RIM Launches BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac Users

New software makes it easy to sync data between Mac applications and BlackBerry smartphones; free download scheduled to be available on October 2

Waterloo, ON - Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM, TSX: RIM) has exciting news for Mac® users that want an easy and reliable solution that syncs their contacts, calendar appointments, tasks and notes with their BlackBerry® smartphones. A new version of the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager software has been developed specifically for Mac users. The new desktop software is scheduled to be available for free download from www.blackberry.com/mac on Friday, October 2 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.

The new BlackBerry Desktop Manager software allows Mac users to smoothly and seamlessly sync data from Mac applications like iCal®, Address Book, Microsoft® Entourage® and others, as well as add and remove applications, schedule automatic backups, encrypt backup files and install software updates for their BlackBerry smartphone.

BlackBerry Desktop Manager Software also integrates BlackBerry Media Sync, enabling Mac users to sync their iTunes® music collections with their BlackBerry smartphone*. From within the BlackBerry Desktop Manager software, users simply select the desired iTunes playlists and the music, including song information and album art, is quickly transferred onto their BlackBerry smartphone.

BlackBerry Desktop Manager software is designed to run on Mac computers with Mac OS 10.5.5 and higher and supports BlackBerry smartphones running BlackBerry OS 4.2 and higher.

* 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.

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RIM Introduces the BlackBerry Curve 8520 Smartphone in Singapore

The first BlackBerry smartphone with innovative touch-sensitive trackpad and dedicated media keys

Singapore - Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today introduced the BlackBerry® Curve™ 8520, a new addition to the BlackBerry® Curve series of smartphones. The slim and approachable BlackBerry Curve 8520 is expected to be available from M1, SingTel and StarHub at the end of October*.

Designed to be efficient and convenient, the new BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone introduces an innovative touch-sensitive trackpad, which makes scrolling and selection smooth and easy for a great navigation experience. It is also the first BlackBerry smartphone to feature dedicated media keys, smoothly integrated along the top of the handset, giving customers an easy, convenient way to control their music and videos.

For Singaporeans who like to be connected, the slim new BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone provides easy mobile access to email, messaging (IM, SMS, MMS) and popular social networking sites (including Facebook® and MySpace) and features a highly tactile full-QWERTY keyboard for comfortable, accurate typing. It is also Wi-Fi® enabled, features rich multimedia capabilities and easy access to music, games and other mobile apps for entertainment on the go.

“The BlackBerry Curve 8520 is an incredibly approachable and feature-rich smartphone and it delivers all the great messaging, social networking and multimedia features that customers have come to love about BlackBerry smartphones,” said Gregory Wade, Regional Vice President, Asia Pacific at Research In Motion. “With its friendly design, the BlackBerry Curve 8520 is undoubtedly a great choice for first-time smartphone users.”

Key features of the BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone include:

• Easy-to-use full-QWERTY keyboard and touch-sensitive trackpad for reliable, responsive typing and navigation
• 256MB Flash memory and a 512Mhz next generation processor for enhanced performance
• Premium phone features including voice activated dialing, and Bluetooth® (2.0) support for hands-free headsets, car kits, stereo headsets and other Bluetooth peripherals
• 2 MP digital camera with zoom and video recording
• Advanced media player for music, pictures and videos, with dedicated media keys and a 3.5 mm stereo headset jack, plus BlackBerry® Media Sync, which makes it easy to quickly sync music from iTunes® or Windows Media® Player with the smartphone**
• BlackBerry® Internet Service support for access to up to 10 supported email accounts, including most popular ISP email accounts such as Yahoo!®, Windows Live™ Hotmail®, AOL® and Gmail™; and BlackBerry® Enterprise Server support, which provides advanced security and IT administration features for corporate deployments
• Expandable memory via hot swappable microSD/SDHC memory card slot, supporting up to 16GB cards today and expected to support next generation 32GB cards when available; a 2GB card is included
• Built-in Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g) for faster browsing and extended data coverage
• Quad-band world phone: EGDE/GPRS/GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)

To learn more about the BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone visit: http://www.blackberry.com/ap/curve8520

* Check with carriers for specific information on availability and pricing.

** 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.

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Indosat Takes Preorders for the New BlackBerry Curve 8520 Smartphone

Jakarta, Indonesia - Indosat proudly presents the BlackBerry® Curve™ 8520 smartphone, the latest addition to the BlackBerry® Curve™ smartphone series. The slim, new smartphone is incredibly approachable and includes many features that will make connectivity easier for people on the go.

“Customers who want to preorder the BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone can now log onto our website at www.indosat.com/online_order and get a special price, which will be announced shortly. BlackBerry smartphones have become very popular among the Indonesians. Customers are aware of the productivity benefits, convenience and entertainment features of BlackBerry smartphones, and Indosat is making it possible for them to enjoy these with the new BlackBerry Curve 8520,” said Guntur S. Siboro Chief of Marketing PT. Indosat, Tbk.

The BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone features an innovative touch-sensitive trackpad for easy and smooth navigation. It is also the first BlackBerry smartphone that comes with dedicated media keys that allow users to control their music and videos more easily and conveniently.

The BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone includes a QVGA display, easy-to-use full-QWERTY keyboard and hot-swappable microSD memory card slot that supports up to 16GB cards. It is a quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE world phone, includes built-in WiFi®, Bluetooth® 2.0 and comes with a 2 mega-pixel camera.

The BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone provides easy access to email, popular instant messaging services (BlackBerry® Messenger, Yahoo!® Messenger, Google Talk, etc), social networking sites (Facebook® and MySpace) and web browsing.

Indosat is offering BlackBerry smartphone customers two plans - BlackBerry Mail & Chatting for only Rp. 55,000 per month, which includes unlimited access to email and instant messaging*, and “BlackBerry On Demand” Daily for only Rp. 6,600 per day**, which includes unlimited access to email, instant messaging, social networking sites such as Facebook® and MySpace and Internet browsing. The two plans are designed for customers who want cost-effective options for BlackBerry services. With the new “BlackBerry On Demand” Daily, customers can manage their usage as needed on a daily basis.

“ We are bringing our customers the best – the benefits of a smartphone at an affordable price. We hope customers will not miss the opportunity to preorder the BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone from September 24 to October 24, 2009,” said Guntur S. Siboro, Chief of Marketing PT. Indosat, Tbk

* BlackBerry Mail & Chatting only supports web browsing via Wi-Fi. Access to social network sites such as Facebook and MySpace is not supported.

**Promotional price available until December 31, 2009.

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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Research In Motion Reports Second Quarter Results

Waterloo, ON - Research In Motion Limited (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM), a world leader in the mobile communications market, today reported second quarter results for the three months ended August 29, 2009 (all figures in U.S. dollars and U.S. GAAP, except where indicated).

Revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2010 was $3.53 billion, up 3% from $3.42 billion in the previous quarter and up 37% from $2.58 billion in the same quarter of last year. The revenue breakdown for the quarter was approximately 81% for devices, 14% for service, 2% for software and 3% for other revenue. During the quarter, RIM shipped approximately 8.3 million devices.

Approximately 3.8 million net new BlackBerry® subscriber accounts were added in the quarter. At the end of the quarter, the total BlackBerry subscriber account base was approximately 32 million.

"We are pleased to report a strong second quarter with excellent financial performance, successful product launches and accelerating growth in international markets and new market segments," said Jim Balsillie, Co-CEO at Research In Motion. "RIM is entering the second half of the fiscal year and approaching the holiday buying season with an impressive product portfolio, continuing business momentum and strong marketing support from our partners around the world."

