Take a Tour - a BlackBerry Tour - On America's Most Reliable 3G Network and Beyond

Around the World or Around Town, Verizon Wireless Offers a Host of BlackBerry Smartphone Choices

BASKING RIDGE, N.J - The highly anticipated global 3G BlackBerry® Tour(TM) from Research In Motion (RIM) will hit Verizon Wireless Communications Stores on July 12. Verizon Wireless announced today that customers can pre-order the BlackBerry Tour for $199.99 after a $70 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement online at www.verizonwireless.com/tour.

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The BlackBerry Tour joins the BlackBerry® Storm(TM), BlackBerry® Curve(TM) 8330 (available in either silver or pink), BlackBerry® Pearl(TM) Flip 8230 and BlackBerry® 8830 World Edition smartphones in the Verizon Wireless portfolio. The BlackBerry Tour is a 3G world phone, giving customers the option to make phone calls in 220 countries and to access e-mail and Internet in any of the 175 countries where Verizon Wireless provides data roaming services. It is also packed with features customers expect from industry leaders, including RIM's popular push-based mobile solution for e-mail; messaging (IM, SMS, MMS) and social networking; a 3.2 megapixel camera with geo-tagging and video recording; advanced multimedia capabilities; built-in GPS; full HTML Web browsing; and support for Verizon Wireless' Mobile Broadband Connect tethering service. It supports Verizon Wireless' V CAST Music with Rhapsody and VZ Navigator(SM) services. BlackBerry Enterprise customers will find the stylish BlackBerry Tour has all the BlackBerry security profiles that make this an efficient business tool. A model of the BlackBerry Tour without a camera will also be available.

Customers can purchase either the BlackBerry 8830 World Edition Smartphone or the BlackBerry Curve 8330 for $49.99 after a $70 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement for a voice plan with e-mail feature or an e-mail plan. The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 and BlackBerry Storm 9530 are available for $79.99 and $149.99 respectively after $70 mail-in rebates with new two-year customer agreements for a voice plan with e-mail feature or an e-mail plan. Customers receive rebates in the form of a debit card; upon receipt, customers may use the card as cash anywhere debit cards are accepted.

Email and Web for BlackBerry plans begin at $29.99 when added to any Nationwide voice plan. For information on Verizon Wireless' voice and data plans for BlackBerry smartphones, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to www.verizonwireless.com. Business customers may contact their Business Sales Representatives at 1-800-VZW-4BIZ.

About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless voice and data network, serving more than 86.6 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with more than 86,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ - News) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD - News News). For more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

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SK Telecom and RIM Launch BlackBerry Internet Service in Korea

Targeting business users and professionals who want to keep connected to people and information on the go

• BlackBerry Bold smartphone and BlackBerry Internet Service will be available from SK Telecom beginning tomorrow
• Business customers and professionals in Korea can subscribe to BlackBerry Internet Service* through select SK Telecom’s retail stores, as well as SK Telecom’s online shop and authorized partners
• Monthly data plan of KRW 24,000* includes 30MB of data

Seoul, Korea– SK Telecom and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today launched BlackBerry® Internet Service and the BlackBerry® Bold™ smartphone, targeting business customers and professionals in Korea. The smartphone and service will be available beginning tomorrow through select SK Telecom retail shops, as well as SK Telecom’s online store and authorized business partners.

BlackBerry Internet Service is a powerful and easy-to-use service that utilizes RIM’s highly regarded “push” technology to allow users to wirelessly access up to 10 supported POP3/IMAP email accounts. Set up is easy and does not require IT support, making it an excellent option for business users and professionals who don’t have the need or the resources to manage a corporate email server. Together, the BlackBerry Bold smartphone and BlackBerry Internet Service offer a complete solution for a customer's on-the-go communication needs.

The BlackBerry Bold smartphone also delivers excellent voice quality and includes many premium phone features as well as a built-in organizer (with calendar, address book, task list and memo pad applications) that can easily import contacts from popular desktop organizer applications.

Customers can subscribe to BlackBerry Internet Service for a monthly charge of KRW24,000*, which includes 30MB of data.

To celebrate the launch of BlackBerry Internet Service, SK Telecom will offer new subscribers one year of premium access, via an upgrade, to “Daum” - one of the most popular local ISP email services in Korea. The first 1,000 customers will also get an additional free replaceable backplate in a color of their own choosing, a value of KRW 30,000.

“We continue to see great potential for mobile email use in Korea. According to IDC, mobile email subscribers in Korea are expected to quadruple from 4.7 million users in 2009 to 18.7 million in 2013**,” said Chang-Suk Shin, Senior Vice President of Business Service & Innovation Office, SK Telecom. “We are glad to introduce BlackBerry Internet Service to our customers in Korea. This service is the right solution for business customers and professionals who want a smartphone that keeps them well connected to people and information on the go, and provides them with an exceptional mobile experience.”

“The introduction of BlackBerry Internet Service allows business customers and professionals in Korea to benefit from the flexibility and personal productivity gains of the BlackBerry solution and we are pleased to launch it with the powerful BlackBerry Bold smartphone,” added Shin.

According to research findings from Ipsos-Reid, a leading global research firm, a typical BlackBerry user can recover up to 60 minutes of time during their day and increase their efficiency by up to 38%.

“The BlackBerry solution is recognized around the world as the gold standard for mobile communications. We have sold over 50 million BlackBerry smartphones and the BlackBerry solution is widely viewed as a trusted and reliable solution for individuals, government organizations and businesses, including most Fortune 500 companies,” said Norm Lo, Vice President of Asia Pacific at RIM. “We are pleased to now bring BlackBerry Internet Service, a best-in-class push-based mobile solution for both individuals and organizations, to SK Telecom’s customers in Korea.”

For further details, please visit www.mysmart.co.kr/blackberry or contact SK Telecom’s authorized retail channels.

* Other monthly data plans are also available.

** Source: IDC Asia/Pacific Mobile Voice, Data and Multimedia Services Tracker, 2008 Q4

About SK Telecom
SK Telecom (NYSE: SKM, KSE: 017670) is Korea’s leading telecommunications provider with more than 23 million subscribers, which accounts for more than 50% of the total market. Established in 1984, the company reached KRW 11.7 trillion in revenue in 2008. SK Telecom was the first to launch and commercialize CDMA, CDMA 2001x, CDMA EV-DO and HSDPA networks. It currently provides cellular, wireless internet, mobile media, global roaming service and more. For more information, please visit www.sktelecom.com or email press@sktelecom.com

About Research In Motion (RIM)
Research In Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. Through the development of integrated hardware, software and services that support multiple wireless network standards, RIM provides platforms and solutions for seamless access to time-sensitive information including email, phone, SMS messaging, Internet and intranet-based applications. RIM technology also enables a broad array of third party developers and manufacturers to enhance their products and services with wireless connectivity to data. RIM’s portfolio of award-winning products, services and embedded technologies are used by thousands of organizations around the world and include the BlackBerry® wireless platform, the RIM Wireless Handheld™ product line, software development tools, radio-modems and software/hardware licensing agreements. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, RIM operates offices in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. RIM is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market (NASDAQ: RIMM) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: RIM). For more information, visit www.rim.com or www.blackberry.com.

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FancyFon Joins BlackBerry ISV Alliance Program

FancyFon Unlocks the Potential of Mobile Device Lifecycle Management for BlackBerry Smartphone Users

Cork, Ireland - FancyFon™, a pioneer in unlocking the capabilities of next generation mobile communications, today announced that it has become a member of the BlackBerry® Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Alliance Program. FancyFon will have access to the business and technical resources available from Research In Motion (RIM) to further develop FancyFon’s robust and innovative solution for its BlackBerry® smartphone customers.

FancyFon Mobility Center (FAMOC™) is a centralized mobile device lifecycle management platform that enables customers to control multiple mobile devices in real time, over the air. This provides customers with the following benefits:

• Removes administrative complexity and minimizes support costs
• Improves business productivity and increases employee efficiency
• Enables the seamless roll out of new and improved services, over the air
• FancyFon does this by providing remote support and diagnostic tools that enable mobile operators and enterprise customers to capture and analyze information from end users’ BlackBerry smartphones, such as screen shots, application performance and files.

Dietmar Fuchs, COO at FancyFon comments; “As a BlackBerry ISV alliance member we recognize that there is a great need to provide customers with a tool that simplifies and centralizes the management and maintenance of BlackBerry smartphones, and will provide our customers with unprecedented operational efficiencies.”

