Vodafone Italia and Research In Motion today announced the launch of the new BlackBerry® 7130v™ in Italy and Spain.The BlackBerry 7130v provides the perfect balance of performance, design and function for mobile customers who prefer a traditional phone-style design.The BlackBerry 7130v elegantly integrates the industry’s most advanced hardware, software and network technologies in a sleek mobile phone design. It is an “all-in-one” device that allows mobile users to send and receive e-mail and text messages, make and receive phone calls, surf the Internet and keep ahead of their schedule with an organizer while on the go.The BlackBerry 7130v has been engineered for high performance and includes 64MB flash memory. It features a bright, high-resolution QVGA color LCD screen and incorporates intelligent light sensing technology that automatically optimizes screen and keyboard lighting levels for indoor, outdoor and dark environments.

Other features include large, dedicated “send,” “end” and “mute” phone keys, intuitive call management features (such as smart dialing, conference calling, speed dial and call forwarding), built-in speakerphone, polyphonic and MP3 ringtones, quad-band network support and Bluetooth® support to ensure wide compatibility with wireless headsets and car kits. The BlackBerry 7130v uses SureType™ keyboard technology which converges phone and QWERTY keyboard layouts to allow quick and accurate dialing and typing. For individuals and smaller businesses, BlackBerry Internet Service™ allows users to access up to ten corporate and personal email accounts (including Microsoft® Exchange, IBM Lotus® Domino® and most popular ISP email accounts) from a single device. For corporate customers, BlackBerry Enterprise Server™ software tightly integrates with Microsoft Exchange, IBM Lotus Domino and Novell® GroupWise® and works with existing enterprise systems to enable secure, push-based wireless access to email and other corporate data.