GAAP net income for the quarter was $475.6 million, or $0.83 per share diluted, compared with GAAP net income of $643.0 million, or $1.12 per share diluted, in the prior quarter and net income of $495.5 million, or $0.86 per share diluted, in the same quarter last year. Adjusted net income for the second quarter was $588.4 million, or $1.03 per share diluted, reflecting a tax rate of 28.5%. Adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per share exclude the impact of a charge of $112.8 million for the payment of the settlement of all outstanding worldwide patent litigation with Visto Corporation, the details of which were disclosed in a press release dated July 16, 2009. This charge and its related impacts on net income and diluted EPS are summarized in the table below.

Reconciliation of GAAP net income to adjusted net income

(United States dollars, in thousands except per share data)

		For the quarter ended August 29, 2009
		Net Income	Diluted EPS
As reported		$ 475,621	$ 0.83
Adjustment:
Litigation, net of income tax1		112,809	0.20
Adjusted		$ 588,430	$ 1.03

Note: Adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per share do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and thus are not comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other issuers. The company believes that the presentation of adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per share enables the Company and its shareholders to better assess RIM's operating results relative to its operating results in prior periods and improves the comparability of the information presented. Investors should consider these non-GAAP financial measures in the context of RIM's GAAP results.

¹ In the second quarter of fiscal 2010, the Company settled all outstanding worldwide litigation with Visto Corporation for a total payment of $267.5 million of which $163.8 million ($112.8 million net of tax) was expensed as a litigation charge in the second quarter of fiscal 2010. The remainder of the payment was recorded as intangible assets. Further details of the settlement were disclosed in a press release dated July 16, 2009.

Revenue for the third quarter of fiscal 2010 ending November 28, 2009 is expected to be in the range of $3.60-$3.85 billion. Gross margin for Q3 is expected to be approximately 43%. Net subscriber account additions in the third quarter are expected to be in the range of 4.0-4.3 million. Earnings per share for the third quarter are expected to be in the range of $1.00-$1.08 per share diluted.

The total of cash, cash equivalents, short-term and long-term investments was $2.50 billion as at August 29, 2009, compared to $2.42 billion at the end of the previous quarter, an increase of $78.5 million over the prior quarter. Cash flow from operations in Q2 was approximately $564 million which was offset primarily by capital expenditures of approximately $307 million and intangible asset purchases of approximately $179 million.

A conference call and live webcast will be held beginning at 5 pm ET, September 24, 2009, which can be accessed by dialing 800-733-7571 (North America), 416-915-5761 (outside North America). The replay of the company’s Q2 conference call can be accessed after 7 pm ET, September 24, 2009 until midnight ET, October 8, 2009. It can be accessed by dialing 416-640-1917 and entering passcode 21289982#. The conference call will also appear on the RIM website live at 5 pm ET and will be archived at http://www.rim.com/investors/events/index.shtml.

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. 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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RIM Introduces the New BlackBerry Curve 8520 in Indonesia

The first BlackBerry smartphone with new innovative touch-sensitive trackpad and media keys for easy navigation and control

Jakarta, Indonesia - Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today introduced the BlackBerry® Curve™ 8520 smartphone in Indonesia. The slim and stylish handset, a new addition to the BlackBerry Curve series of smartphones, is scheduled to be available from Axis, Indosat, Telkomsel and XL in October*.

The new BlackBerry Curve 8520 introduces an innovative touch-sensitive trackpad which makes scrolling and selection smooth and easy for an exceptional navigation experience. It is also the first BlackBerry smartphone to feature dedicated media keys, which are smoothly integrated along the top of the handset giving customers an easy, convenient way to control their music and videos.

The user-friendly BlackBerry Curve 8520 provides easy access to email, messaging (IM, SMS, MMS) and social networking sites (including Facebook® and MySpace), and features a highly tactile full-QWERTY keyboard for comfortable, accurate typing. It is also Wi-Fi®-enabled and includes rich multimedia capabilities with easy access to music, games and other mobile apps for entertainment on the go.

“The BlackBerry Curve 8520 is an incredibly approachable and feature-rich smartphone and it delivers all the great messaging, social networking and multimedia features that customers have come to love about BlackBerry smartphones,” said Gregory Wade, Regional Vice President, RIM Asia Pacific. “More and more people are switching from basic cell phones and the BlackBerry Curve 8520 is an exceptional choice for first-time smartphone users.”

Key features of the BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone include:

• Full-QWERTY keyboard and touch-sensitive trackpad for reliable, responsive typing and navigation
• 256MB Flash memory and a 512Mhz next generation processor for enhanced performance
• Premium phone features including voice activated dialing and Bluetooth (2.0) support for hands-free use with headsets, car kits, stereo headsets and other Bluetooth peripherals
• 2 MP digital camera with zoom and video recording
• Advanced media player for music, pictures and videos, with dedicated media keys and a 3.5 mm stereo headset jack, plus BlackBerry® Media Sync, which makes it easy to quickly sync music from iTunes® or Windows Media® Player with the smartphone**
• BlackBerry® Internet Service support for access to up to 10 supported email accounts, including most popular ISP email accounts such as Yahoo!®, Windows Live™ Hotmail®, AOL® and Gmail™; and BlackBerry® Enterprise Server support, which provides advanced security and IT administration features for corporate deployments
• Expandable memory via hot swappable microSD/SDHC memory card slot, supporting up to 16 GB cards today and expected to support next generation 32GB cards when available; a 2GB card is included
• Built-in Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g)
• Quad-band world phone: EGDE/GPRS/GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)

To learn more about the BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone visit: http://www.blackberry.com/ap/curve8520

* Check with carriers for specific information on availability and pricing.

** 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.

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Orange and RIM Introduce the New BlackBerry Curve 8520 in Romania

Approachable New Smartphone Offers Email, Messaging, Social Networking, Music and Entertainment for People on the Go

Bucharest, Romania and Waterloo, Canada - Orange and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced the launch of the new BlackBerry® Curve™ 8520 smartphone for customers in Romania. The BlackBerry Curve 8520, a new addition to the BlackBerry Curve series of smartphones, will be available for one week in the Orange online shop only. Following this dedicated web promotion, general availability will commence in all Orange Romania retail outlets.

The slim new BlackBerry Curve 8520 is an approachable smartphone for people who like to be connected."It provides easy mobile access to email, messaging and popular social networking sites (including Facebook® and MySpace) and features a highly tactile full-QWERTY keyboard for comfortable, accurate typing. It also features rich multimedia capabilities and easy access to music, games and other mobile applications for entertainment on the go. The BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone runs on Orange's EDGE network and is Wi-Fi®-enabled, providing customers with faster web browsing and extended data coverage.

It introduces an innovative touch-sensitive optical trackpad, which makes scrolling and selection smooth and easy for a great navigation experience. It is also the first BlackBerry smartphone to feature dedicated media keys, smoothly integrated along the top of the handset, giving customers an easy, convenient way to control their music and videos.

In addition to the standard accessories available with the BlackBerry Curve 8520, Orange is offering a free BlackBerry smartphone skin in a variety of colours for customers purchasing the new smartphone.

“Widespread services like mobile Internet access and email, multimedia and social networking are now easier than ever to access for both professionals and consumers alike thanks to the new approachable BlackBerry Curve 8520, available with a dedicated tariff from Orange starting at only five Euros per month,”said Razvan Sturza, Product Manager, Orange Romania.

“More and more cell phone users are choosing to upgrade to a smartphone and the new BlackBerry Curve 8520 will undoubtedly convince many more people in Romania to make the switch. It is a great new addition to the BlackBerry Curve series and delivers all the great messaging, social networking and multimedia features that customers have come to love about BlackBerry smartphones,” said Carlo Chiarello, vice president, product management, RIM.