The FancyFon FAMOC device management platform can support multiple BlackBerry® Enterprise Servers (version 4.0, with plans to support version 5.0 by Q3 2009). It also supports other mobile operating systems, consolidating user data over the air, into one central location. FAMOC simplifies the process of moving user data from multiple platform handsets to BlackBerry smartphones, enabling the centralized management of all corporate handsets, regardless of operating system and manufacturer. FAMOC enables organizations to remotely install any application, wipe a device or create new functionality on BlackBerry smartphones, via multiple BlackBerry Enterprise Servers, from a single common FAMOC console.

The relationship with RIM supports FancyFon’s drive to offer its customers the ability to maintain and manage all mobile handsets, based on operating systems that include BlackBerry OS®, Symbian S60, UIQ, Windows Mobile, Android, iPhone and Java-based feature phones from different producers, e.g. Apple, Nokia, Samsung, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, HTC and many more.

About FancyFon
Established in 2006, FancyFon provides a portfolio of industry-leading solutions for the mobile device lifecycle management market, enabling any number of mobile phones or network devices to be managed over the Internet. FancyFon's advanced and personalized mobile software interacts with servers and databases, and specializes in capitalizing on the huge opportunities arising from omnipresence and the explosion of mobile phone functionality. With its head office in Cork, Ireland, FancyFon customers include service providers, large enterprise and government organizations. www.fancyfon.com

The BlackBerry and RIM families of related marks, images and symbols are the exclusive properties and trademarks of Research In Motion Limited.

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RIM Introduces the BlackBerry Tour Smartphone

New 3G World Phone Keeps You Connected on High-Speed CDMA Networks in North America and UMTS/HSPA Networks Abroad

Waterloo, ON - Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today introduced the BlackBerry® Tour™ – a powerful new 3G BlackBerry® smartphone for CDMA customers in North America. The new BlackBerry Tour smartphone offers state-of-the-art communications and multimedia capabilities with outstanding mobile performance and consummate styling. It is a feature-packed and highly refined world phone that keeps you connected and lets you tour the world in style.

"BlackBerry continues to be the top selling smartphone brand in North America and we are proud to add this powerful new 3G world phone to our successful product portfolio,” said Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO at Research In Motion. “With its striking design and exceptional performance, the new BlackBerry Tour will offer a compelling choice for the growing number of wireless customers looking to upgrade their existing cell phone to a smartphone.”

The BlackBerry Tour smartphone allows customers to stay seamlessly connected - across town and around the world. It supports high-speed 3G EV-DO Rev. A networks in North America, as well as 3G UMTS/HSPA (2100Mhz) and quad-band EDGE/GPRS/GSM networks abroad.

The BlackBerry Tour smartphone also provides the industry’s leading mobile solution for email, messaging (IM, SMS, MMS) and social networking together with built-in GPS and advanced multimedia capabilities, enabling customers to make the most of both their personal and professional time.

The BlackBerry Tour features a chic black finish with chrome highlights surrounding its sleek design (112mm x 62mm x 14.2mm and 130g). It includes a large, highly tactile, full-QWERTY keyboard with chrome frets and finely sculpted keys for fast and precise typing. In addition, the large (2.44"), bright display (480 x 360 resolution at 245 ppi) delivers the highest resolution available on a BlackBerry smartphone, presenting pictures, web pages and videos with incredible clarity.

Other key features of the BlackBerry Tour smartphone include:

• 3.2 MP camera with flash, variable zoom, image stabilization, autofocus and video recording*
• Full HTML web browser, including support for streaming audio and video (RTSP)
• Advanced media player for videos, pictures and music, a 3.5 mm stereo headset jack and support for the Bluetooth® Stereo Audio Profile (A2DP/AVCRP)
• 256MB Flash memory
• Expandable memory via hot swappable microSD/SDHC memory card slot, supporting cards of up to 16 GB today and expected to support next generation 32GB cards when available
• Built-in GPS with support for geotagging, BlackBerry® Maps and other location based applications and services
• BlackBerry® Media Sync allows customers to quickly and easily synch music from iTunes® and Windows Media Player with the smartphone**
• Premium phone features including voice activated dialing, enhanced background noise cancellation, a low-distortion speakerphone, and Bluetooth (2.0) support for hands-free use with headsets, car kits, stereo headsets and other Bluetooth peripherals
• Preloaded DataViz® Documents to Go®, allowing users to edit Microsoft® Word, Excel and PowerPoint files directly on the handset
• Easy mobile access to Facebook®, MySpace and Flickr®, as well as popular instant messaging services including BlackBerry® Messenger, Yahoo!® IM, AIM®, Google Talk and Windows Live Messenger™
• Support for BlackBerry App World™, featuring a broad and growing catalog of third-party mobile applications developed specifically for BlackBerry smartphones. Categories include travel, productivity, entertainment, games, social networking & sharing, news & weather, and more
• BlackBerry® Internet Service allows access to up to 10 supported personal and corporate email accounts, including most popular ISP email accounts
• BlackBerry® Enterprise Server provides advanced security and IT administration features within IBM® Lotus® Domino®, Microsoft® Exchange and Novell® GroupWise® environments
• Removable and rechargeable 1400 mAhr battery for 5 hours of talk time and 14 days of standby time

The BlackBerry Tour smartphone (model number: 9630) is expected to be available this summer from carriers in North America.

For more information visit www.blackberry.com/tour

* Video recording requires microSD card, which may be sold separately
** Certain music files may not be supported, including files that contain digital rights management technologies

Note for editors: Additional information, including product images and video, is available at www.rim.mediaseed.tv.

About Research In Motion (RIM)
Research In Motion is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. Through the development of integrated hardware, software and services that support multiple wireless network standards, RIM provides platforms and solutions for seamless access to time-sensitive information including email, phone, SMS messaging, Internet and intranet-based applications. RIM technology also enables a broad array of third party developers and manufacturers to enhance their products and services with wireless connectivity to data. RIM’s portfolio of award-winning products, services and embedded technologies are used by thousands of organizations around the world and include the BlackBerry® wireless platform, the RIM Wireless Handheld™ product line, software development tools, radio-modems and software/hardware licensing agreements. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, RIM operates offices in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. RIM is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq: RIMM) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: RIM). For more information, visit www.rim.com or www.blackberry.com.

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Telenor and RIM Launch the BlackBerry Solution in Denmark

Copenhagen, Denmark and Waterloo, ON. Canada - Telenor and Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced the launch of the BlackBerry® solution in Denmark. The BlackBerry solution brings together smartphones, software and services to allow easy wireless access to email, phone, calendar, web, multimedia and other business and lifestyle applications. Telenor customers in Denmark will now be able to enjoy the freedom and productivity benefits of using BlackBerry® smartphones to stay connected to people and information on the go.

“There has been a great pent up demand for the BlackBerry solution among our customers in Denmark and we are happy to announce our cooperation with RIM. The launch will take place today in parallel with our name change from Sonofon and Cybercity to Telenor. We see the launch of the BlackBerry solution as a great way of celebrating this occasion. Furthermore, we expect this offering to underscore and extend our commitment to the Nordic market as we now provide the BlackBerry solution in Sweden, Norway and Denmark,” says Henrik Skov, Vice President sales, Telenor.

Mark Guibert, Vice President, Corporate Marketing at RIM added, “We are very pleased to work with Telenor to introduce the BlackBerry solution to their customers in Denmark. BlackBerry smartphones are the right choice for business people and consumers who want to make the most of their time and who wish to stay connected to colleagues, friends and family while on the move.”

At launch, Telenor will offer the BlackBerry® Bold™ and BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8110 smartphones. The BlackBerry Bold smartphone is a communications and multimedia powerhouse with a full QWERTY keyboard and extensive feature set. The BlackBerry Pearl 8110 is a great choice for users who want the power of a BlackBerry smartphone together with advanced multimedia capabilities in an incredibly small and stylish handset.

Telenor is offering BlackBerry® Enterprise Server for corporate customers and BlackBerry® Internet Service for smaller businesses and individual users:
BlackBerry Enterprise Server is designed for organisations that manage their own email servers. The BlackBerry Enterprise Server software tightly integrates with IBM® Lotus® Domino®, Microsoft® Exchange and Novell® GroupWise® and uses advanced encryption and IT policy controls to enable secure, push-based wireless access to email and other corporate data.

