RIM Rivals Gear Up

The case against Research In Motion (RIMM Quote) focuses on two threats to the company: competition and a long-running patent dispute.

While the BlackBerry maker has suffered a string of setbacks on the legal front, the competitive threat hasn't amounted to much so far. But that might be changing.

On Wednesday, Nokia (NOK Quote) announced plans to purchase Intellisync (SYNC Quote), a wireless software company. The move unites the world's biggest handset maker with one of the leading second-tier players in the market to deliver email, applications and other data to mobile devices. ...