BlackBerry PlayBook with Wi-Fi Available from Sprint on June 5

June 3, 2011

The much anticipated BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet with Wi-Fi® connectivity and 16 GB of storage will go on sale in all Sprint direct ship sales channels, including Sprint Stores, Business Sales, www.sprint.com and Telesales (1-800-SPRINT1) on Sunday, June 5, for $499.99 (plus tax).

BlackBerry PlayBook delivers a professional-grade, consumer-friendly experience that redefines the possibilities of mobile computing. This ultra-portable tablet, measuring less than half an inch thick and weighing less than a pound, looks and feels great. It features a vivid 7-inch high-resolution display that is highly-responsive with a fluid touch screen experience. It also offers industry-leading performance, uncompromised web browsing with full Adobe Flash support, true multitasking, HD multimedia, advanced security features and out-of-the-box enterprise support.

Customers that have a BlackBerry smartphone can also benefit from BlackBerry® Bridge™, a unique feature that allows the user to wirelessly and securely connect their BlackBerry smartphone, running OS 5.0 or higher, to the BlackBerry PlayBook over Bluetooth®. The secure connection allows the user to access their BlackBerry smartphone's email, address book, calendar, memo pad, task list, BBM™ (BlackBerry® Messenger™) and browsing functionality using the large display on the tablet.

BlackBerry Bridge is available as a free download on BlackBerry App World™ and will be supported on BlackBerry smartphone data plans from Sprint for no additional charge.

BlackBerry PlayBook features include:

• 7-inch 1024x600 WSVGA capacitive LCD touch screen
• Ultra-portable at less than a pound and less than one-half inch thick: 0.9 lbs (425g) and 5.1” x 7.6” x 0.4” (130mm x 194mm x 10mm)
• 1GHz dual-core processor
• BlackBerry® Tablet OS with support for symmetric multiprocessing
• MP3, AAC and WMA audio playback
• Support for high resolution video playback (H.264, MPEG4, WMV)
• 1080p HDMI output
• Two 1080p HD cameras for video conferencing and video capture – 3 megapixel front-facing and 5 megapixel rear-facing
• 1 GB RAM memory
• 16 GB internal storage
• GPS, Orientation Sensor (Accelerometer), 6-Axis Motion Sensor (Gyroscope), Digital Compass (Magnetometer)
• Stereo speakers and stereo microphones
• Wi-Fi® (802.11 a/b/g/n) connectivity
• Bluetooth 2.1+EDR support

In addition to the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet with Wi-Fi, Sprint and RIM are working together on the BlackBerry 4G PlayBook tablet.

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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Chunghwa Telecom Launches BlackBerry Smartphone and Services for Enterprise Customers and Consumers in Taiwan

Works with Vodafone to offer Managed Enterprise Communications Solutions

Taipei, Taiwan - Chunghwa Telecom today launched BlackBerry® smartphone and services from Research In Motion (RIM) in the local market, offering comprehensive and attractive mobile solutions for both enterprise customers and consumers. ChungHwa Telecom is offering customers the new BlackBerry® Torch™ smartphone as well as BlackBerry service plans on its 3G network. Chunghwa Telecom is also offering subscribers monthly International Roaming for BlackBerry data service covering 23 countries.

Chunghwa Telecom will provide enterprise customers with the BlackBerry® Enterprise Solution, which tightly integrates with IBM® Lotus® Domino®, Microsoft® Exchange and Novell® GroupWise® and uses advanced security and IT policy controls to enable secure, push-based wireless access to email and other corporate data.

For individuals and small businesses, BlackBerry® Internet Service incorporates a variety of services and 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 BlackBerry smartphone.

“Chunghwa Telecom sees great demand for the highly efficient push-based BlackBerry solution in Taiwan, especially in the enterprise market. Working with RIM to launch BlackBerry products and services, Chunghwa Telecom customers will now be able to enjoy highly secure and efficient push-based mobile access to email and corporate data,” said Shih Mu-Piao, President, Chunghwa Telecom Mobile Business Group.

“The BlackBerry solution offers a powerful and unique experience for Chunghwa Telecom’s enterprise customers and consumers, allowing them to stay easily connected to people and information while on the move,” said Norm Lo, Vice President of Asia Pacific at RIM. “In addition, BlackBerry Torch, together with BlackBerry 6, combines the benefits of a large capacitive touch screen and a BlackBerry keyboard and offers outstanding business, entertainment and social networking features, making it an ideal choice for both business and personal use. We are very happy to work with Chunghwa Telecom and we look forward to expanding our presence in both the enterprise and consumer market segments.”

The partnership with Vodafone will enable Chunghwa Telecom to offer a range of managed communications services to multi-national enterprises which are coming under growing pressure to enhance efficiency and reduce costs.

“Through cooperation with Vodafone, Chunghwa Telecom can offer managed communications services to meet the needs of multi-national enterprises. Chunghwa Telecom is also introducing a number of special offers for international roaming data services to meet the needs of multi-national enterprise users,” added Shih.

The managed enterprise solutions offered through Vodafone Global Enterprise are designed to help multi-national companies manage their global telecoms needs as well as improve efficiencies. For example, Spend Manager is an online portal that enables customers to analyze their mobile usage on both a global and local level. Vodafone Global Enterprise Central Ordering is an online portal that enables multi-national customers to order devices and basic services.

As EU and Canada have waived visa requirements for visits by Taiwanese citizen, there will be an increased demand for international mobile roaming service from both outbound business and leisure travelers in Taiwan.

Jonathan Kriegel, Head of Business Development, Asia at Vodafone added, “Vodafone's presence includes Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and the US. Vodafone has investments and partnerships in more than 70 countries around the world, launching products and services that benefit many enterprises and consumers. Vodafone is glad to see the cooperation between Chunghwa Telecom and RIM in launching the BlackBerry Torch smartphone to the carrier’s enterprise customers and consumers. Vodafone and Chunghwa Telecom’s extensive worldwide roaming coverage and attractive roaming plans will deliver unique benefits to business and leisure travelers. We will continue to work with Chunghwa Telecom to expand their international roaming services so that customers can enjoy affordable mobile services when traveling abroad.”

3G BlackBerry Service Plans and Special Offers

The BlackBerry Torch smartphone is now available through 80 Chunghwa Telecom retail outlets and authorized resellers. Chunghwa Telecom is also offering BlackBerry service plans on its 3G network. Individual customers who subscribe to a monthly service plan at NT$1,939 (NT$989 for voice and NT$950 for BlackBerry service) will be offered the BlackBerry Torch at NT$1,990*. Customers who subscribe to a monthly service plan at NT$2,739 (NT$1,789 for voice and NT$950 for BlackBerry service) will be offered the BlackBerry Torch for free*. Subscribers can also get 10MB of monthly International Roaming BlackBerry data service in 23 countries, as well as an exclusive Vodafone McLaren Mercedes skin and a BlackBerry® Sync Pod for free*. In addition, subscribers of a BlackBerry service plan on 3G can access Chunghwa Telecom’s Wi-Fi® service for free *. For more information, please visit http://www.emome.net.