Key features of the BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone include:

• Easy-to-use full-QWERTY keyboard and touch-sensitive optical trackpad for reliable, responsive typing and navigation
• 256MB Flash memory and a 512Mhz next generation processor for enhanced performance
• Premium phone features including voice activated dialing, and Bluetooth® (2.0) support for hands-free use with headsets, car kits, stereo headsets and other Bluetooth peripherals
• 2 MP digital camera with zoom and video recording
• Advanced media player for music, pictures and videos, with dedicated media keys and a 3.5 mm stereo headset jack, plus BlackBerry® Media Sync, which makes it easy to quickly sync music from iTunes® or Windows Media® Player with the smartphone*
• BlackBerry® Internet Service support for access to up to 10 supported email accounts, including most popular ISP email accounts such as Yahoo!®, Windows Live™ Hotmail®, AOL® and Gmail™; and BlackBerry® Enterprise Server support, which provides advanced security and IT administration features for corporate deployments
• Expandable memory via hot swappable microSD/SDHC memory card slot, supporting up to 16 GB cards today and expected to support next generation 32GB cards when available; a 2GB card is included
• Built-in Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g)
• Quad-band world phone: EGDE/GPRS/GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)

The new BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone from Orange will be available at prices ranging between 99 Euros and 222 Euros (VAT included) depending on the tariff chosen. The BlackBerry Curve 8520 complements the range of BlackBerry smartphones in the Orange portfolio that includes the BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8120, BlackBerry® Bold™, BlackBerry® Curve™ 8900 and BlackBerry® Pearl™ Flip 8220 smartphones.
* Certain music files may not be supported, including files that contain digital rights management technologies.

About Orange Romania
Orange is the market leader in Romania with 10,354,000 customers and is part of the France Telecom group, one of the largest telecommunications companies worldwide with over 186 million customers on five continents.

Orange Romania’s revenues in the first half of this year have exceeded half a billion euro, out of which 267 million euro have been obtained during the second quarter. To get closer to its customers Orange has developed an extensive network currently comprising 104 Orange shops and approximately 1000 partner stores nationwide.

Orange Romania has the widest network coverage and offers outstanding customer service. Orange means the desire to create a better future and to offer as simple and intuitive a communication experience as possible. Orange means more than technology, mobile telephony or GSM networks. It is a brand which was created to facilitate communication between people and to add value to the communities it serves. The France Telecom group has a well-defined corporate social responsibility strategy through which we ensure that we act in a responsible manner. For more information, access www.orange.ro

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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Confidence On-the-Go: OtterBox Commuter Series Safeguards the BlackBerry Curve 8520 and BlackBerry Bold Smartphones

Fort Collins, COLO - Combining the most impressive features from the Defender™ and Impact™ Series lines, OtterBox launches the hybrid Commuter™ Series, now available in two custom cases for the BlackBerry® Curve™ 8520 and BlackBerry® Bold™ smartphones.

“The Commuter Series encompasses the best features from previous lines to offer ideal case options for BlackBerry smartphone users,” said Curt Richardson, CEO of OtterBox. “It not only provides necessary protection from scratches and shock, but provides a sleek design that slides easily into a pocket or purse.”

The OtterBox Commuter Series cases for the BlackBerry Curve 8520 and BlackBerry Bold smartphones incorporate three layers of protection: first, a self-adhering clear protective film safeguards the screen from scratches; second, a durable silicone mid-layer wraps over your smartphone to dissipate impact and finally, a one-piece, custom molded polycarbonate shell hugs tightly around the silicone.*

All buttons and smartphone features remain fully functional through the cases. Silicone corners help to dissipate impact away from the BlackBerry smartphone with added bump and shock protection. Cases include a self-adhering clear protective screen, cleaning cloth and installation card.

Scratches and bumps are no match for the new Commuter Series case line from OtterBox. Take on the day with confidence that your BlackBerry Curve 8520 or BlackBerry Bold smartphone is safe and protected.

OtterBox Commuter Series for the BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone:

Environmental Protection:

• Added protection against bump and shock.

Colors:

• Layer 2: Black
• Layer 3: Black

Dimensions (Case Only):

• 4.46” [113.29 mm] x 2.65” [67.24 mm] X 0.73” [18.54 mm]

Approximate Weight:

• .90 oz (25.71 g)

OtterBox Commuter Series for the BlackBerry Bold smartphone:

Environmental Protection:

• Added protection against bump and shock.

Colors:

• Layer 2: Black
• Layer 3: Black

Dimensions (Case Only):

• 4.68” [119 mm] x 2.90” [74 mm] X 0.75” [19 mm]

Approximate Weight:

• .85 oz (24 g)

About OtterBox:

Founded in 1996, OtterBox is highly respected in the design and production of rugged and semi-rugged cases to safeguard technology and other valuables.

Built upon fundamentals of hard work, creativity and perseverance, OtterBox is the innovator of premier protective solutions for leading global handheld manufacturers, wireless carriers and distributors.

For more information, visit www.otterbox.com or call 888-695-8820. We’ve got technology covered.

Notes: *Cases NOT protected against water. Will provide some added protection against bump and shock.

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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TIM and RIM Announce the BlackBerry Curve 8520 Smartphone in Italy

The First BlackBerry Smartphone with a Touch-Sensitive Trackpad and Dedicated Media Keys

Milan, Italy - TIM and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced the launch of the new BlackBerry® Curve™ 8520 smartphone, a new addition to the BlackBerry Curve series of smartphones.

The new BlackBerry Curve 8520 is an incredibly approachable smartphone and provides easy mobile access to email, messaging (IM, SMS, MMS) and popular social networking sites (including Facebook®, Window Live Messenger and many others). It features rich multimedia capabilities and easy access to music, games and other mobile apps for entertainment on the go.

The BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone has a highly tactile full-QWERTY keyboard for comfortable, accurate typing and introduces an innovative touch-sensitive trackpad, which makes scrolling and selection smooth and easy for a great navigation experience. It is also the first BlackBerry® smartphone to feature dedicated media keys, integrated along the top of the smartphone, giving customers an easy, convenient way to control their music and videos.

The BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone includes the following features:

• Easy-to-use full-Qwerty keyboard and touch-sensitive trackpad for reliable, responsive typing and navigation
• 256MB Flash memory and a 512Mhz next generation processor for enhanced performance
• Premium phone features including voice activated dialing, and Bluetooth® (2.0), with support for hands-free headsets, car kits, stereo headsets and other Bluetooth peripherals
• 2 MP digital camera with zoom and video recording
• Advanced media player for music, pictures and videos, with dedicated media keys and a 3.5 mm stereo headset jack, plus BlackBerry® Media Sync, which makes it easy to quickly sync music from iTunes® or Windows Media® Player with the smartphone*
• Access to BlackBerry App World™, featuring a broad and growing catalog of third-party mobile applications developed specifically for BlackBerry smartphones. Categories include games, entertainment, IM and social networking, news, weather, productivity and more
• BlackBerry® Internet Service support for access to up to 10 supported email accounts, including most popular ISP email accounts such as Yahoo!®, Windows Live™ Hotmail®, AOL® and Gmail™; and BlackBerry® Enterprise Server support, which provides advanced security and IT administration features for corporate deployments
• Expandable memory via hot swappable microSD/SDHC memory card slot, supporting up to 16 GB cards today and expected to support next generation 32GB cards when available (a 2GB card is included)
• Built-in Wi-Fi® (802.11 b/g)
• Quad-band world phone: EGDE/GPRS/GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)

About Telecom Italia
Telecom Italia Group is Italy’s leading ICT enterprise active in fixed-line and mobile telecommunications, internet and media, office and system solutions through Telecom Italia, TIM, Alice, Virgilio, La7, MTV Italia and Olivetti. Group growth is driven by leading-edge infrastructure, the latest technology, a customer centric organizational model, to cater to the needs of each customer cluster. The Group is leveraging these assets to extend communications via broadband and develop innovative businesses (IPTV, ICT, digital home).

