New Research In Motion CEO Thorsten Heins will not Split BlackBerry, PlayBook

Research in Motion (RIM) incoming chief executive officer says he is not interested in splitting the company into two separate businesses.

Thorsten Heins, who was named CEO of RIM, said on a conference call that he thought RIM had a “very strong technology heritage,” and that he did not plan to separate RIM’s device business, which includes the BlackBerry and the PlayBook tablet, from its network business.

“We have fantastic devices in a fantastic ecosystem,” Mr. Heins affirmed. “I don’t think there is some drastic change needed.”

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