BlackBerry Internet Service is designed for smaller businesses and individuals. It allows customers to access up to 10 supported corporate and personal email accounts (including most popular ISP email accounts such as, Yahoo! Mail and Google Mail) from a single device.

About Telenor Group
The Telenor Group is dynamic and flexible in its business approach, always exploring new markets and new technologies to make long-term investments. This is part of the reason why Telenor has grown from a national telephone service company in Norway to become the world’s 7th largest mobile provider in less than two decades. At the time of its Initial Public Offering in 2000, Telenor had a mobile subscriber base of 15 million. By the end of 2008 this reached 164 million. The Telenor Group is now a driving force in the industry, engaging in pioneering research and technology development and other areas that are important to develop the core business of Telenor further.

Telenors activities in Denmark today consist of the mobile operator Sonofon and the internet supplier Cybercity. On the 15th of June 2009 the two companies merged under the name Telenor.

For more information about Telenor Group: www.telenor.com
For more information about Telenor in Denmark: www.sonofon.dk / www.cybercity.dk and after 15th of June 2009: www.telenor.dk

About Research In Motion (RIM)
Research In Motion is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. Through the development of integrated hardware, software and services that support multiple wireless network standards, RIM provides platforms and solutions for seamless access to time-sensitive information including email, phone, SMS messaging, Internet and intranet-based applications. RIM technology also enables a broad array of third party developers and manufacturers to enhance their products and services with wireless connectivity to data. RIM’s portfolio of award-winning products, services and embedded technologies are used by thousands of organizations around the world and include the BlackBerry® wireless platform, the RIM Wireless Handheld™ product line, software development tools, radio-modems and software/hardware licensing agreements. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, RIM operates offices in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. RIM is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq: RIMM) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: RIM). For more information, visit www.rim.com or www.blackberry.com.

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VIVA, Alcatel-Lucent and RIM Launch the BlackBerry Solution in Kuwait

Kuwait City, Paris and Waterloo ON., Canada - Kuwait Telecommunication Co. (VIVA), Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) and Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced the launch of the BlackBerry® solution for VIVA customers in Kuwait. VIVA customers will now be able to enjoy the benefits of enhanced communications and increased productivity by using a BlackBerry® smartphone to access email, browse the web, make phone calls, send and receive text and picture messages, run multimedia applications, as well as access a wide variety of other business and leisure applications on the move.

At launch VIVA will offer customers the BlackBerry® Curve™ 8900 and BlackBerry® Bold™ smartphones as well as service with BlackBerry® Enterprise Server and BlackBerry® Internet Service.

The BlackBerry Bold smartphone is a communications and multimedia powerhouse. It is the first BlackBerry smartphone to support tri-band HSDPA high-speed networks around the world and comes with integrated GPS and Wi-Fi® (802.11 a/b/g). The BlackBerry Curve 8900 packs a wide range of advanced communications and multimedia capabilities into a compact and stylish design - it is the thinnest and lightest full-QWERTY BlackBerry smartphone available. As with all BlackBerry smartphones, both handsets give users the industry’s leading mobile email and messaging solution together with access to a wide range of other mobile business and consumer applications.

BlackBerry Enterprise Server is for organizations that manage their own email servers. The BlackBerry Enterprise Server software tightly integrates with IBM® Lotus® Domino®, Microsoft® Exchange and Novell® GroupWise® and uses advanced encryption and IT policy controls to enable secure, push-based wireless access to email and other corporate data.

BlackBerry Internet Service is designed for smaller businesses and individuals. It allows customers to access up to 10 supported corporate and personal email accounts (including most popular ISP email accounts such as Yahoo! Mail and Google Mail) from a single device.

Based on its distribution agreement with RIM, Alcatel-Lucent is leveraging its strong local presence in the region to provide VIVA with end-to-end support services for the BlackBerry solution. With Alcatel-Lucent managing integration and deployment, VIVA can focus on delivering customer facing services, enabling the operator to quickly meet market demand.

“As a leader of innovative services, we are committed to expanding our portfolio with the most advanced telecom solutions. More and more customers in Kuwait would like to get easy access to their emails and calendar information when they are on the move and enjoy other advanced communications and multimedia features. The launch of the BlackBerry solution in partnership with Alcatel-Lucent and RIM is a good example of international cooperation. It falls in line with our principle 'to give more to subscribers'. We are proud to offer our customers this efficient and effective service, which has already become a hit among business users and individuals around the world," said Eng. Najeeb Al-Awadhi, VIVA CEO.

"This contract further reinforces Alcatel-Lucent’s ability to leverage our global strengths and local presence to deliver enterprise managed communications and value-added services, enabling the operator to quickly meet market demand. As a result, VIVA customers will enjoy the freedom and flexibility of the BlackBerry solution for staying connected to people and information whenever they wish,” said Vincenzo Nesci, Vice-president of Alcatel-Lucent’s activities in the Middle East and Africa
“We are pleased to work with Alcatel-Lucent and VIVA to introduce the BlackBerry solution to VIVA customers in Kuwait. BlackBerry smartphones are popular with people around the world who want well-balanced mobile phones that deliver advanced features, refined usability and stylish designs,” said Mark Guibert, Vice President, Corporate Marketing at RIM

About Kuwait Telecommunication Co. VIVA
VIVA, an integrated mobile telecommunications service provider offers a full suite of mobile business and consumer services in Kuwait. Although newly established, December 3rd, 2008, VIVA marked a milestone for the development of Kuwait’s telecommunications. After only four months of operation, VIVA has acquired a significant market share, and is currently a major telecommunications provider, contributing 10% of the total mobile communications market in Kuwait. VIVA has so far expanded to all cities and provinces nationwide. VIVA is well known for high quality of service, best price packages and wide network coverage with the most innovated Value Added Services. For more information, visit VIVA on: www.VIVA.com.kw

About Research In Motion (RIM)
Research In Motion is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. Through the development of integrated hardware, software and services that support multiple wireless network standards, RIM provides platforms and solutions for seamless access to time-sensitive information including email, phone, SMS messaging, Internet and intranet-based applications. RIM's portfolio of award-winning products, services and embedded technologies are used by thousands of organizations around the world and include the BlackBerry® wireless platform, the RIM Wireless Handheld™ product line, software development tools, radio-modems and software/hardware licensing agreements. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, RIM operates offices in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. RIM is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq: RIMM) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: RIM). For more information, visit www.rim.com or www.BlackBerry.com.

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m:tel, Alcatel-Lucent and RIM Launch the BlackBerry Solution in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Banjaluka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Paris, France and Waterloo, ON. Canada - RS Telecommunication Joint Stock Company Banjaluka – m:tel, Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) and Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced the launch of the BlackBerry® solution in Bosnia and Herzegovina. m:tel’s customers will now be able to enjoy the benefits of enhanced communications and increased productivity by using a BlackBerry® smartphone to access email, browse the web, make phone calls, send and receive text and picture messages, as well as access a wide variety of business and leisure applications on the move.

Based on its distribution agreement with RIM, Alcatel-Lucent will leverage its strong local presence in the region to provide m:tel with the end-to-end implementation, launch, and on-going support for delivering the BlackBerry solution to the Bosnia and Herzegovina market.

“m:tel is recognized in the Bosnian market as the provider of innovative, effective and trustworthy solutions. We are pleased to be working with Alcatel-Lucent and to offer the BlackBerry solution in Bosina and Herzegovina. Our costumers will now be able to make important decisions quickly and to connect to vital information wherever they are. There is no doubt, BlackBerry smartphones will satisfy the communication needs of professionals and individuals alike,” said Milenko Cvijanovic, m:tel executive director for marketing and sales.

“This agreement strengthens Alcatel-Lucent’s leading position worldwide and in the region,” said Dan Bedros, head of Alcatel-Lucent’s business in Southeast Europe. “m:tel will expand their business opportunity and enable customers to benefit from the flexibility to stay connected anytime and everywhere with BlackBerry smartphones.”

“BlackBerry smartphones are the preferred mobile choice for millions of people around the world and we are very pleased to work with Alcatel-Lucent and m:tel to deploy the BlackBerry solution in Bosnia and Herzegovina,” said Mark Guibert, vice president, Corporate Marketing at Research In Motion.

