European based wireless carrier Vodafone is now offering Research In Motion's BlackBerry wireless handhelds and solutions. The first product included in this offering is the BlackBerry 7230, which incorporates a new, customized, Vodafone branded, icon-driven menu and user interface.

According to Vodafone, it will be offering both the BlackBerry Enterprise solution for business customers with corporate email infrastructure, or BlackBerry for small firms/individuals who either do not have a corporate email infrastructure and use Internet Service Provider email or those who wish to access multiple email accounts from a single mobile device.

BlackBerry from Vodafone for enterprise customers is available this month in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands and the UK, with BlackBerry for individual customers becoming available in December.

About the BlackBerry 7230

The BlackBerry 7230 is RIM's first device with a color screen. It runs on GSM/GPRS networks and deliver RIM's usually array of applications, including push email, which automatically delivers message to the BlackBerry, as well as a tri-mode mobile phone, SMS, a Web browser and PIM software.

It also has a backlit QWERTY keyboard, a thumb-operated trackwheel; an integrated speaker and microphone; a hands-free headset; tone, vibrate, on-screen or LED indicator for notification; a removable/rechargeable lithium battery; and 16 MB of flash memory plus 2 MB of SRAM.