O2 and Research In Motion (RIM) today announced the first launch of the new BlackBerry 7130g in the UK.

Building on the popularity of the BlackBerry 7100x from O2, the BlackBerry 7130g is a slim, lightweight handset that integrates advanced hardware and software in a stylish candy bar form factor, providing support for push-based email, phone, text messaging, web functionality, intranet access and organizer applications.

With a wide range of wireless business applications available for BlackBerry, the BlackBerry 7130g is the ultimate mobile handset for professionals that need to view documents and access corporate data while away from the office.

The BlackBerry 7130g is ideal for mobile professionals who require an uncompromising voice, email and browsing experience in a slim and stylish handset with:

• Fast web browsing, application performance and attachment viewing
• Comprehensive phone features with intuitive call management capabilities such as smart dialing, conference calling, speed dial and call forwarding
• A bright, high-resolution color LCD screen that provides ample workspace for viewing email, web pages, applications and other information
• Intelligent auto-sensing technology that automatically adjusts the screen and keyboard lighting to provide an optimized view in outdoor, indoor and dark environments
• A powerful Intel XScale cellular processor with 64 MB flash memory and 16 MB SDRAM, providing the ability to store and run more enterprise, personal productivity and game applications
• Bluetooth support and built-in speakerphone for hands-free operation
• Quad-band network support for international connectivity
• Easy-to-use SureType keyboard technology which combines phone and QWERTY keyboard layouts with intuitive software for quick and accurate dialing and typing

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.

For individuals and smaller businesses, BlackBerry Internet Service allows users to access multiple business and personal email accounts without the need for server software (which includes support for most popular ISP email accounts).