At launch, m:tel will offer its customers both the BlackBerry® Curve™ 8310 and BlackBerry® Bold™ smartphones, as well as BlackBerry® Enterprise Server and BlackBerry® Internet Service.

The BlackBerry Curve 8310 packs many powerful communications and entertainment features in a classic design that feels comfortable for one or two handed use. It comes with a full-QWERTY keyboard that makes typing messages smooth and natural and a large bright display that is a pleasure to view. Key features include global connectivity support, built-in GPS, intuitive trackball navigation, 2MP camera, media player and an expandable memory slot (microSD/SDHC) with support for up to 16GB of storage per card. It also includes an enhanced HTML browser that offers a mobile Web browsing experience with desktop-style depiction, support for HTML email, the ability to view a wide variety of attachments, as well as the ability to edit Microsoft® Word, Excel and PowerPoint files directly on the handset using the preloaded DataViz® Documents To Go® software suite.

The BlackBerry Bold smartphone supports tri-band HSDPA high-speed networks around the world and also comes with integrated GPS and Wi-Fi®, as well as a rich set of multimedia capabilities. Featuring a lustrous black exterior, satin chrome finished frame and stylish leatherette backplate, the BlackBerry Bold is a symbol of accomplishment and aspiration. The smartphone's stunning display, sophisticated user interface and newly designed full-QWERTY keyboard make the BlackBerry Bold smartphone a ‘must have’ for power users and business professionals alike.

BlackBerry Enterprise Server is designed for organisations that manage their own email servers. The BlackBerry Enterprise Server software tightly integrates with IBM® Lotus® Domino®, Microsoft® Exchange and Novell® GroupWise® and offers advanced encryption and IT features to enable secure, push-based wireless access to email and other corporate data.

BlackBerry Internet Service is designed for smaller businesses and individuals. It allows customers to access up to 10 supported corporate and personal email accounts (including most popular ISP email accounts, such as Yahoo! Mail and Google Mail) from a single device.

About TELECOMMUNICATION JOINT STOCK COMPANY BANJALUKA – m:tel
Telecommunication Joint Stock Company Banjaluka - Telekom Srpske with its head office in Banja Luka (Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina) is one of the three incumbents and the leading operator in telecommunications in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Providing high-quality services in the field of fixed telephony, mobile telephony, data transmission and the Internet, Telekom Srpske strives to satisfy the needs of Bosnian market. Telekom Srpske offers all its services under one corporate brand – m:tel.

The majority owner of Telekom Srpske, Telekom Srbija, is one of the most important regional telecom operators in the area of South Eastern Europe which offers its services in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

m:tel posted a 66 percent rise in 2008 profit to 119.2 million Bosnian marks (EUR 60.82 million) and forecast further growth this year. The success of the company is also illustrated with over one million one hundred thousand customers on its mobile network. m:tel has a market share of 38% on Bosnian mobile telecomunication market and covers about 86% of the BH territory. The population coverage is 99%.

About Research In Motion (RIM
Research In Motion is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. Through the development of integrated hardware, software and services that support multiple wireless network standards, RIM provides platforms and solutions for seamless access to time-sensitive information including email, phone, SMS messaging, Internet and intranet-based applications. RIM technology also enables a broad array of third party developers and manufacturers to enhance their products and services with wireless connectivity to data. RIM’s portfolio of award-winning products, services and embedded technologies are used by thousands of organizations around the world and include the BlackBerry® wireless platform, the RIM Wireless Handheld™ product line, software development tools, radio-modems and software/hardware licensing agreements. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, RIM operates offices in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. RIM is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq: RIMM) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: RIM). For more information, visit www.rim.com or www.blackberry.com.

About Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) is the trusted partner of service providers, enterprises and governments worldwide, providing solutions to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. A leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications and services, Alcatel-Lucent leverages the unrivalled technical and scientific expertise of Bell Labs, one of the largest innovation powerhouses in the communications industry. With operations in more than 130 countries and the most experienced global services organization in the industry, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with a global reach. Alcatel-Lucent achieved revenues of Euro 16.98 billion in 2008 and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located in Paris. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com

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The Score Launches ScoreMobile for BlackBerry Smartphones

Budweiser joins The Score in bringing free sports application to BlackBerry smartphone users worldwide

TORONTO, June 10, 2009 – Score Media Inc. (TSX: SCR) today announced the launch of the all new ScoreMobile application for BlackBerry® smartphones giving sports fans up-to-the minute scores and stats as well as live blogs, previews, recaps, fantasy player stats and more. Teaming up with launch partner Budweiser to bring users their favourite sports information in real-time, this free download is now available on BlackBerry App World™ (www.blackberry.com/appworld) or www.theScore.com. With coverage of the top leagues including MLB, NHL, NBA, and PGA, and many others to come, ScoreMobile will be the “go-to” sports application for BlackBerry smartphone users worldwide.

“With an average 10 million page views per month, we've been very successful connecting with sports fans," says Dale Fallon, Director, Mobile, Score Media Inc. “This application has been built from the ground up for BlackBerry smartphones and we are delighted to be bringing the unique ScoreMobile experience to the BlackBerry community.”

As the official launch sponsor, Budweiser joins The Score in bringing this free application to BlackBerry smartphone users.

“With the proven success of The Score’s suite of mobile products, Labatt is confident that sports fans will quickly make this their favourite app on their BlackBerry smartphones,” says Matt Ramella, Manager, Media and Digital Marketing, Labatt Breweries. “By partnering with The Score on this initiative, Budweiser, Canada’s market leader and longtime sports marketer, continues to find new and innovative ways to help arm guys with real-time updates and stats when they’re out with their buddies.”

Working closely with Five Mobile Inc., experts in developing mobile applications for smartphones, ScoreMobile has now officially given BlackBerry smartphone users a truly compelling and creative sports application.

"Score Media leveraged the mobile development expertise of Five Mobile to design and build the ScoreMobile application for BlackBerry smartphones,” says Ameet Shah, Co-Founder, Five Mobile Inc. “As a premier mobile application development firm that specializes in content for smartphone platforms, Five Mobile worked closely with ScoreMobile to create an intuitive, real-time application that sports fans will crave."

ABOUT ScoreMobile ScoreMobile includes a portfolio of innovative offerings including ScoreMobile iPhone Edition, ScoreMobile 2.0, ScoreMobile Video, Score Predictor and Score txtTV. As a part of Score Media Inc.’s continued investment in cross-platform initiatives, ScoreMobile will continue to bring fans enhanced mobile experiences.

ABOUT SCORE MEDIA INC.
Score Media is a media company committed to delivering interactive and authentic sports entertainment. Created in 1997 in response to the growing desire for increased participation in the consumption of sports, the Company has now established itself as the home for hardcore sports fans. Score Media’s primary asset, The Score Television Network ("The Score"), is a national specialty television service providing sports news, information, highlights and live event programming in more than 6.6 million homes across Canada. Score Media also operates Hardcore Sports Radio, a satellite radio network available across North America on SIRIUS Satellite Radio, and other interactive assets including theScore.com and ScoreMobile. Growing from a team of 60 in 1997 to over 220 employees in 2009, Score Media is a revolutionizing interactive media company.

ABOUT BUDWEISER
Budweiser has been brewed and distributed in Canada by Labatt since 1980. The brand is distinguished by its clean, crisp, distinctive flavour, the result of a unique beechwood aging process. In addition to Budweiser, Labatt also brews and distributes Bud Light, the world’s best selling light beer. The company also recently launched Bud Light Lime which combines the easy-drinking taste of Bud Light with the refreshing taste of 100% natural lime flavour.
Founded in London, Ontario in 1847, Labatt has a portfolio of more than 60 quality beer brands, and is a proud part of AB InBev, the world’s leading brewer.

ABOUT FIVE MOBILE
Five Mobile is a premier interactive mobile solutions provider with a proven track record in the creation of compelling, robust and scalable mobile applications. Five Mobile works with many top brands and enterprises across a multitude of platforms and handsets. Five Mobile takes your mobile ideas from concept to completion, leveraging extensive experience and an optimized for mobile set of processes.
Five Mobile simplifies the creation and optimization of solutions across a wide array of mobile platforms, including: iPhone, BlackBerry, Symbian, Windows Mobile, Android, Palm, Java ME, BREW, Mobile Web and SMS. Five Mobile's focus on increasing market reach by targeting the widest possible range of devices for each solution has helped to drive success to their customers.
For more information, please visit www.fivemobile.com.

