RIM buys Epoch Integration

Blackberry maker Research In Motion, has bought Epoch Integration, a wireless network firm, for an undisclosed sum.

Customers of the BlackBerry will be familiar with Epoch Integration’s NeedText product, a set of software tools for managing the BlackBerry’s enterprise server.

A statement on Epoch Integration’s website said: “We would… like to assure you that RIM, and we at Epoch are fully committed to the next iteration of the product and its future with BlackBerry. As part of this commitment, the NeedTEXT monitor solution will be integrated into a future release of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server.”

Epoch is, like RIM, a Canadian firm, based in Toronto.