackBerry Curve 8900 and BlackBerry Tour 9630, with plans to support additional phones as they are released by RIM.
"The trend in enterprise right now is for more people to carry their laptop less and their BlackBerry more," said Andrew Seybold, CEO and Principal Analyst, Andrew Seybold, Inc. "What Celio is doing will give BlackBerry users a significant productivity boost and businesses a solution they can leverage for their employees. With the Celio REDFLY, you don't have to carry a laptop at all. Given a choice between a netbook or the REDFLY, I would take the REDFLY hands down."
The REDFLY Mobile Companion comes in two models - the C8N and C7 - and has a large screen, full QWERTY keyboard, touchpad, up to 8-hour battery, and USB, VGA and media ports, enabling people to get the most from their BlackBerry handhelds. The REDFLY is not a computer. It has no OS, storage or processor, but uses the smartphone's computing power to give users the ability to interact with the smartphone's familiar user interface on an 800x480 resolution display. The REDFLY is currently compatible with more than 70 Windows Mobile devices. As Celio adds BlackBerry compatibility, it demonstrates that the Celio REDFLY technology will be implemented on multiple platforms to the benefit of smartphone users.
"Adding BlackBerry support for REDFLY is a logical next step due to RIM's overwhelming acceptance in the enterprise market. BlackBerry compatibility also answers the call from our community and customers to give them the REDFLY experience on RIM devices," said Kirt Bailey, president and CEO of Celio Corp. "We're confident BlackBerry users will enjoy having a larger screen and keyboard for typing e-mails and editing documents, and become more productive and efficient."
Celio Corp will demonstrate its BlackBerry solution at the ShowStoppers for the Digital Holidays event in New York City on Wednesday, September 16, 2009.
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