The new Hami service gives BlackBerry smartphone subscribers comprehensive value-added services including access to news, stocks, financial planning, weather, horoscope and search features.

* Terms and conditions apply. Please contact Chunghwa Telecom for more details.

Brightstar Expands Global Reach into Africa with RIM Distribution Agreement

RIM Selects Brightstar to Distribute BlackBerry Smartphones in Seven African Countries

Miami, FL and Waterloo, ON - Brightstar Corp., a multi-billion dollar global services company providing solutions to manufacturers, operators, retailers, and enterprises in the telecommunications industry, today announced an expansion of its distribution agreement with Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) into Africa.

Expanding its global operations into Africa, Brightstar will begin distributing BlackBerry® products to seven countries in the Sub Sahara Africa region, including Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Cote D’Ivoire, Uganda, Tanzania and Mozambique.

Through its distribution centers and staff in Africa, Brightstar will initially distribute the BlackBerry® Curve™ 8520 and BlackBerry® Bold™ 9700 smartphones, in addition to BlackBerry software and accessories. The BlackBerry smartphones will be available from various network operators and retail outlets throughout Sub Sahara Africa.

“This expanded agreement underscores the strategic nature of our alliance with RIM and our growing global presence within the industry,” said Arturo Osorio, President Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa at Brightstar. “We look forward to taking our customized channel solutions and insights and working together to bring a larger portfolio of BlackBerry smartphones into this new market.”

“We are pleased to further our relationship with Brightstar in order to expand our reach in the market. We look forward to working with Brightstar to bring more BlackBerry smartphones to more countries in Africa,” said Deon Liebenberg, Regional Director for Sub Sahara Africa at RIM.

For more than five years, RIM and Brightstar have enjoyed a strong and growing global relationship and, with today’s announcement, the companies have now expanded their collaboration to 67 countries and regions. In addition to Africa, Brightstar currently distributes BlackBerry products to network operators, retailers and Value-Added Resellers (VARs) in the United States, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean.

About Brightstar Corp.
Brightstar is a multi-billion dollar global services company providing solutions to Manufacturers, Operators, Retailers, and Enterprises serving the telecommunications industry. With sales and distribution facilities on six continents, Brightstar offers its customers the largest global reach, enabling the right product to be in the right place, at the right time. For more information on Brightstar, please visit http://www.brightstarcorp.com.

About Research In Motion (RIM)
Research In Motion, a global leader in wireless innovation, revolutionized the mobile industry with the introduction of the BlackBerry® solution in 1999. Today, BlackBerry products and services are used by millions of customers around the world to stay connected to the people and content that matter most throughout their day. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, RIM operates offices in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America. 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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DOCOMO Launches the BlackBerry Curve 9300 Smartphone in Japan

Tokyo, Japan - NTT DOCOMO, INC. today launched the BlackBerry® Curve™ 9300 smartphone in Japan.

The BlackBerry Curve 9300 is a light-weight, compact smartphone that offers global 3G connectivity and features a comfortable full-QWERTY keyboard for fast, accurate typing, and an optical trackpad for fluid navigation. It includes built-in GPS and Wi-Fi®, as well as dedicated media keys located along on the top of the smartphone to provide handy controls for accessing multimedia and voice calls, such as skipping music tracks, pausing a video or muting.

The new smartphone also features a camera that can record video and a microSD/SDHC slot that supports up to 32 GB memory cards for media storage. With the included BlackBerry® Media Sync application, customers can easily synchronize their iTunes® and Windows Media™ Player digital music collections with the smartphone. In addition, users can customize the smartphone with a wide variety of applications found on BlackBerry App World™

The new BlackBerry Curve 9300 is supported on BlackBerry® Enterprise Server and BlackBerry® Internet Service allowing customers to access multiple supported email accounts, social networking sites and popular instant messaging services including BBM™ (BlackBerry® Messenger), with messages automatically pushed to the smartphone. The i-mode email service is also supported.

About NTT DOCOMO
NTT DOCOMO is the world’s leading mobile operator and provider of advanced mobile services. The company serves over 56 million customers in Japan, including 48 million using i-mode™, the world’s most popular mobile e-mail/Internet platform, and 54 million using FOMA™, the world’s original 3G mobile service based on W-CDMA. As a leader in the development of cutting-edge mobile technologies, DOCOMO is continually expanding the role of mobile phones as versatile and highly personalized "lifestyle tools" for everyday life, including with a wide range of innovative services for mobile payments, GPS, mobile TV, multimedia content and much more. NTT DOCOMO is listed on the Tokyo (9437), London (NDCM) and New York (DCM) stock exchanges. For more information, visit www.nttdocomo.com.

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MTN South Africa Launches the New BlackBerry Torch Smartphone in South Africa

Combines New Touch Screen Experience with Easy-To-Use Keyboard First to Feature New BlackBerry 6 with Rich WebKit Browser

Johannesburg, South Africa - MTN South Africa today launched the new BlackBerry® Torch™ 9800 smartphone in South Africa. Ideal for socially connected consumers and packed with the tools business customers love, the new handset offers elegant styling with top-of-the-line features and functionality. It’s the world's first smartphone to combine a BlackBerry® keyboard with a full touch screen experience and the first to feature the new BlackBerry® 6.

“We live in an age where people want to connect to the Internet and their social networks at anytime and from anywhere. MTN is committed to ensuring it offers its customers innovative solutions that meet their diverse needs and communication requirements,” says Serame Taukobong, Chief Marketing Officer at MTN South Africa.

The new BlackBerry Torch features an exciting combination of a large capacitive touch screen and optical trackpad with a backlit slide-out BlackBerry keyboard, designed to feel optimally balanced when opened for typing. It also offers support for high-speed 3G (UMTS/HSDPA) networks around the world, includes the latest generation in Wi-Fi® (b/g/n) connectivity and built-in GPS for location-based applications and geo-tagging. Its 5 MP camera takes exceptional pictures with continuous auto focus, image stabilization, scene modes and zoom, and it also supports video recording. In addition, it comes with a combined 8 GB of media storage out-of-the-box, and includes a microSD/SDHD memory card slot that can bring the total storage memory to 36 GB for customers that want more.

The BlackBerry Torch is the first to launch with BlackBerry 6, a new operating system for BlackBerry smartphones. It features a redesigned interface, and a new and rich WebKit-based browser that renders HTML web pages (as well as HTML email) quickly and beautifully for a great browsing experience. The browser includes tabs for accessing multiple sites simultaneously, pinch to zoom and an auto-wrap text zoom feature that can intelligently wrap text in a column while maintaining the placement of a page's key elements (simply double-tap on the BlackBerry Torch).

