With the release of BlackBerry 10 just around the corner, Research in Motion is seeing a surge in their stock price.  This comes directly after CEO Thorsten Heins said RIM would consider strategic alliances with other companies once BlackBerry 10 is released.

RIM’s CEO Thorsten Heins

Once this statement got out, Toronto-listed shares jumped 17.6% reaching a new 13-month high for RIM.  Due to the lack of sales and overall struggle RIM has gone through, they had begun to even consider selling the entire company, and if BB10 is not successful then that could still be an option.