RIM sees a glimmer of hope

Canadian smartphone maker Research In Motion (RIM) expects to grow over 100 percent annually in China in the next few years, although the economic crisis may slow growth in the world's largest cellphone market.

Jim Balsillie, co-CEO of RIM, which makes BlackBerry phones, told China Daily that wireless data services for small business productivity and personal lifestyle still offer immense opportunities for growth in China.

Balsillie said that RIM needs to tap small and medium-sized enterprises, small office/home office and individual customers for growth in China over the next few years.