The BlackBerry and RIM families of related marks, images and symbols are the exclusive properties and trademarks of Research In Motion Limited.

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AXIS Gives Its Mobile Customers More Exciting and Worry Free Days with the Launch of the BlackBerry Solution

AXIS continues to enhance its service offerings to valued customers in Indonesia

JAKARTA, INDONESIA - AXIS, Indonesia’s newest and fastest growing 3G and GSM operator, is continuously enhancing its services to provide increased benefits at affordable prices to its subscribers and to all Indonesians. Today, AXIS announced the launch of the BlackBerry® solution from Research In Motion in Indonesia, and will offer customers a unique “worry free” service.

The BlackBerry solution brings together smartphones, software and services to provide corporate customers and consumers with easy wireless access to email, phone, calendar, IM, Internet, intranet and multimedia applications, as well as a wide range of other mobile business and lifestyle applications. AXIS will be offering the BlackBerry® Bold™ and BlackBerry® Curve™ 8900 smartphones to meet customers' needs and preferences.

AXIS Chief Marketing Officer, Johan Buse, who announced the launch of the new offering at the Indonesian Cellular Show in Jakarta said: “We are committed to make a difference in the Indonesian telecommunication market and are pleased to partner with RIM to bring the BlackBerry solution to our customers. AXIS' commitment and competitiveness provides value-added products and advanced services that are relevant to customers’ needs and lifestyles. We always offer distinctive and attractive promotions and the same principle will apply to the BlackBerry smartphones and services from AXIS.”

Further, Johan added that “The BlackBerry smartphones from AXIS will come with a “worry free” package that includes a 2-year warranty and 1-year insurance*, special subscription packages, and exciting accessories. BlackBerry smartphone users on AXIS’ networks will enjoy a dedicated BlackBerry Customer Service Representative to ensure they receive the best possible and most efficient service. And powered by the latest 3G network and attractive unlimited subscription packages, our customers will be able to enjoy more exciting days by staying connected 24/7 to their favorite social network sites, instant messaging, push email, photo sharing and Internet browsing.”
Celebrating this milestone achievement, starting today, AXIS is providing a special offer to the first 1,000 customers who pre-order any BlackBerry smartphone and register their interest to subscribe to a BlackBerry service plan. They will get a very special service subscription package and the privilege of selecting their favorite number, including ‘golden’ numbers. To enjoy this limited offer, customers only need to register for the service via the AXIS website www.axisworld.co.id or contact AXIS Customer Care at 0838 8000 838.

AXIS will continue in its quest to lead the way in making quality GSM and 3G affordable to all Indonesians and customers can expect further great value and innovations to come.

For more information, please logon to www.axisworld.co.id

*Please follow up with AXIS for details about the warranty and insurance coverage.

About AXIS
AXIS launched in February 2008 and is already available in over 160 cities across East Java, West Java, Jabodetabek, Banten, West Java, Bali, Lombok, North Sumatera, Riau Islands, Riau Mainland, and West Sumatera with more launching soon. AXIS’ vision is to provide affordable communications to all Indonesians and offer 2G and 3G services. AXIS is owned by Saudi Telecom Company (STC), the no. 1 GSM operator in Saudi Arabia, and by Maxis Communications, the no. 1 GSM operator in Malaysia. Together, these companies serve more than 45 million customers with operations in 9 countries. Detailed information about AXIS is available at www.axisworld.co.id

The BlackBerry and RIM families of related marks, images and symbols are the exclusive properties and trademarks of Research In Motion Limited.

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DiGi Offers BlackBerry Smartphones to its Corporate Customers

DiGi Business customers to enjoy best access rates in the market

SHAH ALAM, Malaysia - DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd (“DiGi”) today announced its corporate promotional packages for the BlackBerry® Bold™ and BlackBerry® Curve™ 8900 smartphones from Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM, TSX: RIM). Both smartphones are being offered by DiGi with the best access rates on the market at RM63 per month for unlimited email and Internet access.

With the launch of the BlackBerry® solution, DiGi is offering its customers a unique mobile solution that delivers the benefits of enhanced communications and increased productivity by making it easy to access email, browse the web, make phone calls, send and receive text and picture messages, as well as access a wide variety of business and leisure applications while on the move.

From 1 June to 31 August 2009, DiGi Business customers can purchase the BlackBerry Bold smartphone at RM1399 and the BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone at RM999 when they sign up for BIZ Plan 150/250 in addition to BlackBerry service. The two smartphones, which support both cellular and Wi-Fi® networks, work in conjunction with the BlackBerry Enterprise Server software to enable users to access their corporate networks and email (IBM Lotus® Domino®, Microsoft® Exchange or Novell® GroupWise®) as well as browse the Internet.

Eric Chong, DiGi’s Head of Enterprise Business, said: “We are happy to bring the BlackBerry solution to our customers. With our budget-friendly product packages and strong back-end support, we are confident that customers will value the exceptional BlackBerry experience offered by DiGi.

“Our customers are looking for practical solutions that can help them reap the benefits of mobile working despite the tough economic times. They can enjoy fixed monthly rates for data usage and flat call rates to any network in Malaysia under DiGi’s One Low Flat Rate packages.

“A critical market advantage unique to DiGi is our dedicated account management teams that are assigned to each corporate client to provide a continuous, excellent customer experience. The BlackBerry Enterprise Solution supports the most popular enterprise email platforms and corporate data systems, enabling us to customise the solution to suit our customers’ needs in any industry.”
Customers who are interested in the packages can contact DiGi Customer Service at 016 299 8888 or walk into any DiGi Centre in the Klang Valley to enquire further. For more information about BlackBerry services or DiGi packages, please visit www.digi.com.my/business.

About DiGi
Established in 1995, DiGi is listed on Bursa Malaysia and is part of the global telecommunications provider, Telenor Group. As the first telco to operate a fully digital mobile network in Malaysia, DiGi focuses on delivering excellent customer experience that are simple, innovative and of best value through DiGi Prepaid, DiGi Postpaid and DiGi Business. Customers can enjoy a fresh broadband experience with the launch of DiGi’s 3G broadband services. Through its corporate initiative, Deep Green, DiGi is committed to a sustainable business that is fiscally and ecologically responsible to all stakeholders.

Issued by Corporate Communications Department
For media enquiries, please contact: Bee Yoke at 016 328 8826 or email lbylee@digi.com.my

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Reliance Mobile Offers BlackBerry Service for Rs. 299 Per Month

Mumbai, India - Reliance Communications and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) have introduced the ‘Reliance E-Lite’ plan for BlackBerry® smartphone users in India. With the ‘Reliance E-Lite’ plan, users can have unlimited access to email and instant messaging (IM) on their BlackBerry smartphones for just Rs. 299 per month.

The Reliance E-Lite service plan offers unlimited access to the industry's leading email and instant messaging features, allowing Reliance customers to access up to 10 supported POP3/IMAP email accounts (including most popular ISP email accounts such as Yahoo! Mail and Google Mail). Users can also view, popular attachment formats including JPEG, TIF, Microsoft® Word, Excel and Power Point® while on the move.

The ‘Reliance E-Lite’ service plan also enables users to have unlimited access to popular IM services like Yahoo Messenger, Google Talk, Windows Live Messenger and BlackBerry® Messenger. The service plan is offered with all BlackBerry smartphones available from Reliance Mobile, such as BlackBerry® 8703e, BlackBerry® 8830 ,BlackBerry® Curve™ 8300, BlackBerry® Curve™ 8900, BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8110 and BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8130.

Mr. Vrajesh Shelat, Head- Wireless Data Business, Reliance Communications said, “It has been our constant endeavour to bring greater value to the Indian consumer. Through ‘Reliance E-Lite’ we will extend our reach to a wider market by providing an affordable and high quality of service to consumers who wish to primarily stay connected through email and instant messaging on their smartphones while on the move.”

Ms. Frenny Bawa, Vice President India, Research In Motion said, “RIM welcomes this attractive new service plan for Reliance Communications customers in India. We continue to see strong interest from a broad range of customers in India and this new service plan will help further expand the reach the BlackBerry solution in India.”

