RIM plans to add 200 BlackBerry 'Experience Zones' in India

HYDERABAD: BlackBerry-maker, Research In Motion(RIM) has planned to open 200 more BlackBerry ' Experience Zones' across India by this year-end, a company official said.

"We have support stores from BlackBerry, called 'Experience Zone'. So far, we have more than 500 such stores across the country. By end of this year, we would probably like to add another 200," BlackBerry India, Senior Director (Channel & Sales) Sanjay Kaul told reporters after inaugurating a store here.

Elaborating on the concept of the BlackBerry 'Experience Zone', Kaul said, "We support the key retailers, who are selling BlackBerry in India, with such outlets, so that customers easily understand the use of BlackBerry products and get to know the propositions of BlackBerry smart-phones, vis-a-vis other smart-phones."

About the investment pattern, Kaul said, "The investment is not done directly through RIM, but through our national distributor."

However, when asked, he declined to comment on the security concerns about BlackBerry operations.

The Home Ministry had said early this year that it would insist that the Canadian company gives a solution that would enable security agencies to intercept corporate email services.