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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RIM Announces the New BlackBerry Curve 8520 in Portugal

Approachable New Smartphone Offers Email, Messaging, Social Networking, Music and Entertainment for People on the Go

Lisbon, Portugal - Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced the new BlackBerry® Curve™ 8520 smartphone for customers in Portugal. The handset, a new addition to the BlackBerry Curve series of smartphones, is expected to be available from wireless carriers in Portugal in September.

The slim new BlackBerry Curve 8520 is an incredibly approachable smartphone that will come to the Spanish market in two attractive colors – black and frost. For people who like to be connected, it provides easy mobile access to email, messaging (IM, SMS, MMS) and popular social networking sites (including Facebook® and MySpace) and features a highly tactile full-QWERTY keyboard for comfortable, accurate and fast typing. It also features rich multimedia capabilities and easy access to music, games and other mobile apps for entertainment on the go.

The BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone is a quad-band phone, and is also Wi-Fi®-enabled to give customers faster Web browsing and extended data coverage.

In addition to providing customers with the industry’s leading mobile email and messaging solution, the BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone is designed to be efficient and convenient. It introduces an innovative touch-sensitive trackpad, which makes scrolling and selection smooth and easy for a great navigation experience. It is also the first BlackBerry smartphone to feature dedicated media keys, smoothly integrated along the top of the handset, giving customers an easy, convenient way to control their music and videos.

“More and more cell phone users are choosing to upgrade to a smartphone and the new BlackBerry Curve 8520 will undoubtedly convince many more people in Portugal to make the switch. It is a great new addition to the BlackBerry Curve series and delivers all the great messaging, social networking and multimedia features that customers have come to love about BlackBerry smartphones,” said Carlo Chiarello, vice president, product management, Research In Motion.

Key features of the BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone include:

• Easy-to-use full-QWERTY keyboard and touch-sensitive trackpad for reliable, responsive typing and navigation
• 256MB Flash memory and a 512Mhz next generation processor for enhanced performance
• Premium phone features including voice activated dialing, and Bluetooth® (2.0) support for hands-free use with headsets, car kits, stereo headsets and other Bluetooth peripherals
• 2 MP digital camera with zoom and video recording
• Advanced media player for music, pictures and videos, with dedicated media keys and a 3.5 mm stereo headset jack, plus BlackBerry® Media Sync, which makes it easy to quickly sync music from iTunes® or Windows Media® Player with the smartphone*
• Access to BlackBerry App World™, featuring a broad and growing catalog of third-party mobile applications developed specifically for BlackBerry smartphones. Categories include games, entertainment, IM and social networking, news, weather, productivity and more
• BlackBerry® Internet Service support for access to up to 10 supported email accounts, including most popular ISP email accounts such as Yahoo!®, Windows Live™ Hotmail®, AOL® and Gmail™; and BlackBerry® Enterprise Server support, which provides advanced security and IT administration features for corporate deployments
• Expandable memory via hot swappable microSD/SDHC memory card slot, supporting up to 16 GB cards today and expected to support next generation 32GB cards when available; a 2GB card is included
• Built-in Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g)
• Quad-band world phone: EGDE/GPRS/GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)

To learn more about the BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone visit: www.blackberry.com/curve8520

* 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.

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The Score Launches Enhanced Version of ScoreMobile for BlackBerry Smartphones

NFL and NCAA football stats, calendar feature and performance enhancements among mobile application developments

Toronto, ON - Score Media Inc. (TSX: SCR) today announced the launch of version 1.2 of its leading mobile application, ScoreMobile, for BlackBerry® smartphones. With the fall sports season just under way, ScoreMobile launches the enhanced version with hardcore sports fans in mind. Now ScoreMobile provides a much better user experience with the addition of customizable content, game reminder features, and optimized navigation and display functions.

Enhancements to the leading sports application include:

• Tracking of Favourite Leagues – users will be able to manage which sports they choose to see and hide on their device making tracking and staying up to date on their favourite teams easier than ever before
• Addition of Game Reminders – with two quick clicks, users will be able to add a game to their BlackBerry® Calendar so favourite games will never be missed
• Optimization of Navigation and Display – users can now take advantage of speedier data display and simplified navigation

In addition to NFL and NCAA football stats, UEFA Champions League soccer has also been added to version 1.2 of ScoreMobile giving both dedicated football fans as well as international soccer fans access to the stats and scores they crave on their BlackBerry smartphones.

“ScoreMobile is among the most highly rated and most popular sports applications on the market and demand for it is increasing exponentially with BlackBerry users,” says Dale Fallon, Director, Mobile, Score Media Inc. “With strong uptake in the US, Canada and overseas, The Score is able to provide in-depth, mobile sports content to a diverse group of dedicated sports fans.”

ScoreMobile was launched for BlackBerry smartphones in June 2009. Since then numerous leagues, user features and support for various BlackBerry models have been added. Most recently ScoreMobile has been released for the BlackBerry® Tour™ and BlackBerry® Curve™ 8520 smartphones.

The ScoreMobile 1.2 application is available on BlackBerry App World™ (www.blackberry.com/appworld) or www.theScore.com.

About ScoreMobile
ScoreMobile includes a portfolio of innovative offerings including ScoreMobile for BlackBerry smartphones, ScoreMobile iPhone Edition, 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 6.5 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 Score Mobile. Growing from a team of 60 in 1997 to over 220 employees in 2009, Score Media is a revolutionizing interactive media company.

For more information visit http://www.thescore.com/scoremobile

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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Trigcom AS and RIM Announce the New BlackBerry Curve 8520 for Customers in Norway

Approachable New Smartphone Offers Email, Messaging, Social Networking, Music and Entertainment for People on the Go

Oslo, Norway and Waterloo, Canada - Trigcom AS and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced the new BlackBerry® Curve™ 8520 smartphone for customers in Norway. The handset, a new addition to the BlackBerry Curve series of smartphones, is now available from Trigcom AS.

The slim new BlackBerry Curve 8520 is an incredibly approachable smartphone that will come to the Norweigan market in black and frost blue. For people who like to be connected, it provides easy mobile access to email, messaging (IM, SMS, MMS) and popular social networking sites (including Facebook® and MySpace) and features a highly tactile full-QWERTY keyboard for comfortable, accurate typing. It also features rich multimedia capabilities and easy access to music, games and other mobile apps for entertainment on the go.

The BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone is a world phone, and is also Wi-Fi®-enabled to give customers faster Web browsing and extended data coverage.

In addition to providing customers with the industry’s leading mobile email and messaging solution, the BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone is designed to be efficient and convenient. It introduces an innovative touch-sensitive optical trackpad, which makes scrolling and selection smooth and easy for a great navigation experience. It is also the first BlackBerry smartphone to feature dedicated media keys, smoothly integrated along the top of the handset, giving customers an easy, convenient way to control their music and videos.

“Trigcom is proud to launch the BlackBerry Curve 8520 in Norway. It is a powerful and user-friendly smartphone that will appeal to a wide range of both retail and business customers. The dedicated multimedia keys, trackpad and easy media sharing are especially attractive features to our customers,” says Jan Hatlebrekke, Purchasing Manager at Trigcom.