About Reliance Communications
Reliance Communications Limited founded by the late Shri Dhirubhai H Ambani (1932-2002) is the flagship company of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group. The Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group currently has net worth in excess of Rs. 55,000 crore (US$ 14 billion), cash flows of Rs. 11,000 crore (US$ 2.8 billion), net profit of Rs. 7,700 crore (US$ 1.9 billion) and zero net debt. Rated among "Asia's Top 5 Most Valuable Telecom Companies", Reliance Communications is India's foremost and truly integrated telecommunications service provider. The company, with a customer base of over 48 million including over 1.5 million individual overseas retail customers, ranks among the Top 10 Asian Telecom companies by number of customers. Reliance Communications corporate clientele includes 1,850 Indian and multinational corporations, and over 250 global carriers.

Reliance Communications has established a pan-India, next generation, integrated (wireless and wireline), convergent (voice, data and video) digital network that is capable of supporting best-of-class services spanning the entire infocomm value chain, covering over 20,000 towns and 450,000 villages. Reliance Communications owns and operates the world's largest next generation IP enabled connectivity infrastructure, comprising over 165,000 kilometers of fibre optic cable systems in India, USA, Europe, Middle East and the Asia Pacific region. For more information, visit www.reliancecommunications.co.in

About Research In Motion (RIM)
Research In Motion is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. Through the development of integrated hardware, software and services that support multiple wireless network standards, RIM provides platforms and solutions for seamless access to time-sensitive information including email, phone, SMS messaging, Internet and intranet-based applications. RIM technology also enables a broad array of third party developers and manufacturers to enhance their products and services with wireless connectivity to data. RIM’s portfolio of award-winning products, services and embedded technologies are used by thousands of organizations around the world and include the BlackBerry® wireless platform, the RIM Wireless Handheld™ product line, software development tools, radio-modems and software/hardware licensing agreements. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, RIM operates offices in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. RIM is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market (NASDAQ: RIMM) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: RIM). For more information, visit www.rim.com or www.blackberry.com.

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Taiwan Mobile and RIM Launch the BlackBerry Storm, the World’s First “Clickable” Touch-screen Smartphone, in Taiwan

Innovative Smartphone Delivers the Renowned Usability and Performance of the BlackBerry Solution with Powerful Communications and Multimedia Features

Taipei, Taiwan - Taiwan Mobile and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced that the highly anticipated BlackBerry® Storm™ - the first touch-screen BlackBerry® smartphone - will be available in Taiwan tomorrow. The BlackBerry Storm smartphone features the world’s first “clickable” touch-screen and delivers the renowned usability and performance of the BlackBerry solution with powerful communications and multimedia features.

Honoured with the GSMA’s Best Mobile Technology Breakthrough award at Mobile World Congress 2009, the BlackBerry Storm smartphone's unique SurePress™ touch-screen depresses ever so slightly when the screen is pressed, dramatically enhancing the touch interface for both typing and navigation and giving users an experience they can actually feel. The BlackBerry Storm offers a large and stunning display together with a first class phone and the industry’s leading email and messaging capabilities, as well as many other powerful features including 3G (HSPA) network support, desktop-style web pages, advanced multimedia capabilities, 3.2 megapixel camera and built-in GPS – all designed to give users a fast and intuitive mobile experience.

Taiwan Mobile also announced new monthly plans for BlackBerry® Internet Service at NT$390, NT$690 and NT$990, providing customers with flexible and economical choices for service. The BlackBerry Storm smartphone is available at only NT$8,990 for customers who sign up with a plan at NT$990 for 24 months and Taiwan Mobile’s Myzone voice service plan at NT$968 for 12 months.

“The BlackBerry Storm has been well-received by customers around the world and we are happy to introduce the first BlackBerry touch-screen smartphone to customers in Taiwan,” said Cliff Lai, Chief Operating Officer of Consumer Business Group, Taiwan Mobile. “We see more and more Taiwanese consumers using BlackBerry smartphones now. They like to send and receive email, chat with friends on instant messaging services, listen to MP3 music and watch video on the go; and the BlackBerry Storm with its large, clickable and stunning touch-screen, rich set of multimedia capabilities and easy access to popular IM and social networking sites, is a perfect choice for them.”

“The BlackBerry solution is a communication standard for business customers with its advanced security, reliability, network efficiency and management controls,” said George C. Chou, Chief Operating Officer of Enterprise Business Group, Taiwan Mobile. “We are glad to launch the BlackBerry Storm today and soon offer the new BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0* software to corporate customers. BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 delivers the next-level of enterprise mobility with high availability and enhanced IT management and administration features. We will continue to provide tailor-made mobile solutions to address corporate customers’ needs and to further enhance our leading position in the enterprise market.”

“We are pleased to introduce the BlackBerry Storm together with Taiwan Mobile,” said Norm Lo, Vice President, Asia Pacific at Research In Motion. “The BlackBerry Storm is an innovative touch-screen smatphone that provides a gateway to a wide array of mobile applications, including business, entertainment, travel, IM and social networking. Together with its rich set of features, chic design and the renowned usability and performance of the BlackBerry solution, the BlackBerry Storm will allow both consumers and business customers to make the most of their time on the go.”

Features of the BlackBerry Storm smartphone from Taiwan Mobile include:

• Sleek, stylish design with chromed frame, contoured corners and stainless steel back
• Large (3.25-inch), "clickable" touch-screen with 480 x 360 resolution at 184 ppi, delivering sharp and bright colours
• A powerful media player that can play movies smoothly in full-screen mode, display pictures and slideshows quickly and manage an entire music collection; playlists can be created directly on the handset
• Support for HSPA high-speed networks around the world
• Full HTML browser that works in either portrait or landscape orientation and support for mobile video streaming on sites such as YouTube (m.youtube.com) and Taiwan Mobile’s "catch" portal
• Purpose-built applications for Facebook®, Windows® Live Messenger, Yahoo!® Messenger, Google Talk™, and Flickr™, allowing easy access to these popular IM and social networking services
• 3.2 megapixel camera, with variable zoom, auto focus and a powerful flash that also provides continuous lighting when recording video
• Ability to synchronise with iTunes® or Windows Media Player to enjoy music on the move** or through a home stereo using the BlackBerry® Music Gateway
• A 3.5 mm stereo headset jack, support for the Bluetooth® stereo audio profile (A2DP/AVRCP) and dedicated volume controls
• An ambient light sensor that automatically adjusts the backlighting and an accelerometer that allows the BlackBerry Storm to be used in either landscape or portrait mode
• Built-in GPS that supports location-based applications and services, as well as geotagging photos
• 1 GB of onboard memory storage and a microSD/SDHC memory card slot that supports up to 16 GB of additional storage per card. An 8GB microSDHC card comes preinstalled
• Preloaded DataViz® Documents to Go® allows users to edit Microsoft® Word, Excel and PowerPoint files directly on the smartphone
• Support for a wide range of lifestyle and business applications
• Removable and rechargeable 1400 mAhr battery that provides approximately 6 hours of talk time on 3G networks and 15 days of standby time
• Supported on BlackBerry® Internet Service and BlackBerry® Enterprise Server

Availability

The BlackBerry Storm smartphone is available tomorrow from Taiwan Mobile myfone stores for both corporate and individual customers. The smartphone supports English input and Traditional Chinese display and is expected to support Chinese BoPoMoFo input in July.

For more information on the BlackBerry Storm smartphone, please visit: http://www.blackberry.com/ap/blackberrystorm/.

* For further details on BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0, please read the official announcement from RIM at:
http://na.blackberry.com/eng/newsroom/news/press/release.jsp?id=2309

** Using BlackBerry® Media Sync. Certain music files may not be supported, including files that contain digital rights management technologies.

About Research In Motion (RIM)
Research In Motion is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. Through the development of integrated hardware, software and services that support multiple wireless network standards, RIM provides platforms and solutions for seamless access to time-sensitive information including email, phone, SMS messaging, Internet and intranet-based applications. RIM technology also enables a broad array of third party developers and manufacturers to enhance their products and services with wireless connectivity to data. RIM’s portfolio of award-winning products, services and embedded technologies are used by thousands of organizations around the world and include the BlackBerry® wireless platform, the RIM Wireless Handheld™ product line, software development tools, radio-modems and software/hardware licensing agreements. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, RIM operates offices in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. RIM is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market (NASDAQ: RIMM) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: RIM). For more information, visit www.rim.com or www.blackberry.com.

About Taiwan Mobile
Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd. (TWM) is a leading telecommunications company in Taiwan, with 30 percent of the market share, more than 6 million customers. It was incorporated in the Republic of China on February 25, 1997 and was the first non-state owned company to receive a GSM 1800 license.