BlackBerry 6 features a redesigned interface that seamlessly works with the touch screen and trackpad, includes expanded messaging capabilities with intuitive features to simplify the management of social networking and RSS feeds (Social Feeds), and provides integrated access to the BlackBerry® Messenger (BBM™), Facebook®, Twitter™, MySpace™ and various instant messaging applications available on the BlackBerry Torch smartphone. Its enhanced multimedia experience rivals the best in the industry and includes a dedicated YouTube app and Podcasts app. A universal search feature allows users to search for content on the smartphone, as well as extend the search to the Internet or to discover applications on BlackBerry App World™, which is included and now supports credit card payments.

The BlackBerry Torch smartphone is expected to be available from MTN South Africa in mid-October through all MTN outlets and on all MTN price plans. For more information visit www.mtn.co.za or www.blackberry.com/torch.

Register for Rica wherever you buy an MTN PayAsYouGo starter pack or get an MTN TopUp or MTN AnyTime contract. Registration is free of charge. Just remember to bring your ID book and proof of residential address.

ABOUT MTN GROUP
Launched in 1994, the MTN Group is a multinational telecommunications group, operating in 21 countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. The MTN Group is listed on the JSE Securities Exchange in South Africa under the share code: "MTN".

As at the end of 30 June 2010, MTN recorded 129.2 million subscribers across its operations in Afghanistan, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Cyprus, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Guinea Republic, Iran, Liberia, Nigeria, Republic of Congo (Congo Brazzaville), Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Uganda, Yemen and Zambia. The MTN Group is a global sponsor of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ and has exclusive mobile content rights for Africa and the Middle East. Visit www.mtn.com and www.mtnfootball.com.

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SharePoint Mobile Integration for BlackBerry smartphones with SilverDust v2.4

Access SharePoint content with your BlackBerry smartphone, from wherever you are

BOSTON - SoftArtisans is announcing the release and immediate availability of SilverDust version 2.4, providing mobile workers with access to SharePoint content from their BlackBerry® smartphones. SilverDust allows users to access their critical business data stored in SharePoint from wherever they are using their BlackBerry smartphone.

Users can:

• Participate in SharePoint workflows
• Review, edit, check in, and check out documents
• Manage your company task lists
• Access shared calendars, and more.

“This new release brings unparalleled integration and performance,” said David Wihl, CEO of SoftArtisans, “our many enterprise customers will be very pleased with the workflow support and scalability to the largest SharePoint configurations.”
SilverDust integrates with BlackBerry® Enterprise Server and Active Directory. Configuring it does not require any changes to, or installations on, the company’s SharePoint server, and SilverDust honors all of SharePoint’s security settings. SilverDust works whether users are online or not, so they can stay productive no matter where they are.

Wide Range of Industries Seeking Increased Mobility through SharePoint Integration with BlackBerry Smartphones

SilverDust customers range from large financial enterprises to companies in the energy sector. These organizations have large SharePoint deployments, and a highly mobile workforce that they seek to make more productive while away from their desks. These companies, and others, have turned to SoftArtisans SilverDust as a trusted and secure solution.

Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Watertown, MA, SoftArtisans is a leading developer of BlackBerry® and SharePoint integration, Microsoft Office format reporting, and secure enterprise file transfer software. As a BlackBerry® Elite Alliance Member and longtime Microsoft partner, SoftArtisans develops SilverDust which provides BlackBerry® smartphone users with secure access to SharePoint content. SoftArtisans hosts the New England BlackBerry Developers Group and has been honored as one of North America's 500 fastest-growing technology companies.

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Automatically Track and Email Business Mileage Using Innovative Application For BlackBerry Smartphones

New version of VQ Mileage Tracker app not only tracks business mileage but now also automatically emails reports to user

Toronto, ON - VQ Mileage Tracker™ (www.4tracker.com), an app for BlackBerry® smartphones that automatically tracks business mileage, now also automatically emails reports to users, making it even easier for employees to save time while increasing accuracy and accountability for employers and people who are self-employed.

“VQ Mileage Tracker has been a run-away success since it launched this Spring,” says Harris Korn, president of Xpressions Inc., creators of VQ Mileage Tracker (www.4tracker.com) and VQ CarFinder (www.4carfinder). “Since then, we’ve added a number of new features based on user feedback, making VQ Mileage Tracker an even more efficient and effective tool for business people to track and report their mileage.”

New features in version 3.2.0 of VQ Mileage Tracker include:

• Auto-Report Generation: Users can set VQ Mileage Tracker to automatically email them weekly, monthly or quarterly Mileage Report spreadsheets
• Track to nearest tenth of mile/km: Users can track to the nearest tenth of a mile/km or to the nearest mile/km
• Time Tracker: In addition to reporting start and end address and distance travelled, VQ Mileage Tracker now also reports trip duration in hours and minutes so users can more accurately track time spent driving for business
• Advanced Address Capture: VQ Mileage Tracker can capture the address where the user parked even if they parked underground

“VQ Mileage Tracker saves business people time and spares them the frustration and inefficiency of manually tracking their mileage,” adds Korn. “It’s great for anyone who has to be on the road for work.”

“Most existing mileage tracking apps are what we call ‘digital pencils’, in that they require you to manually key in everything,” says Korn. “VQ Mileage Tracker does all of this for the user. It automatically notes the date and time, how far you drove, and the address you drove to every time you drive your car and now it can automatically email you all this information when you’re ready to submit an expense report.”

An Enterprise version of VQ Mileage Tracker has also been launched which enables companies to efficiently and cost-effectively track employee mileage.

VQ Mileage Tracker uses the GPS built into a BlackBerry smartphone along with in-vehicle Bluetooth® to automatically determine when the user starts and ends a trip. Owners of vehicles without built-in Bluetooth can purchase a VQ Bluetooth Car Charger (a Car Charger that also simulates in-vehicle Bluetooth) at www.4tracker.com, or they can use the app in semi-automatic mode – they just click on the app when they start driving, and then click the app again when they reach their destination. VQ Mileage Tracker does the rest.

“The business community’s response to VQ Mileage Tracker has been exceptional. Salespeople and field service staff see this as a great time saver. Management in sales, field services and finance see VQ Mileage Tracker as an efficient and cost effective tool to increase staff productivity and reporting accuracy. We’re also exploring enterprise-level licensing opportunities for companies to distribute VQ Mileage Tracker to their staff as a productivity tool.”

VQ Mileage Tracker is currently promotionally priced on BlackBerry App World™ (www.blackberry.com/appworld). VQ Mileage Tracker works on all current BlackBerry smartphone models that have built-in GPS and run BlackBerry OS version 4.6 or higher.