“More and more cell phone users are choosing to upgrade to a smartphone and the new BlackBerry Curve 8520 will undoubtedly convince many more people in Norway to make the switch. It is a great new addition to the BlackBerry Curve series and delivers all the great messaging, social networking and multimedia features that customers have come to love about BlackBerry smartphones,” said Carlo Chiarello, vice president, product management, Research In Motion.

Key features of the BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone include:

• Easy-to-use full-QWERTY keyboard and touch-sensitive optical trackpad for reliable, responsive typing and navigation
• 256MB Flash memory and a 512Mhz next generation processor for enhanced performance
• Premium phone features including voice activated dialing, and Bluetooth® (2.0) support for hands-free use with headsets, car kits, stereo headsets and other Bluetooth peripherals
• 2 MP digital camera with zoom and video recording
• Advanced media player for music, pictures and videos, with dedicated media keys and a 3.5 mm stereo headset jack, plus BlackBerry® Media Sync, which makes it easy to quickly sync music from iTunes® or Windows Media® Player with the smartphone*
• BlackBerry® Internet Service support for access to up to 10 supported email accounts, including most popular ISP email accounts such as Yahoo!®, Windows Live™ Hotmail®, AOL® and Gmail™; and BlackBerry® Enterprise Server support, which provides advanced security and IT administration features for corporate deployments
• Expandable memory via hot swappable microSD/SDHC memory card slot, supporting up to 16 GB cards today and expected to support next generation 32GB cards when available; a 2GB card is included
• Built-in Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g)
• Quad-band world phone: EGDE/GPRS/GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)

The new BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone from Trigcom AS is available now. http://www.trigcom.no.To learn more about the BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone visit: www.trigcom.no/8520
* 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 Trigcom
Trigcom is a BlackBerry service provider in Norway. Trigcom launched its first commercial BlackBerry smartphone in Norway in October 2006, and has been providing a first class BlackBerry service and support experience to the Norwegian market ever since. Trigcom consistently launches the latest BlackBerry models at competitive prices to the Norwegian market (www.trigcom.no/history), and also offers a web shopping experience (www.trigcom.no/shop) Trigcom’s Business Center is located near Oslo’s City Hall and is open during standard business hours for all customer questions or issues. Trigcom has more than 500 leading companies in its corporate portfolio and provides advanced services such as integration with back end systems and applications, securely and efficiently, with the BlackBerry wireless solution. Trigcom also collaborates with strategic corporate vendors and partners.
Visit www.trigcom.no/press for more information or contact Relations Manager Tom Bøe at +4792094854 or email tb@fogb.no.

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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3 Introduces the BlackBerry Bold Smartphone

• First BlackBerry® smartphone offering at 3
• Two different tariffs for best use
• Push-E-Mail, Wi-Fi and GPS

Hutchison 3G Austria- the Austrian operator with the largest UMTS-network coverage, enriches its portfolio with the BlackBerry® BoldTM smartphone from Research In Motion. This is the first smartphone from the world market leader in mobile e-mail solutions to become part of the 3 portfolio. „BlackBerry smartphones offer enterprises unique solutions to make company data accessible anytime, anywhere, and they also offer rich multimedia capabilities. The BlackBerry Bold is an elegant and powerful handset that can appeal to both business users and consumers,“ says 3CEO Berthold Thoma.

E-mail professional and multimedia allrounder
The BlackBerry Bold smartphone perfectly combines state-of-the-art communications and multimedia functionality. While it is designed to meet the demanding requirements of mobile workers during the day, the BlackBerry Bold smartphone also indulges the consumer experience. It features a 2 megapixel camera with video recording capability, built-in flash and digital zoom. Its advanced media player can display pictures and slideshows quickly, play movies smoothly in full screen mode and manage an entire music collection. It can be used to receive emails from up to ten supported email accounts (including most popular POP3 or IMAP4 email accounts). To perfectly fit tariffs for the needs of customers, 3 offers two solutions for BlackBerry users: BlackBerry® Internet Service and BlackBerry® Enterprise Solution.

BlackBerry Internet Service: up to ten e-mail accounts in parallel
With the best solution for SoHo, small businesses and consumers, users can receive and send e-mails from up to ten different POP3 / IMAP4 accounts and with the BlackBerry "push" technology, messages are automatically delivered to the user. . Configuration of the accounts is easily accomplished on the smartphone itself or via http://drei.blackberry.com

BlackBerry Enterprise Solution: End-to-End solution for customers with mail server
BlackBerry smartphones support access to corporate e-mail via Outlook Web Access, though business customers with their own mail server can choose the BlackBerry Enterprise Solution with a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server. With this software, which is valued for its management features and industry leading security credentials, the customer is able to maintain and configure all BlackBerry smartphones from one console and distribute individual applications – or in the case of theft or loss, can wipe and erase all data on the handset remotely.

With the BlackBerry Enterprise Server organizations can provide access to company data to users from virtually anywhere over the 3network.

The tariff for users with BlackBerry Internet Service is available for only 9 Euro per month. The tariff for users on the BlackBerry Enterprise Solution is 18 Euro per month. Both tariffs include 1 GB of monthly data usage.

The BlackBerry Bold from 3 is available for only 3 Euro on a 24 month contract.

About 3:
Hutchison 3G Austria GmbH started in May 2003 with the brand 3 as the first sole mobile multi media provider in Austria. 3 offers multimedia products such as mobile television, music, video calling on the UMTS-handset and in addition provides the classic ways of communication (voice calling, SMS and MMS) and as well mobile broadband. 3 has enriched its offer with popular internet services such as Facebook, Google and eBay on every 3mobile and moreover Skype and Windows Live Messenger on selected 3mobile phones. Furthermore 3 provides more than 50 mobileTV and radio channels via UMTS- streaming and via DVB-H on 3mobiles as well on 3data modems. Hutchison 3G Austria GmbH counts 713.000 customers (as per March 2009), 20,7 Mio. customers worldwide, and is wholly owned by Hutchison Whampoa Limited in Hong Kong.

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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U2 and RIM Invigorate the Album Experience with the New U2 Mobile App for BlackBerry Smartphone Users

Waterloo, ON - U2 and Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ:RIMM)(TSX:RIM) have great news for digital music fans who miss the visual experience that came with music albums. RIM today announced the U2 Mobile Album, a new mobile application for BlackBerry® smartphones that invigorates the album experience for the digital age. Developed in collaboration with the band, the exciting new U2 Mobile Album brings a rich visual experience with evolving content and an interactive dimension for the band's current Number 1 album No Line On The Horizon. The application is now available for free on BlackBerry App WorldTM and from www.blackberry.com/u2.

Reinventing the Album Experience for the Digital Age

The U2 Mobile Album reintroduces a wealth of material that was the norm for CD or vinyl releases, which included photos and other information that brought the listener closer, and gave a fuller picture of the artist's world. In the digital age, these elements have eroded to a pick list selection and a keyhole snapshot of visual content. The BlackBerry platform, supporting advanced multimedia features, push-based wireless connectivity and social interactivity, offers a very powerful platform to support a new type of album experience for mobile users.

"As music fans, the band has always enjoyed all the detail of an album gatefold or CD booklet. They want to make visual material available with their albums and this app is the ideal way to do it," says U2-manager, Paul McGuinness.

The new U2 Mobile Album is a free, downloadable application for BlackBerry smartphones that brings a rich, visual and interactive dimension to the music. It brings together a range of content for fans with photos, videos, interviews, news, lyrics and samples of the music, plus individual tracks or the complete album can be purchased online from a BlackBerry smartphone. A second phase of the application is also already in the works, which will add social networking elements that engage fans around the world.