TWM was the first private telecommunications company to go public and the first wireless operator to launch 3G services using Wideband Code-Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) technology.

To maximize customer value, TWM is committed to the era of digital convergence and dedicated to provide the "Quadruple-Play" services across mobile, fixed-line, cable TV, and broadband. Looking ahead, TWM will continue to strengthen its competitiveness to become the most reliable telecom operator in Taiwan. For more information, please visit www.taiwanmobile.com.

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Wataniya Telecom, EMS and RIM Launch the BlackBerry Solution in Kuwait

Kuwait City, Kuwait and Waterloo, ON., Canada - Wataniya Telecom, Emitac Mobile Solutions (EMS) and Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today launched the BlackBerry® solution in Kuwait. The BlackBerry solution brings together smartphones, software and services to allow easy wireless access to email, phone, calendar, web, multimedia and other business and lifestyle applications. Wataniya customers in Kuwait will now be able to enjoy the freedom and productivity benefits of using BlackBerry® smartphones to stay connected to people and information on the go.

“By providing the BlackBerry solution to customers in Kuwait, Wataniya further demonstrates its commitment to providing innovative technology and sophisticated products to satisfy the needs of its customers, and as such, will offer its best-ever service plans to meet customer needs and expectations,” said Scott Gegenheimer, GM&CEO of Wataniya Telecom. “The BlackBerry solution is the ideal choice for customers who are looking for mobile phones that can serve both business needs and entertainment. The depth of functionality and variety of applications available for BlackBerry smartphones makes them ideal for both enterprise users and consumers alike.”

Babar Khan, CEO of Emitac Mobile Solution (EMS), RIM's strategic channel partner in the region, said “We are delighted to partner with Wataniya Kuwait to bring the many benefits of the BlackBerry solution to their customers. We will be supporting Wataniya Kuwait in their everyday mission by bringing the latest BlackBerry products and services to the market.”

Mark Guibert, Vice President, Corporate Marketing at RIM added: “We are very pleased to work with EMS and Wataniya Telecom to introduce the BlackBerry solution to their customers in Kuwait. BlackBerry smartphones are popular with people around the world who want well-balanced mobile phones that deliver advanced features, refined usability and stylish designs.”

At launch, Wataniya Telecom will offer the BlackBerry® Bold™ and the BlackBerry® Curve™ 8900 smartphones.

The BlackBerry Bold is a communications and multimedia powerhouse. It is the first BlackBerry smartphone to support tri-band HSDPA high-speed networks around the world and comes with integrated GPS and Wi-Fi® (802.11 a/b/g). It features a lustrous black exterior, satin chrome finished frame and stylish leatherette back plate as well as a stunning display, sophisticated user interface and newly designed full-QWERTY keyboard.

The BlackBerry Curve 8900 packs a wide range of advanced communications and multimedia capabilities in the thinnest and lightest full-QWERTY BlackBerry smartphone available. As with all BlackBerry smartphones, it gives users the industry’s leading mobile email and messaging solution together with access to a wide range of other mobile business and consumer applications. In addition to being an exceptional phone that offers access to email, messaging, organizer, web browser and multimedia applications, the new BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone features built-in Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g), GPS for location-based applications, Bluetooth® 2.0, a next generation processor (512MHz) and a dazzling hi-resolution display, enabling customers to remain connected, productive and entertained while on the move.

About Wataniya Telecom
Wataniya Telecom was commercially launched in 1999 as the first privately owned operator in Kuwait. In March 2007, Qatar Telecom (Qtel) acquired 51% of Wataniya Telecom shares from Kuwait Projects Company Holding KSC (KIPCO) group.

Wataniya is a customer driven company that aims to provide product and service excellence that is leading to a real customer value... The company has been a driving force in increasing the mobile market penetration in Kuwait (over 80%) Wataniya Telecom has grown rapidly through acquisitions and enjoys a remarkable expansion in MENA & ASIA. Driving operations in Kuwait, Maldives, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Algeria and in 2007 in Palestine.

About Qatar Telecom
(Qtel) is the exclusive telecommunications provider in Qatar. Its principal activities include local and international fixed telephone, mobile, Internet, data and cable television services. Qtel is committed to growing its presence in the Middle East and internationally and with Wataniya Telecom and its operations in the MENA region, Qtel is now active in 16 countries, including Qatar, Oman, Iraq, Singapore and Indonesia. In November 2006, Qtel acquired a strategic 38% equity stake with AT&T in NavLink, a leading provider of Managed Data Services to businesses in the Middle East. Qtel is a winner of the 2006 GCC Economic Award, and is listed on the Doha Securities Market, in addition to the exchanges in Abu Dhabi, Bahrain and also has a listed GDR in London.

About EMS
Emitac Mobile Solutions (EMS) is a Dubai based solutions and service provider and RIM strategic channel partner focused on the delivery, implementation and support of the BlackBerry solution. Delivered by an experienced team of mobile professionals, EMS provides the mobile operator with sales, marketing, distribution, solution implementation and technical support services for the BlackBerry wireless platform from Research In Motion (RIM). For organizations using the BlackBerry wireless platform, EMS provides the ability to rapidly create, deploy and manage robust client-server wireless applications that reduce an organization's total cost of ownership and significantly increases the value of their mobile technology investment. EMS is the region’s first Mobile Virtual Solutions Provider (MVSP) whose services are delivered through partnerships the company has with mobile operators in the Gulf, North Africa and Eastern Europe. For more information about EMS please visit www.emsmobile.ae.

About Research In Motion (RIM)
Research In Motion is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. Through the development of integrated hardware, software and services that support multiple wireless network standards, RIM provides platforms and solutions for seamless access to time-sensitive information including email, phone, SMS messaging, Internet and intranet-based applications. RIM technology also enables a broad array of third party developers and manufacturers to enhance their products and services with wireless connectivity to data. RIM’s portfolio of award-winning products, services and embedded technologies are used by thousands of organizations around the world and include the BlackBerry® wireless platform, the RIM Wireless Handheld™ product line, software development tools, radio-modems and software/hardware licensing agreements. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, RIM operates offices in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. RIM is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq: RIMM) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: RIM). For more information, visit www.rim.com or www.blackberry.com.

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Ingram Micro Canada Now Offering BlackBerry Software and Support Services to Channel Partners

Canadian IT Resellers Can Now Deliver the Market-Leading BlackBerry Solution to Organizations for Their Growing Mobile Workforces

Mississauga, Ontario - Ingram Micro Canada, a subsidiary of Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM), today announced an agreement with Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) to market and distribute BlackBerry® software and support services to Canadian IT resellers.

Effective immediately, IT resellers can purchase BlackBerry® Enterprise Server software, BlackBerry® Professional Software and BlackBerry® Technical Support Services from Ingram Micro Canada to serve both new and existing customers.

Under the new agreement, Ingram Micro will enable its reseller partners to more effectively market, sell and support BlackBerry software and support services to small- and medium-sized businesses (SMB), as well as enterprise and government customers who are eager for added mobility and productivity gains.

In addition to generating new revenue streams by selling BlackBerry software, Ingram Micro resellers will also benefit from using a variety of business-building resources including the Ingram Micro Licensing Help Desk and the distributor’s unrivalled, cross-trained Technical Support team. These high-valued resources are proven to make it easier and more profitable for channel partners to build and expand their mobility business by introducing complementary services and assisting with installation and support.

“We are offering the market-leading BlackBerry solution to our Canadian IT resellers as an opportunity for them to provide businesses of all sizes a more comprehensive portfolio of wireless software and support services,” says Tim Billing, vice president, vendor management, Ingram Micro Canada. “Our reseller partners now have what they need to position themselves as BlackBerry solution specialists and capture the sales and service opportunities surrounding the mobile workforce.”

For more information on Ingram Micro’s growing portfolio of wireless solutions, please call (800) 668-3450.

About Ingram Micro
As a vital link in the technology value chain, Ingram Micro creates sales and profitability opportunities for vendors and resellers through unique marketing programs, outsourced logistics services, technical support, financial services, and product aggregation and distribution. The company serves approximately 150 countries and is the only global broad-based IT distributor with operations in Asia. Visit www.ingrammicro.com

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Verizon Wireless Customers Will Flip For The New 3G-Enabled BlackBerry Pearl Flip Smartphone

Verizon Wireless Delivers the Full Power of a BlackBerry Smartphone in a Popular Flip Design

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., and WATERLOO, Ontario - Verizon Wireless and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) announced today the BlackBerry® Pearl™ Flip 8230 smartphone will be available on the nation’s largest 3G broadband network beginning June 19. The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 features the industry’s leading mobile e-mail and messaging solution combined with rich multimedia capabilities and the high-speed connectivity of Verizon Wireless’ broadband network in a popular flip design.