For more information go to www.4tracker.com

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About Xpressions Inc:

Xpressions Inc. (www.xpinc.com), creators of innovative and time/stress-saving apps like VQ Mileage Tracker (www.4tracker.com) and VQ CarFinder (www.4carfinder.com), is a Product Innovation company that invents and markets technology-driven products. Xpressions Inc. is a BlackBerry® Alliance Associate Member and a Forum Nokia Pro Member, and is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

© 2010 Xpressions Inc. All Rights Reserved. VQ Mileage Tracker, VQ CarFinder and related marks, images and symbols are exclusive properties and trademarks of Xpressions Inc and VisionQuest Innovations.

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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SCOTTY mobil available for BlackBerry smartphones!

Public transportation route finder app now available on BlackBerry App World

Vienna, Austria - SCOTTY mobil is ÖBB’s (Austrian Railways) new route finder app for BlackBerry® smartphones, allowing users to search and plan travel using all means of public transport in Austria. To make travelling easier than ever before, ÖBB announces the launch of the free app on BlackBerry App World™.

Future of mobile information
The SCOTTY mobil app provides up to date information including: train and bus schedules, maps of local areas and real-time information and updates relevant to all forms of public transport in Austria. The initiative, which started more than 2 years ago to better inform travelers in Austria, provides travel information in real-time, as well as maps of the surroundings. Beginning today, travelers will be able to get all this information, using the SCOTTY mobil application on their BlackBerry smartphone.

Smart connection
Gabriele Lutter, Speaker of the Board of Management ÖBB Personenverkehr: "The intelligent link between BlackBerry smartphones and the ÖBB service makes every aspect of researching information for travel even more convenient. With this application, checking for a schedule on your BlackBerry smartphone is extremely easy and straight-forward, even if you are doing it at the last minute."

SCOTTY mobil leads the way
SCOTTY mobil provides travelers with a simple way to find their preferred connection and timetable, without the need to enter large amounts of information. You will always find the right way, because SCOTTY mobil shows walking instructions as well as bus stops and/or surrounding train stations. Thanks to having real-time information at your fingertips, you can always check if your train is on time. You will find schedules, not only of Austrian means of public transport, but also European train connections or even bus timetables in Switzerland.

SCOTTY mobil is a service of the ÖBB which is free of charge. Charges for downloads may apply depending on your mobile provider. Further information can be found at: www.oebb.at/scottymobil.

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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Kryos Velocity Announces New Product Dedicated to Creating Lotus Domino Apps for BlackBerry Smartphones

Velocity Designer for Lotus® Domino® allows you to create out-of-the-box enterprise applications for BlackBerry smartphones

Orlando, FL - Today at WES 2010, Kryos Systems Ltd. announced the beta launch of Velocity Designer for Lotus® Domino®. This innovative new software helps bridge the gap between Lotus Domino data and the growing need for enterprise mobile applications. With no programming background necessary, Lotus Domino administrators can extend access to Lotus Domino databases into the hands of remote staff. The Velocity Designer for Lotus Domino software can quickly and easily build BlackBerry® smartphone applications using simple menus, forms, and templates that leverage features of the BlackBerry platform.

“Building off our Velocity Mobile Platform technology and 15 years of Lotus Domino application development experience, this new product makes building mobile apps a breeze,” says Rick Hugie, Chief Technology Officer. “Enterprise applications for BlackBerry smartphones can be developed in a matter of days, right from within Lotus Notes, with Velocity guiding you through each step of the process.”

The benefit to the enterprise market is significant. Corporations can easily create remote access to back-office data and programs that run on the Lotus Domino platform. Traditionally it would require a team of specialized programmers significant time and money to accomplish the task. Velocity Designer for Lotus Domino handles the translation between the back-office systems and a wide variety of BlackBerry smartphones and allows businesses to connect the two with the skills of in-house Lotus personnel.

“The market for enterprise applications for BlackBerry smartphones is significant,” says Trevor Nimegeers, President & CEO. “Comscore reported a +21% growth in U.S. smartphone ownership in February 2010, with BlackBerry smartphones being the dominant player with 42.1% share of the U.S. smartphone platform market*. Smartphones are becoming mainstream and we’re making it easier for corporations to extend their existing technology investment in smartphones.”

Velocity for Lotus Domino will be launching to the marketplace in summer 2010, at the completion of beta testing. For more information or to participate in the beta testing, visit the Kryos Velocity booth at WES 2010 (booth #606), email sales@kryos.com, or phone 1-(866) 968-4826.

About Kryos
Founded in 1995, with headquarters in Calgary, Canada, Kryos is an award winning software and services company that helps people work better together through technology. Kryos developed the Velocity Designer for Lotus Domino to enable businesses to build Lotus applications for BlackBerry smartphones, without specialized developer skills, in time scales that measure in days, not months. Develop today, deploy tomorrow. It's that simple. Kryos is an IBM Premier Business Partner and BlackBerry® Alliance Member. For more information, please visit www.kryosvelocity.com.

*Source: Comscore February 2010 U.S. Mobile Subscriber Market Share Report

The BlackBerry and RIM families of related marks, images and symbols are the exclusive properties and trademarks of Research In Motion Limited. Lotus and Domino are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States and other countries.

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Prylos Launches Y-Dom Application for BlackBerry Smartphones

A job tracking and authentication solution that promises significant productivity gains in the personal and household service sector

Paris, France - Prylos, the specialist in professional mobile software developed for BlackBerry® smartphones, and a member of the BlackBerry® Alliance Program, today announced the availability of Y-Dom, a dedicated personal and household services application.

Y-Dom application for BlackBerry smartphones provides real-time tracking and authentication of job assignments performed by employees. Work order dispatching and scheduling, service call reports, alerts and timesheets are all handled on the employee’s BlackBerry smartphone, which is connected up to the company’s central information system via a wireless carrier network. Y-Dom also delivers real-time feedback to a central database. As a result, service workers spend much less time traveling back and forth to retrieve orders.

Best of all, the software does away with hardcopy timesheets, which were previously handled in two stages and required two signatures, so that processing, monitoring labor costs and invoicing takes less time and effort.

With 6 million* households in France interested and 2 million individuals already employing outside help, personal and household services are a booming business, with the sector boasting the highest job-creation rate over the past few years. The areas involved range from housekeeping and childcare to help with schoolwork and care for the elderly.

The rapid growth of this sector, combined with the need for professionals to upgrade their service offers and optimize their costs, led Prylos to develop the Y-Dom mobile application.

*Source ANSP (Agence Nationale des Services à la Personne)

About Prylos
Formed in 2003 by Caroline Noublanche and David Lacan, Prylos is the specialist of mobile applications for professional and private users with an innovative concept: make your phone really smart. Prylos transforms the mobile into a true management tool suited to all and thus facilitates the everyday life of mobile workers, both in their work and their private lives. Prylos’ visionary know-how and technological reliability were lauded by Orange and Sun in 2003 and were awarded the 2007 CRM (Customer Relationship Management) Prize.