"With today's announcement, we are reinventing the album experience for the digital age. We're extremely excited by the U2 Mobile Album and the opportunity to enhance the mobile music experience for U2 fans on the BlackBerry platform," said Jeff McDowell, vice president, Global Alliances, Research In Motion.

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Zain Saudi Arabia, Alcatel-Lucent and RIM Launch the BlackBerry Solution in Saudi Arabia

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Paris, France and Waterloo, Canada - Zain Saudi Arabia, part of Zain group operating in 20 countries in the Middle East and Africa, 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 Zain customers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Zain 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 and access a wide variety of other business and leisure applications on the move.

Based on its distribution agreement with RIM, Alcatel-Lucent is leveraging its strong local presence in the region to provide Zain Saudi Arabia with the project management, end-to-end implementation, installation, commissioning and on-going support for delivering the BlackBerry solution to the Saudi market. With Alcatel-Lucent managing integration and deployment, Zain Saudi Arabia can focus on delivering customer facing services, enabling the operator to quickly meet market demand.
“The launch of the BlackBerry solution, demonstrates Zain’s commitment to achieving the highest levels of service at the most competitive prices for its customers,” said Ismaeel Mohammed Fikree, Chief Operations Officer, Zain Saudi Arabia.

“This project strengthens Alcatel-Lucent’s position worldwide and in the region,” said Vincenzo Nesci, Vice-president of Alcatel-Lucent’s activities in the Middle East and Africa. “Zain Saudi Arabia will expand their business opportunity and enable their customers to benefit from the productivity and flexibility offered by the BlackBerry solution.”

“We are pleased to work with Alcatel-Lucent to introduce the BlackBerry solution to Zain customers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. BlackBerry smartphones are the right choice for people who want to stay connected to colleagues, friends and family,” said Mark Guibert, Vice President of Corporate Marketing at RIM.

At launch Zain Saudi Arabia will offer customers the BlackBerry® Curve™ 8900, BlackBerry® Bold™, BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8120 and BlackBerry® Pearl™ Flip 8220 smartphones as well as service with BlackBerry® Enterprise Server and BlackBerry® Internet Service. Now Zain customers in the Kingdom will enjoy the freedom of using a BlackBerry smartphone for staying connected to people and information whenever they wish.

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 includes GPS and Wi-Fi and 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 easy access to a wide range of other mobile business and consumer applications.

Both the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 and BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 are sleek, stylish smartphones that are Wi-Fi –enabled. They feature ultra-small designs, while still providing a wide range of features that users have come to love about BlackBerry smartphones, including powerful phone, email, messaging, organiser, browser and multimedia applications.

BlackBerry Enterprise Server is designed specifically 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 BlackBerry smartphone.

About Zain in Saudi Arabia:
Zain is the newest player in the mobile telecommunication market of Saudi Arabia. We strive to become the preferred choice for voice, messaging, multimedia, call management, data and other services in the Kingdom. Building on the expertise of the Zain Group and the insights of our local team, we are building a trusted and effective telecommunication provider for the largest country in the Middle East. For more information, visit Zain Saudi Arabia on internet: http://www.sa.zain.com/

About Zain:
Zain is a leading telecommunications operator across the Middle East and Africa providing mobile voice and data services to 69.5 million active customers as at 30 June, 2009. In terms of country footprint, Zain is the 3rd largest mobile operator in the world with a commercial presence in 24 countries. Zain operates in the following countries: Bahrain, Burkina Faso, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Malawi, Madagascar, Niger, Nigeria, Palestine (currently operating as Paltel Group), Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. In Lebanon, the company manages ‘mtc-touch’ on behalf of the government. In Morocco, Zain owns 31% of Wana Telecom through a joint venture.

Zain offers innovative services in its markets such as ‘One Network’, the world’s first borderless mobile telecommunications network enabling customers when abroad to receive calls and sms without charge and to make voice and data calls at local rates throughout 19 countries in Africa and the Middle East. This service allows a customer to top up airtime in their home country or from more than 1,000,000 outlets within Zain’s ‘One Network’ footprint. The Zain brand is wholly owned by Mobile Telecommunications Company KSC, which is listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange (Stock ticker: ZAIN). Zain is listed in the Financial Times’ Global 500 Index which ranks the world’s largest companies based on market capitalization (http://www.ft.com/reports/ft5002008). Zain aims to become one of the top ten mobile operators in the world by end of the year 2011. For more, please visit http://www.zain.com/

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.

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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Vodafone Italia and RIM Announce the New BlackBerry Curve 8520 for Customers in Italy

Approachable New Smartphone Offers Email, Messaging, Social Networking, Music and Entertainment for People on the Go

Milan, Italy - Vodafone Italia and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced the new BlackBerry® Curve™ 8520 smartphone for customers in Italy. The handset, a new addition to the BlackBerry Curve series of smartphones, and available from Vodafone starting September 3rd.

The slim new BlackBerry Curve 8520 is an incredibly approachable smartphone that will be available to Vodafone customers in black or frost. For people who like to be connected, it provides easy mobile access to email, messaging (IM, SMS, MMS) and popular social networking sites (including Facebook® and MySpace) and features a highly tactile full-QWERTY keyboard for comfortable, accurate typing. It also features rich multimedia capabilities and easy access to music, games and other mobile apps for entertainment on the go.

The BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone is a quad-band phone, and is also Wi-Fi®-enabled to give customers faster Web browsing and extended data coverage.

In addition to providing customers with the industry’s leading mobile email and messaging solution, the BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone is designed to be efficient and convenient. It introduces an innovative touch-sensitive trackpad, which makes scrolling and selection smooth and easy for a great navigation experience. It is also the first BlackBerry smartphone to feature dedicated media keys, smoothly integrated along the top of the handset, giving customers an easy, convenient way to control their music and videos.

Key features of the BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone include:

• Easy-to-use full-QWERTY keyboard and touch-sensitive optical trackpad for reliable, responsive typing and navigation
• 256MB Flash memory and a 512Mhz next generation processor for enhanced performance
• Premium phone features including voice activated dialing, and Bluetooth® (2.0) support for hands-free use with headsets, car kits, stereo headsets and other Bluetooth peripherals
• 2 MP digital camera with zoom and video recording
• Advanced media player for music, pictures and videos, with dedicated media keys and a 3.5 mm stereo headset jack, plus BlackBerry® Media Sync, which makes it easy to quickly sync music from iTunes® or Windows Media® Player with the smartphone*
• BlackBerry® Internet Service support for access to up to 10 supported email accounts, including most popular ISP email accounts such as Yahoo!®, Windows Live™ Hotmail®, AOL® and Gmail™; and BlackBerry® Enterprise Server support, which provides advanced security and IT administration features for corporate deployments
• Expandable memory via hot swappable microSD/SDHC memory card slot, supporting up to 16 GB cards today and expected to support next generation 32GB cards when available; a 2GB card is included
• Built-in Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g)
• Quad-band world phone: EGDE/GPRS/GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)

The new BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone from Vodafone available from Vodafone starting September 3rd in all Vodafone outlets and from the online store at www.vodafone.it

Vodafone Italia is offering the new BlackBerry Curve 8520 to all pay-as-you-go and contract customers on a wide range of price plans. Contract customers who choose one of the “Vodafone Piu’ Facile” plans will be able to purchase the new smartphone at an excellent price, in addition to free calls to all numbers and unlimited calls to their favourite Vodafone number.