Available color: Silver

Key features:

• Two high-resolution color displays; the external LCD lets customers preview incoming messages without opening the handset
• 2.0 megapixel camera with zoom, flash and video recording capabilities; video recording requires a microSD™ card, which can be purchased separately
• Large SureType® QWERTY keyboard for easy typing and dialing
• Advanced media player for music, videos and pictures
• microSD/SDHC card slot with support for up to 16 GB of memory per card
• BlackBerry® Internet Service and BlackBerry® Enterprise Server support
• Voice-activated dialing and speakerphone capabilities

Lifestyle features:

• Easy mobile access to Facebook®, MySpace and Flickr®, as well as popular instant messaging services (e.g. Yahoo!® IM, AIM®, Google Talk and Windows Live Messenger™)
• Support for BlackBerry App World™, featuring a broad and growing catalog of third-party mobile applications developed specifically for the BlackBerry Pearl Flip. Categories include games, entertainment, social networking and sharing, news and weather, productivity and much more
• BlackBerry® Media Sync allows for easy syncing of music collections to the BlackBerry Pearl Flip (certain music files may not be supported, including files that contain digital rights management technologies)
• Visual Voice Mail to help customers prioritize their messages
• VZ NavigatorSM-capable, which means customers get audible turn-by-turn directions to more than 15 million points of interest; customers can also get directions to any address in the U.S. and share the directions with others

Pricing and availability:

• The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 smartphone will be $129.99 after a $70 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. Customers will receive the rebate in the form of a debit card; upon receipt, customers may use the card as cash anywhere debit cards are accepted.
• VZ Navigator is available for $9.99 monthly access, and Visual Voice Mail is available for $2.99 monthly access. Other charges may apply when downloading or using applications.
• Customers can purchase the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 online and in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores. For additional information on any Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go online to www.verizonwireless.com. Business customers can contact their Verizon Wireless Business Sales Representatives at 1-800-VZW-4BIZ.

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(EDITOR’S NOTE: High-resolution images of the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 smartphone are available in Verizon Wireless’ Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia. A complete list of handset features is available at www.blackberry.com/blackberrypearl.)

About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation’s most reliable and largest wireless voice and data network, serving more than 86.6 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with more than 86,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). For more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

About Research In Motion (RIM)
Research In Motion is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. Through the development of integrated hardware, software and services that support multiple wireless network standards, RIM provides platforms and solutions for seamless access to time-sensitive information including email, phone, SMS messaging, Internet and intranet-based applications. RIM technology also enables a broad array of third party developers and manufacturers to enhance their products and services with wireless connectivity to data. RIM’s portfolio of award-winning products, services and embedded technologies are used by thousands of organizations around the world and include the BlackBerry® wireless platform, the RIM Wireless Handheld™ product line, software development tools, radio-modems and software/hardware licensing agreements. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, RIM operates offices in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. RIM is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq: RIMM) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: RIM). For more information, visit www.rim.com or www.blackberry.com.

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Azercell Telecom LLC, EMS and RIM Introduce the BlackBerry Solution in Azerbaijan

Baku, Azerbaijan and Waterloo, ON, Canada - Azercell, Azerbaijan’s leading mobile operator, Emitac Mobile Solutions (EMS) and Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced the launch of the BlackBerry® solution in Azerbaijan. The BlackBerry solution brings together smartphones, software and services to allow easy wireless access to email, phone, calendar, web, multimedia and other business and lifestyle applications. Provided in conjunction with EMS, RIM’s strategic channel partner in Azerbaijan, Azercell’s customers will now be able to enjoy the freedom and productivity benefits of using BlackBerry® smartphones to stay connected to people and information on the go.

Mr. Ali Agan, CEO of Azercell Telecom said, “The BlackBerry solution will undoubtedly deliver innovative mobile applications and communication channels, providing ease of use, access to information and greater connectivity to customers in Azerbaijan. Over the past 13 years we have introduced the latest communication technologies to Azerbaijan, and our cooperation with RIM underscores our strategy of providing value to the customer.”

“We are very pleased to be part of Azercell’s journey in deploying the BlackBerry solution and bringing the offering to its customers,” said Babar Khan, CEO of Emitac Mobile Solution. “We will continue to support Azercell in delivering and implementing the latest products and services to stay at the forefront of technology”.

Mark Guibert, Vice President, Corporate Marketing at RIM added, “It is with great pleasure that RIM is working with Azercell Telecom and EMS to introduce the BlackBerry solution in Azerbaijan. BlackBerry smartphones are the right choice for people who want to stay connected to colleagues, friends and family while on the move.”

At launch, Azercell will be offering subscribers the BlackBerry® Bold™ smartphone, designed to give business professionals and power users exceptional functionality and performance in an intuitive and elegant design. The first BlackBerry smartphone to support tri-band HSDPA high-speed networks around the world, it comes with integrated GPS and Wi-Fi®, as well as a rich set of multimedia capabilities, including a 2 megapixel camera with video recording and an advanced media player for music, videos and pictures. It offers powerful phone, email, messaging, organizer and web browsing applications, as well as access to a wide range of other mobile business and lifestyle applications. It also features a newly designed QWERTY keyboard, as well as 1 GB memory on board and a microSD/SDHC expansion slot with up to 16 GB of additional storage memory per card.

Azercell is offering BlackBerry® Enterprise Server for corporate customers and BlackBerry® Internet Service for smaller businesses and individual users.

BlackBerry Enterprise Server is designed for organisations that manage their own email servers. BlackBerry Enterprise Server software tightly integrates with IBM® Lotus® Domino®, Microsoft® Exchange and Novell® GroupWise® and uses advanced encryption and IT policy controls to enable secure, push-based wireless access to email and other corporate data. BlackBerry Internet Service is designed for smaller businesses and individuals. It allows customers to access up to 10 supported corporate and personal email accounts (including most popular ISP email accounts, such as, Yahoo! Mail and Google Mail) from a single device.

About EMS
Emitac Mobile Solutions (EMS) is a Dubai based solutions and service provider and RIM strategic channel partner focused on the delivery, implementation and support of BlackBerry® Solutions. Delivered by an experienced team of mobile professionals, EMS provides the mobile operator with sales, marketing, distribution, solution implementation and technical support services for the BlackBerry wireless platform from Research In Motion (RIM). For organizations using the BlackBerry wireless platform, EMS provides the ability to rapidly create, deploy and manage robust client-server wireless applications that reduce an organization's total cost of ownership and significantly increases the value of their mobile technology investment. EMS is the region’s first Mobile Virtual Solutions Provider (MVSP) whose services are delivered through partnerships the company has with mobile operators in the Gulf, North Africa and Eastern Europe. For more information about EMS please visit www.emsmobile.ae.

About Azercell
Azercell Telecom, Azerbaijan’s leading mobile operator with 3,5 million customers was established on January 19, 1996. Main shareholders of Azercell are TeliaSonera and Turkcell. Since Azercell began operations in December 1996, the company has invested nearly 1 billion USD in Azerbaijan. According to Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Taxes, Azercell is the largest taxpayer operating outside of the country’s oil sector. During its activity, the company paid a total of 600 million USD into the state budget and other state funds. Azercell currently holds more than 60% of the market share in mobile telecommunications.

About Research In Motion (RIM)
Research In Motion is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. Through the development of integrated hardware, software and services that support multiple wireless network standards, RIM provides platforms and solutions for seamless access to time-sensitive information including email, phone, SMS messaging, Internet and intranet-based applications. RIM technology also enables a broad array of third party developers and manufacturers to enhance their products and services with wireless connectivity to data. RIM’s portfolio of award-winning products, services and embedded technologies are used by thousands of organizations around the world and include the BlackBerry® wireless platform, the RIM Wireless Handheld™ product line, software development tools, radio-modems and software/hardware licensing agreements. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, RIM operates offices in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. RIM is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq: RIMM) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: RIM). For more information, visit www.rim.com or www.blackberry.com.

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