Menlo Park, Calif.-based E*Trade Group Inc. has added RIM Wireless
Handhelds from Research In Motion Ltd. to the array of
Web-enabled devices through which customers can access the service.
E*Trade said it now has integrated wireless brokerage and banking service
across all three major platforms — browser-enabled phones, Palm OS PDAs and
RIM Wireless Handhelds. RIM is based in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
The always-on RIM Wireless Handheld allows users to access E*Trade’s
MarketFlash for real-time quotes, news and market updates, or to log onto
Mobile E*Trade for wireless access to their accounts. Financial arrangements
between the companies were not disclosed.
The E*Trade/RIM solution was developed with technology provided by Everypath
and Aether Systems Inc.
“The addition of RIM Wireless Handhelds meets the demanding needs of our most
active investors, which according to a recent Jupiter Research report, is the
group that expresses the greatest interest in trading stocks over wireless
devices today,” said Jim Safka, vice president of global product marketing
for E*Trade.