Nurtured by Paris Développement, the Paris Council’s high-tech incubator, Prylos gained the backing of OSEO Anvar for its approach to innovation in 2006.
A few references: Casino, Daily Motion, IPSOS, Néopresse (a subsidiary of La Poste), Neuf Cegetel, Pages Jaunes, RATP, SFR, Sernam, SNCF, Ten, TNS Sofres.
Workforce: 18. 2008 revenue: 1.3 million euros. www.prylos.com

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

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Tata Indicom Introduces Prepaid BlackBerry Service Plans and the First Weekly Plan Offering in India

• Introduces two service plans: BlackBerry Internet Bundle and BlackBerry Messaging Bundle
• Weekly plans for prepaid BlackBerry services a first in India
• Weekly package of Rs 85/- and Rs 250/-

New Delhi - Tata Teleservices Limited, India’s fastest-growing pan-India dual-technology telecom service provider, today announced through Tata Indicom the launch of prepaid BlackBerry® service plans. The new prepaid plans include a weekly plan offering, representing the first such BlackBerry service plans for customers in India.

Prepaid customers can choose from two service plans: BlackBerry® Messaging Bundle and BlackBerry® Internet Bundle, which offer customers different combinations of access to email, instant messaging services, social networking sites and Internet browsing. BlackBerry Messaging Bundle and BlackBerry Internet Bundle are available at a monthly package of Rs 299/- , Rs 900/- and weekly package of Rs 85/- and Rs 250/- respectively.

Announcing the launch of prepaid BlackBerry service and the weekly plans, Mr. Sunil Batra, President, Tata Teleservices said, “There are 2 firsts: first is that Tata Indicom is now offering prepaid BlackBerry services to customers and the second first is a weekly plan for BlackBerry smartphone customers who opt for prepaid services. Offering weekly service plans stems from our insight that the prepaid segment is highly cost conscious, and offering them weekly plans will liberate them from monthly commitments. Also we do realize that customer’ service preferences change often and offering weekly plans that suit their pocket and offers them the flexibility to change service options and keep up with the latest social trends is sure to be well received by the prepaid customer segment.”

Under the BlackBerry Messaging Bundle service plan, customers get unlimited access to email and popular instant messaging services. It allows customers to access as many as ten supported email accounts such as Hotmail®, Yahoo!® Mail, Google Mail™ and chat on popular services including Windows Live™ Messenger, Google Talk™, Yahoo!® Messenger and BlackBerry® Messenger. As an additional benefit, BlackBerry smartphones can display messages from multiple mailboxes in a single inbox and supports viewing email attachments from Microsoft Word (.doc), Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt), Microsoft Excel (.xls), and Adobe pdf (.pdf), as well as image files (.jpg, .bmp, .png, .gif, .tiff).

BlackBerry Internet Bundle gives customers all the features of the BlackBerry Messaging Bundle plus unlimited access to web browsing. .

“That’s not all; both plans are available on all BlackBerry smartphones from Tata Indicom,” Mr. Batra added. “BlackBerry smartphones have been well-received in the Indian market, and the launch of a variety of models is contributing to the appeal of the BlackBerry platform to an even wider range of customers. We have received tremendous response to our enhanced BlackBerry smartphone portfolio efficiently catering to diverse segments.”

Tata Indicom offers a variety of BlackBerry smartphones that can be conveniently combined with prepaid options such as the BlackBerry® Tour™ 9630, priced at Rs 27,990/-, which supports 3G networks around the world and includes rich multimedia features, as well as the popular BlackBerry® Curve™ 8330 priced at 15990/-, which provides customers with a wide range of easy-to-use mobile applications, including email, phone, organizer, camera, multimedia and more.

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 brands - Tata Indicom, Tata DOCOMO, Tata Photon and Tata Walky 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 420,000 towns and villages across the country, serving over 60 million subscribers. After its collaboration with Japan’s NTT DOCOMO in November 2008, Tata Teleservices has so far launched GSM services under the TATA DOCOMO brand name in 16 telecom Circles, and the remaining part of the country is also expected to be covered shortly. The company recently launched a new brand on the GSM platform—T24—in partnership with Indian retail giant Future Group. Tata Teleservices’ bouquet of telephony services includes mobile services, wireless desktop phones, public booth telephony and Wireline services.

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

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National Geographic Experience Goes Mobile On BlackBerry Smartphones

HONG KONG - National Geographic today announced the launch of the National Geographic Application for BlackBerry® smartphone users in Hong Kong and Australia. The application is the first Hong Kong-developed National Geographic application designated for the BlackBerry platform and features a collection of wallpapers, ring-tones and video highlights from the National Geographic Channel, the brand most recognized for its high-quality production, compelling documentaries and breathtaking photos.

Inspiring BlackBerry smartphone users to explore the real world at their fingertips, the National Geographic Application delivers first-class National Geographic content and programming based on National Geographic’s multimedia archive, and is available for BlackBerry smartphone users in Hong Kong from PCCW mobile* and in Australia on BlackBerry App World™ (www.blackberry.com/appworld).

“The collaboration with Research In Motion expands the reach of National Geographic Channel into the mobile space, enabling us to deliver the unique National Geographic experience to BlackBerry users in Hong Kong and Australia,” said Ward Platt, President, Asia Pacific and the Middle East, National Geographic Channel International. “The sophisticated National Geographic Application caters to National Geographic subscribers who tell us they are increasingly using their BlackBerry smartphone to keep them entertained and informed while they are on the go. Similarly, we are looking forward to winning new fans for the Channel among BlackBerry subscribers.”

“National Geographic Channel will continue to work with RIM to enrich the National Geographic Application for BlackBerry smartphones. We aim to create new business opportunities in the burgeoning mobile spectrum with our premium content for our advertisers in Asia,” added Mr. Platt.

“The National Geographic Application enriches the mobile experience for BlackBerry smartphone users and is a great example of the type of entertainment and rich content that can be delivered on the BlackBerry platform,” said Jeff McDowell, Senior Vice President, Business Segment Marketing & Alliances, Research In Motion.

The National Geographic Application is available for BlackBerry smartphones running BlackBerry® OS 4.3 or higher.

About National Geographic Channels International
National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) invites viewers to live curious through its smart, innovative programming that questions what we know, how we view the world and what drives us forward. A business enterprise owned by National Geographic Television (NGT) and FOX Entertainment Group, NGCI contributes to the National Geographic Society's commitment to exploration, conservation and education through its six channels: National Geographic Channel, National Geographic Channel HD, Nat Geo Wild, Nat Geo Wild HD, Nat Geo Adventure and Nat Geo Music. Globally, National Geographic Channel (including NGC U.S., which is a joint venture of NGT and Fox Cable Networks Group) is available in more than 320 million homes in 166 countries and 34 languages. For more information, please visit www.natgeotv.com.