Businesses and professionals that pay VAT can have the BlackBerry Curve 8520 by choosing one of the brand new contract plans: “Vodafone Chiavi in Mano”, “Vodafone Chiavi in Mano Broadband” and “Vodafone Chiavi in Mano Mobile e ADSL”. These offers include the new smartphone together with a package of voice, fixed-line and mobile connectivity from as little as €55 a month (VAT excluded).

The BlackBerry Curve 8520 is also available to all customers at a price of €249 with no contract from Vodafone outlets and from Vodafone’s online shop.

In addition, Vodafone is offering “Mobile Internet per BlackBerry”, a data plan that allows BlackBerry smartphone users to stay connected with push-based email, keep in touch with friends on Facebook®, use instant messaging services like Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger and Google Talk, access Flickr for photo sharing, and surf the Internet. The “Mobile Internet per BlackBerry” data plan can be activated free of charge for two months by all customers buying a BlackBerry Curve 8520 by December 2009. After the promotional period, the offering will be available for €10 per month for contract customers and €3 per week for pay-as-you-go customers.

For more information on the BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone offering, and to take advantage of the promotion and purchase online, visit www.vodafone.it.

* Certain music files may not be supported, including files that contain digital rights management technologies.

About Vodafone Italia
Vodafone Italia is part of the Vodafone Group, the world's leading international mobile communications group with approximately 315 million proportionate customers as at 30 June 2009. Vodafone Group currently has equity interests in 31 countries across five continents and around 40 partner networks worldwide. Vodafone Italia was Italy’s first private mobile operator. At 30 June 2009 Vodafone Italia had 29,420,000 mobile customers. The company operates 8 Call Centres around Italy and more than 7,000 retail outlets. Total revenue for the year ended 31 March 2009 was € 8,647 million. In 2004 Vodafone Italia rolled out its UMTS network, whilst 2006 saw the launch of mobile broadband (using HSDPA technology), which now covers more than 80% of the population. In March 2009 there were 9.8 million Vodafone Internet Keys and UMTS/HSDPA terminals registered on Vodafone’s network. Vodafone Italia has international roaming agreements with 545 operators in 241 countries. GSM-GPRS coverage extends to 97% of the country, representing 99.4% of the population.

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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TATA DOCOMO and RIM Launch the BlackBerry Solution in India

BlackBerry Bold & BlackBerry Curve 8900 Now on TATA DOCOMO

New Delhi, India - TATA DOCOMO, the GSM brand of Tata Teleservices Limited, India’s youngest and fastest-growing pan-India dual-technology telecom service provider, and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced the launch of the BlackBerry® solution on TATA DOCOMO’s GSM platform. TATA DOCOMO will offer the BlackBerry® Bold™ and BlackBerry® Curve™ 8900 smartphones to its customers in India starting today.

BlackBerry smartphones and services provide customers with easy wireless access to e-mail, phone, calendar, Internet browsing and multimedia applications, as well as access to thousands of mobile business and lifestyle applications.

Announcing the launch of the BlackBerry solution for TATA DOCOMO customers, Mr Deepak Gulati, President, TATA DOCOMO, said: “TATA DOCOMO is a young brand that recently rolled out GSM services across eight circles within a span of 45 days and has received an enthusiastic response. When we launched our GSM services, we had promised our subscribers that we would bring to them the best products and services. Living up to that brand promise, we are launching two powerful BlackBerry smartphones for our customers. Indian telecom users will also have the option to connect any authorized BlackBerry smartphone available in the market and subscribe to a TATA DOCOMO data plan.”

“The BlackBerry smartphones, together with TATA DOCOMO offerings, will appeal to a broad spectrum of retail and business customers who want an exceptional mobile experience with e-mail, messaging, social networking, mobile Internet, music and entertainment,” Mr Gulati added.

Ms Frenny Bawa, Vice-President, Research In Motion India, said, “We are very pleased to introduce the BlackBerry solution on the recently launched TATA DOCOMO GSM network. The BlackBerry Bold and BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphones each deliver a powerful mix of communications, connectivity and multimedia features that will suit the needs of Indian customers.”

To further enhance the power of choice, TATA DOCOMO has offered two flexible plans for BlackBerry data service—‘Do 299’ and ‘Do 899’. The ‘Do 299’ plan covers unlimited data usage for e-mail and instant messaging, while the ‘Do 899’ plan includes unlimited data usage for Internet, e-mail and instant messaging access. Voice plans are subscribed separately.

Mr Pradeep Dwivedi, Senior Vice-President for Marketing and Product Development at Tata Teleservices Limited, said: “The Blackberry solution has been the de facto Gold Standard in enterprise messaging, offering ubiquitous connectivity and productivity enhancement. We are excited to extend the BlackBerry offerings on GSM to our vast base of enterprise customers and partners, who have so far enjoyed superlative services on CDMA and dual-technology platforms.”

The BlackBerry Bold and BlackBerry Curve 8900 Smartphones

The performance-driven BlackBerry Bold is a full-QWERTY smartphone that is crafted from premium materials and features a luxurious black exterior, satin chrome-finished frame and leatherette back-plate. It supports enterprise-grade Wi-Fi® (802.11 a/b/g) networks and includes built-in GPS. It also supports tri-band HSDPA high-speed networks around the world. The BlackBerry Bold comes with a stunning HVGA screen and rich multimedia features, making it an exceptional smartphone for both business and personal use.

The BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone features a stylish, compact design and offers a wide range of popular features and an easy-to-use full-QWERTY keyboard. It features built-in GPS and supports location-based services. It also allows easy access to social networking sites and has built-in Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g), making it easier to stay connected to family, friends and colleagues. In addition, the handset’s advanced multimedia capabilities include a 3.2-megapixel camera with image stabilization, zoom, flash and the ability to record video*, a media player, a 3.5-mm stereo headset jack and headset, and a microSD/SDHC memory card slot.

*Video recording requires a microSD card, which may be sold separately.

About Tata Teleservices Limited
Tata Teleservices Limited is one of India’s leading private telecom service providers, having a pan-India presence across all of India’s 22 telecom Circles. The company offers integrated telecom solutions to its customers under the Tata Indicom, Tata DOCOMO, Photon and Walky brands, and uses both the CDMA and GSM technology platform(s) for its wireless networks. Tata Teleservices Limited, along with Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Limited, operates in more than 325,000 towns and villages across the country. In November 2008, Tata Teleservices entered into an agreement with Japanese telecom major NTT DOCOMO, and this transaction marks a key step in the strategic evolution of Tata Teleservices Limited. Tata DOCOMO has so far launched GSM services in eight telecom Circles, and the remaining part of the country is also expected to be covered shortly. In December 2008, Tata Teleservices announced a unique reverse equity swap strategic agreement between its fully-owned telecom tower subsidiary—Wireless TT Info-Services Limited—and Quippo Telecom Infrastructure Limited, thereby becoming the largest independent entity in this space. Tata Teleservices’ bouquet of telephony services includes mobile services, wireless desktop phones, public booth telephony and Wireline services.

For details, visit www.tatateleservices.com, www.tataindicom.com, and www.tatadocomo.com.

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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RIM Introduces the New BlackBerry Curve 8520 in the Philippines

The first BlackBerry smartphone with innovative touch-sensitive trackpad and dedicated media keys for easy navigation and control

Manila, Philippines - Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today introduced the BlackBerry® Curve™ 8520 smartphone in the Philippines. The slim and stylish handset, a new addition to the BlackBerry Curve series of smartphones, is scheduled to be available from Globe and Smart at the end of September*.

The new BlackBerry Curve 8520 introduces an innovative touch-sensitive trackpad that makes scrolling and selection smooth and easy for an exceptional navigation experience. It is also the first BlackBerry smartphone to feature dedicated media keys, which are smoothly integrated along the top of the handset giving customers an easy, convenient way to control their music and videos.

