Thai market gets the Bold 9700 as RIM basks in profits

RIM released the BlackBerry Bold 9700 in Thailand while reflecting on the popularity of its smartphone devices. Fortune magazine ranked RIM, now passed its 25th year, as the fastest growing company while BusinessWeek gave it an award for creativity and leadership.

With Thailand getting the Bold 9700, RIM has surpassed 530 carriers selling its smartphones to customers in an impressive 170 countries. In the third quarter of 2009, RIM’s revenue was just under $4 billion going up a staggering 41 percent from the same quarter during the previous year.