IP-based managed service provider Cbeyond and BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion have announced that the Cbeyond Mobile service is now available for the BlackBerry 8703e.

Obligatory press release happy talk from BlackBerry partner:

"Our customers asked for additional handset options and we delivered with the addition of the BlackBerry 8703e handset, which enhances our BeyondMobile service and strengthens our mobile offering," said Brent Cobb, vice president of product management and general manager of mobile for Cbeyond. "The BlackBerry 8703e delivers premium quality voice and data services and gives our small business customers access to the same handset devices offered to larger enterprises."

Obligatory press release happy talk from RIM/BlackBerry exec:

"BlackBerry is the leading wireless platform for businesses of all sizes, allowing mobile professionals to stay connected, responsive and productive on the go," said Mark Guibert, vice president, corporate marketing, Research In Motion. "We are very pleased to be working with Cbeyond to offer the powerful new BlackBerry 8703e."

OK, Mark, I believe you are very pleased. I know that if you didn't give a rat's... you wouldn't have agreed to be quoted. Heck, if things were that way the deal wouldn't even have been done.

Cbeyond's integrated packages of voice, mobile and broadband Internet services begin at $495 per month.