The user-friendly BlackBerry Curve 8520 provides easy access to email, messaging (IM, SMS, MMS) and social networking sites (including Facebook® and MySpace), and features a highly tactile full-QWERTY keyboard for comfortable, accurate typing. It is also Wi-Fi®-enabled and includes rich multimedia capabilities with easy access to music, games and other mobile apps for entertainment on the go.

"Consumers are becoming more sophisticated when it comes to mobile phone purchase decisions. They want something that combines ease-of-use with extensive features and functionality. The BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone gives them just what they need," said Gregory Wade, Regional Vice President, RIM Asia Pacific. "This new addition to the BlackBerry Curve series delivers all the great messaging, social networking and multimedia features that customers have come to love about BlackBerry smartphones."

Key features of the BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone include:

• Easy-to-use full-QWERTY keyboard and touch-sensitive trackpad for reliable, responsive typing and navigation
• 256MB Flash memory and a 512Mhz next generation processor for enhanced performance
• Premium phone features including voice activated dialing and Bluetooth® (2.0) support for hands-free use with headsets, car kits, stereo headsets and other Bluetooth peripherals
• 2 MP digital camera with zoom and video recording
• Advanced media player for music, pictures and videos, with dedicated media keys and a 3.5 mm stereo headset jack, plus BlackBerry® Media Sync, which makes it easy to quickly sync music from iTunes® or Windows Media® Player with the smartphone**
• Access to BlackBerry App World™, featuring a broad and growing catalog of third-party mobile applications developed specifically for BlackBerry smartphones. Categories include games, entertainment, IM and social networking, news, weather, productivity and more
• BlackBerry® Internet Service support for access to up to 10 supported email accounts, including most popular ISP email accounts such as Yahoo!®, Windows Live™ Hotmail®, AOL® and Gmail™; and BlackBerry® Enterprise Server support, which provides advanced security and IT administration features for corporate deployments
• Expandable memory via hot swappable microSD/SDHC memory card slot, supporting up to 16GB cards today and expected to support next generation 32GB cards when available; a 2GB card is included
• Built-in Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g)
• Quad-band world phone: EGDE/GPRS/GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)

To learn more about the BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone visit: http://www.blackberry.com/ap/curve8520

* Check with carriers for specific information on availability and pricing.

** Certain music files may not be supported, including files that contain digital rights management technologies.

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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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Belgacom and RIM Announce the New BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone for Customers in Belgium

Approachable New Smartphone Offers Email, Messaging, Social Networking, Music and Entertainment for People on the Go

Brussels, Belgium and Waterloo, Ontario - Belgacom and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced that the new BlackBerry® Curve™ 8520 smartphone is available for customers in Belgium. The stylish handset, a new addition to the BlackBerry® Curve™ series of smartphones, runs on Proximus' network in Belgium.

The slim new BlackBerry Curve 8520 is an incredibly approachable smartphone. For people who like to be connected, it provides easy mobile access to email, messaging (IM, SMS, MMS) and popular social networking sites (including Facebook® and MySpace), and features a highly tactile full-AZERTY keyboard for comfortable, accurate typing. It is also Wi-Fi®-enabled and features rich multimedia capabilities with easy access to music, games and other mobile apps for entertainment on the go.

In addition to providing customers with the industry’s leading mobile email and messaging solution, the BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone is designed to be efficient and convenient. It introduces an innovative touch-sensitive trackpad, which makes scrolling and selection smooth and easy for a great navigation experience. It is also the first BlackBerry smartphone to feature dedicated media keys, smoothly integrated along the top of the handset, giving customers an easy, convenient way to control their music and videos.

The BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone is available from Proximus at the price of € 239 including VAT. To learn more about the BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone visit: www.blackberry.com/curve8520.

About Belgacom
The Belgacom Group [Euronext: BELG]. Combining its strong background as the national telecoms operator and the multiples talents of its teams, Belgacom Group is the principal supplier of integrated telecommunications services in Belgium. As a result of our continuous investments in leading-edge technology, we are able to offer our clients high-capacity solutions on all networks, fixed or mobile. At the forefront of technology, we provide our clients, private or professional, with telephone, internet and television services, at every moment of the day, wherever the place, and whatever type of equipment is being used.

For the fiscal year ending 31 December 2008, the Group posted a total revenue of €5.978 billion and a net operating profit before depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of €1.99 billion.
More info: www.belgacom.com

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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RIM Announces the New BlackBerry Curve 8520 Smartphone for Customers in the Netherlands

Approachable New Smartphone Offers Email, Messaging, Social Networking, Music and Entertainment for People on the Go

Amsterdam, the Netherlands - Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced the new BlackBerry® Curve™ 8520 smartphone for customers in the Netherlands. The stylish handset, a new addition to the BlackBerry Curve series of smartphones, is available from wireless carriers in the Netherlands.

The slim new BlackBerry Curve 8520 is an incredibly approachable smartphone. For people who like to be connected, it provides easy mobile access to email, messaging (IM, SMS, MMS) and popular social networking sites (including Facebook® and MySpace) and features a highly tactile full-Qwerty keyboard for comfortable, accurate typing. It also features rich multimedia capabilities and easy access to music, games and other mobile apps for entertainment on the go.

The BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone is a quad band phone, and is also Wi-Fi®-enabled to arm customers with fast Web browsing, Wi-Fi calling where available, and extended data coverage.

In addition to providing customers with the industry’s leading mobile email and messaging solution, the BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone is designed to be efficient and convenient. It introduces an innovative touch-sensitive trackpad, which makes scrolling and selection smooth and easy for a great navigation experience. It is also the first BlackBerry smartphone to feature dedicated media keys, smoothly integrated along the top of the handset, giving customers an easy, convenient way to control their music and videos.

“More and more cell phone users are choosing to upgrade to a smartphone and the new BlackBerry Curve 8520 will undoubtedly convince many more people in the Netherlands to make the switch. It is a great new addition to the BlackBerry Curve series and delivers all the great messaging, social networking and multimedia features that customers have come to love about BlackBerry smartphones,” said Carlo Chiarello, vice president, product management, Research In Motion.

Key features of the BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone include:

• Easy-to-use full-Qwerty keyboard and touch-sensitive trackpad for reliable, responsive typing and navigation
• 256MB Flash memory and a 512Mhz next generation processor for enhanced performance
• Premium phone features including voice activated dialing, and Bluetooth (2.0) support for hands-free use with headsets, car kits, stereo headsets and other Bluetooth peripherals
• 2 MP digital camera with zoom and video recording
• Advanced media player for music, pictures and videos, with dedicated media keys and a 3.5 mm stereo headset jack, plus BlackBerry® Media Sync, which makes it easy to quickly sync music from iTunes® or Windows Media® Player with the smartphone*
• Access to BlackBerry App World™, featuring a broad and growing catalog of third-party mobile applications developed specifically for BlackBerry smartphones. Categories include games, entertainment, IM and social networking, news, weather, productivity and more
• BlackBerry® Internet Service support for access to up to 10 supported email accounts, including most popular ISP email accounts such as Yahoo!®, Windows Live™ Hotmail®, AOL® and Gmail™; and BlackBerry® Enterprise Server support, which provides advanced security and IT administration features for corporate deployments
• Expandable memory via hot swappable microSD/SDHC memory card slot, supporting up to 16 GB cards today and expected to support next generation 32GB cards when available; a 2GB card is included
• Built-in Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g)
• Quad-band world phone: EGDE/GPRS/GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)

To learn more about the BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone visit: www.blackberry.com/curve8520
* 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.

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