*Remark:
1. The National Geographic Application is now available from PCCW mobile for a monthly fee of HK$10. New users who sign up a one-year plan with PCCW mobile will enjoy free access to the application for 3 months. Terms and conditions apply, please check with PCCW mobile.

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Bharti Airtel Completes Deployment of the Bangalore Traffic Police Enforcement Automation System on BlackBerry Smartphones

Bangalore -

• Hon. Home Minister, State of Karnataka presents BlackBerry smartphones to traffic police personnel
• Bangalore Traffic Police equips all 650 Traffic Police officers with BlackBerry smartphones, making it the largest deployment of BlackBerry smartphones for a police department in India.

Bharti Airtel, Asia’s leading integrated telecom services provider, today announced that it has successfully completed the deployment of the “Traffic Police Enforcement Automation” system by providing BlackBerry® smartphones to all the officers of the Bangalore Traffic Police. Dr. V.S.Acharya, Hon. Home Minister, State of Karnataka in the presence of Mr. Shankar Bidari IPS, Commissioner of Police Bangalore City presented the last lot of 10 BlackBerry smartphones to the Bangalore Traffic Police personnel. With this, the Bangalore Traffic Police department has equipped all 650 officers a BlackBerry smartphone, giving them access to the large central database of vehicles, drivers and offenders.

The initiative brings together all aspects of operational traffic policing in one unified system and is capable of pulling out data on more than two million cases in less than two minutes. The solution involves vigilance through video cameras, set up at different traffic signals and equipping every Bangalore traffic police officer with a BlackBerry smartphone and Bluetooth® printer, which gives them access to the history of the driver and the vehicle and allows the officer to issue challans on the spot with the click of a button. This secure login based application assists in determining if the offender has a pending fine against his vehicle. The solution also allows officials to monitor their staff and generate periodical reports on performance

Commenting on the initiative, Mr. Praveen Sood- Addl CP Bangalore Traffic Police said “The BlackBerry solution from Airtel is a powerful tool, which not only enhances the visibility of a robust and a streamlined Traffic Enforcement System but also gives us an effective way to control traffic offences.”

Commenting on the occasion, Najib Khan- Chief Operating Officer-South, Enterprise Services, Bharti Airtel said “It is a privilege for Bharti Airtel to have been entrusted with this prestigious project and is a clear recognition of our strength to deliver customised solutions. As an industry leader, we are committed to partner and deploy innovative solutions, such as BlackBerry smartphones, that make a positive impact on the community.”

As part of its efforts to develop applications for m-government initiatives, Bharti Airtel is working with various state governments to offer mobile based services for municipal corporations, NREGA and healthcare centers. An Airtel application has enabled property tax collection to go online, bringing down the queues in front of payment counters as well as enhancing revenue collection.

About Bharti Airtel Limited
Bharti Airtel Limited, a group company of Bharti Enterprises, is among Asia’s leading integrated telecom services providers with operations in India and Sri Lanka. In South Asia, the company had an aggregate of over 125.3 million customers as of end December 2009, including 120.23 million mobile customers. Bharti Airtel has been ranked among the six best performing technology companies in the world by BusinessWeek.

Bharti Airtel is structured as four strategic business units - Mobile, Telemedia, Enterprise and Digital TV. The mobile business offers services in India and Sri Lanka. The Telemedia business provides broadband, IPTV and telephone services in 95 Indian cities. The Enterprise business provides end-to-end telecom solutions to corporate customers and national and international long distance services to carriers. The Digital TV business provides DTH services across India. All these services are provided under the Airtel brand. Airtel’s national high-speed optic fibre network currently spans over 118,337 Rkms across India. Airtel's international network infrastructure includes ownership of the i2i submarine cable system and consortium ownership in five global undersea cable systems, SEA-ME-WE 4, EIG, I-ME-WE, AAG and UNITY. For more information, visit www.airtel.in

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Take Care of Business Virtually Anywhere with OtterBox Cases for BlackBerry Smartphones

Fort Collins, COLO. - For people who long to maintain an active, adventure-seeking lifestyle, OtterBox offers BlackBerry® smartphone users quality, style and protection so they can take care of what’s important to them wherever they are.

Impact™ Series: A single-layered case that combines durable silicone with impact-absorbing features to add protection against everyday bumps and shocks. A self-adhering screen protector is included to safeguard from scratches and smudges. The headphone jack, sync/charge jack, speakers, microphone, sensors, camera and all buttons remain completely accessible through the case. OtterBox Impact Series cases are available for all smartphones in the BlackBerry® Bold™ series and BlackBerry® Curve™ series as well as the BlackBerry® Storm™ and BlackBerry® Tour™ smartphones.*

Commuter™ Series: BlackBerry smartphone users get the best of both worlds with the OtterBox Commuter Series line. Combining elements from the rugged Defender™ Series and characteristics from the skin-style Impact Series, the Commuter Series is a sleek and stylish, down to business case. All buttons remain fully functional and audio jacks and USB ports are accessible through silicone plugs. OtterBox Commuter Series cases are available for the BlackBerry Storm series; BlackBerry Bold series; BlackBerry Tour; and all models in the BlackBerry Curve series.*

Defender Series: This case is three layers of rugged protection that begs for adventure. Layer one is a clear, thermal-formed membrane that protects the screen and keypad, layer two is a hi-impact polycarbonate shell and layer three is durable silicone that absorbs shocks, bumps and drops. This line of cases truly defends no matter what your day brings. OtterBox Defender Series cases are available for the BlackBerry Bold 9700; BlackBerry Bold 9000; BlackBerry Storm series; and all smartphones in the BlackBerry Curve and BlackBerry® Pearl series. Defender Series covers are also available for the BlackBerry® 8700 smartphone and the BlackBerry® 8800 smartphone.**

Visit OtterBox during the Mobile World Congress at the ShowStoppers® press event February 14th to check out all of these cases and more. Or see the full line of BlackBerry smartphone products at the BlackBerry stand, # 8B91, Hall 8.

About OtterBox:

Built upon fundamentals of hard work, innovation and perseverance, OtterBox is a leader in the production of premier protective solutions for global handheld manufacturers, wireless carriers and distributors.

Incorporating creativity and cutting-edge design into every product, OtterBox creates sleek and durable cases that offer reliable device protection to complement any lifestyle.

OtterBox was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Fort Collins, Colo.

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

Notes:

*Impact and Commuter Series cases are NOT protected against water. Will provide some added protection against bump and shock.

**Defender Series cases are NOT protect against water. Will provide some added protection against drop, bump and dust.

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GPXS Services Announces BlackBerry Alliance Elite Membership

Netherlands - After several years of providing Managed Services for the BlackBerry® solution in Europe, GPXS Services today announced that it has renewed its membership in the BlackBerry® Alliance Program as a BlackBerry® Elite Alliance Member.
GPXS Services is one of the first organizations in the Netherlands to enroll as an Elite member of the BlackBerry Alliance Program.
Enrolling as a BlackBerry Alliance Elite Member will help enable GPXS Services to deliver even more innovative managed services solutions to the market.

Elite membership provides many benefits to companies that want to offer BlackBerry solutions to the market. BlackBerry Alliance Elite Members are technology and brand leaders that foster innovation and channel opportunities for the BlackBerry platform, and have the opportunity to work closely with RIM on joint marketing, sales and customer engagements.

About GPXS Services
GPXS Services simplifies the introduction, expansion and management of mobile data solutions for corporate customers. The company's services focus on the deployment, management, training and support of BlackBerry® smartphones.

GPXS Services is privately owned, employs some of the best and most experienced BlackBerry experts worldwide, and is led by a team of seasoned industry executives and entrepreneurs. The company is a BlackBerry Alliance Member and strategic partner to multiple mobile operators and global enterprises. It has offices in Ghent, Amsterdam, Munich, Madrid and Norwalk - Connecticut. The GPXS Group was established late 2002, originally focusing on professional and training services for BlackBerry. For more information: www.gpxs.net

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Introducing Oratio for BlackBerry Smartphones

New screen reader application provides blind and visually impaired customers with a solution to more easily access BlackBerry smartphones

Longueuil, QC, Canada and Barcelona, Spain - HumanWare, the global leader in assistive technologies for the print disabled, and Code Factory, maker of Mobile Speak, the award winning mobile screen readers technology, announced today that Oratio, a new screen reader application, Oratio is now available for select BlackBerry® smartphones. The new Oratio screen reader is an innovative software application from HumanWare that converts the information presented visually on the BlackBerry smartphone screen into speech output and enables customers with visual impairments to more easily access and operate their BlackBerry smartphone.

“We are excited to launch the Oratio application for BlackBerry smartphones for customers with visual impairments,” said Gilles Pepin, CEO of HumanWare, “This new and exciting product will help enable print disabled customers stay in touch and connected with what is important to them in today’s fast moving world.”

“We are proud to have worked closely with HumanWare and Research In Motion to deliver a screen reader application that is optimized to work with BlackBerry smartphones,” explained Eduard Sánchez, Code Factoy’s CEO. “This application offers a perfect symbiosis between the screen reader and the user's BlackBerry smartphone.”“RIM worked closely with HumanWare and Code Factory in the development of this innovative and important BlackBerry app for visually impaired customers. We are very pleased that Oratio is now available in the market,” said Tyler Lessard, VP Global Alliances & Developer Relations, Research In Motion.

About Oratio

Screen reader software application based on the award-winning Mobile Speak screen reader software application

Provides customers with an intuitive speech interface that reads aloud the information displayed visually on the BlackBerry smartphone screen

Supports BlackBerry® Curve™ 8520 smartphones

Available in US English, with upcoming support for other languages

Available for download at www.Oratio4bb.com

For more information about Oratio, visit www.humanware.com/oratio

About HumanWare
HumanWare (www.humanware.com) is the global leader in assistive technologies for the print disabled. HumanWare provides products to people who are blind or have low vision and students with learning disabilities. HumanWare offers a collection of innovative products, including BrailleNote, the leading productivity device for the blind in education, business and for personal use; the Victor Reader product line, the world's leading digital audiobook players; the SmartView family of handheld and desktop electronic magnifiers; and myReader2, HumanWare's unique "auto-reader". For more information about HumanWare, visit www.humanware.com

About Code Factory
Code Factory is the leading provider of screen readers, screen magnifiers, and Braille interfaces for the widest range of mainstream mobile devices. Our mission is to break down barriers to the accessibility of mobile technology for the blind and visually impaired. Our accessible solutions are used in more than 50 countries and 30 languages. Among Code Factory's customers are well known organizations for the blind such as ONCE, and carriers such as AT&T, Bouygues Telecom, SFR, and Vodafone. To learn more about Code Factory, visit http://www.codefactory.es

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FancyFon Updates FAMOC Application To Manage BlackBerry Smartphones

FancyFon Upgrades Support to Include BlackBerry Enterprise Server v5.0 for Corporate Users and BlackBerry Internet Service Users

Cork, Ireland - FancyFon™, a pioneer in unlocking the capabilities of next generation mobile communications and a BlackBerry® Alliance Program Member, today announced that it has introduced the FAMOC™ (FancyFon Mobility Center) application for BlackBerry® smartphones. The FAMOC application is now compatible with BlackBerry® Enterprise Server version 5.0, and also provides full support for BlackBerry® Internet Service users. By increasing its support for the BlackBerry® solution, FancyFon is further strengthening its commitment to the BlackBerry® platform.

FancyFon has provided specialist remote support for BlackBerry smartphone users since February 2009, empowering mobile operators and enterprise customers to manage BlackBerry smartphone deployments remotely - regardless of whether they are connected to a BlackBerry Enterprise Server or on BlackBerry Internet Service. This is done by enabling access to end users’ phone screens, keyboards, applications and files via over-the-air diagnostic tools.

FAMOC simplifies the process of moving user data from multiple platform handsets to BlackBerry smartphones, enabling the centralized management of corporate handsets, regardless of operating system and manufacturer. FAMOC empowers organizations to remotely install any application, wipe a device and SD card, or create and roll out new functionality to the BlackBerry smartphone fleet, from a single common FAMOC console or via multiple BlackBerry Enterprise Servers.
With the management capabilities of FAMOC, BlackBerry smartphone users will experience the following additional features from FancyFon:

• Integration into multiple BlackBerry Enterprise Servers to provide a single point of control
• The remote installation of applications onto BlackBerry smartphones provides unparalleled asset, configuration, application and security management to BlackBerry Internet Service users.
• The capability to back up and restore BlackBerry smartphone contacts, calendar information and other defined data and files, over the air, can be initiated by the user or centrally by an administrator
• Security enhancements include the configuration or wiping of data on BlackBerry smartphones, as well as the remote wiping of a handset’s microSD card when required

Dietmar Fuchs, COO at FancyFon commented; “Many corporate customers operate on one or more mobile platforms, which is complex and time consuming to manage. FancyFon’s ability to provide a single point of control over multiple BlackBerry Enterprise Servers and other mobile platforms radically simplifies the management of a mobile device fleet which leads to impressive cost savings for FAMOC customers.”

FAMOC is a centralized mobile device lifecycle management platform that enables customers to control multiple mobile devices based on multiple mobile platforms in real time, over the air. This provides mobile handset users with the following benefits:

• Improved business productivity and increased employee efficiency
• Seamless roll out of new and improved services, over the air
• Removed administrative complexity and minimized support and management costs
• Increased privacy and data security to address the compliance issues of corporate clients

About FancyFon
Established in 2006, FancyFon provides a portfolio of industry-leading solutions for the mobile device lifecycle management market, enabling any number of mobile phones or network devices using a variety of operating systems - including RIM, Symbian, Apple, Windows Mobile, Android and Java-based feature phones - to be centrally and remotely managed, over the Internet. FancyFon Mobility Center (FAMOC™) provides asset, configuration, application, and security management, as well as remote support for handsets based on all of these mobile platforms, either as a hosted or as an on-site solution. With its head office in Cork, Ireland, FancyFon customers include service providers, large enterprise and government organizations in Europe and the United States. www.fancyfon.com

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iScreen Corporation Launches the First eBook Application with Chinese Content for BlackBerry Smartphone

Taipei, Taiwan - iScreen Corporation, a leading value-added mobile service provider, today announced the launch of an eBook application for BlackBerry® smartphones. The eBook application from iScreen offers more than 1,000 Chinese works of fiction and comics for BlackBerry smartphone users to download, making it the first-of-its-kind offering.

David Chou, General Manager of iScreen commented, “eBook is a popular topic in Taiwan and we have seen strong market demand to use eBooks on handsets, such as BlackBerry smartphones. We are glad to develop an eBook application for BlackBerry smartphones, which provides customers an ease-to-use, convenient and eco-friendly way to enjoy reading.”

Features of the iScreen eBook application for BlackBerry smartphones include:

• Multiple Reading Modes: Text can be presented vertically or horizontally to cater for both Chinese and western styles. Users can also switch to a full-screen reading mode.
• Bookmarks: An electronic bookmark allows users to continue reading from where they’ve left off.
• Personalized Text and Backgrounds: Users can personalize the reading page by adjusting the font size and color, line and character spacing, and background color.
• Jump-to Function: The function allows users to jump to the cover, the table of contents, the first or last page or specify a particular page they would like to read.
• Reminders: Shows tips and tricks to use the app, as well as the current page number.

iScreen Corporation has engaged in the research and development of eBooks for over two years, making them one of the pioneers in the industry. In 2008, iScreen was the first service provider to launch comics for smartphones and handsets in Taiwan with Taiwan Mobile. In 2009, iScreen took a further step further by adding popular fiction to its catalog.

The eBook application from iScreen is available for the BlackBerry® Bold™ 9000 and BlackBerry® Storm™ smartphones. BlackBerry subscribers from Taiwan Mobile will be able to download the app from Taiwan Mobile’s catch portal (www.catch.net.tw) on January 18. The eBook application is free of charge and each book or comic will cost NT10 to NT50*.

*Terms and conditions apply. Please check with Taiwan Mobile.

About iScreen Corporation
Established at the end of 1999, iScreen Corporation has partnered with owners of world renowned brand content. iScreen Corporation has long enjoyed prominence in the industry as a service provider and developer of mobile games, eBooks (comics and fiction), videos, graphics and ringtones.

With surpassing professional skills and outstanding marketing strategies, iScreen Corporation has conducted strong distribution sales and business promotion for the famous brand content of its partners in Taiwan, Japan, the United States and Europe. This is why iScreen Corporation has been able to deliver high-quality mobile entertainment to the vast amount of clients in Asia.

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dtac Celebrates Record Growth of BlackBerry Subscriptions

Bangkok, Thailand - Following the launch of BlackBerry® solution on 2 December 2009, dtac has achieved 300 percent growth of BlackBerry subscriptions in its first month.

Wansit Saiyawan, Senior Vice President of International Business Division, Total Access Communication Public Company Limited (dtac), said “With our attractive BlackBerry service price plan and our special promotions for dtac customers, BlackBerry smartphones and services have been well received by our customers. With such warm welcome, we have decided to extend our THANK* and WINTER* promotions until the end of February, 2010.

“The growth rate of our BlackBerry subscriptions is tremendous. With this growth and its potential, we have made certain that our dtac Internet (dtac’s data network) is ready and will be able to support more subscribers so that users' experience will be smooth and seamless”.

dtac launched the BlackBerry solution with a special edition, white BlackBerry® Curve™ 8520 smartphone. The pre-order took place earlier last month and the smartphone is now available at selected dtac’s Service Halls, dtac centers, TGFone, JAY MART and i-mobile shops. A limited time promotional price for the BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone starts at BT9,999 (excl. VAT) with subscription*.

For more information on BlackBerry smartphones from dtac, customers can visit http://www.dtac.co.th/blackberry or call *8111.

*Promotions are subjected to certain terms and conditions such as service subscription, lock in period and advance payment etc. Details are available at http://www.dtac.co.th/blackberry or call *8111.

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Globe Launches New Prepaid BlackBerry Service Plans

Philippines - Globe Telecommunications, a leading telecommunications company in the Philippines, launches new prepaid BlackBerry® service plans, making the BlackBerry service easily available to Filipino customers.

Starting today, Globe subscribers can get unlimited BlackBerry service on their BlackBerry smartphones with new prepaid service plans. The Daily Personal BlackBerry® plan offers unlimited data usage for a day at only P50. The 5-Day Personal BlackBerry® plan costs P220 and the Monthly Personal BlackBerry® plan is P1,200.

The new prepaid BlackBerry service plans provide unlimited access to (push) email including Yahoo!® Mail and Gmail®; instant messaging via BlackBerry® Messenger, Yahoo!® Messenger, Google Talk™, and Windows Live™ Messenger; and social networking sites such as Facebook® and Flickr™.

"Globe is pleased to launch a variety of BlackBerry service plans that cater to all needs – the prepaid Personal BlackBerry plans. Globe is giving all prepaid users, whether individual or business users, flexible and affordable BlackBerry service plans complemented by the new and highly approachable BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone, which was recently made available in the Philippines market. The new BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone and prepaid BlackBerry service plans will change the way users access personal and business information on the go,” said Jesus C. Romero, Enterprise Segments Head at Globe Business.

Globe Business offers wireless and wireline data and voice solutions relevant to the needs of various small, medium and large enterprises from diverse industries, including top corporations in the Philippines. It provides them with solutions that perfectly match their business demands and provide cost efficiency, security, mobility, IT integration, and reliable connectivity.

The BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone, launched by Globe in October to both consumers and Globe Business customers, is 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.

To activate the prepaid BlackBerry service plans and experience unlimited BlackBerry service all day just text BB ON and send to 8888. This is available to all Globe prepaid subscribers nationwide.

The prepaid BlackBerry service will be activated on the customer’s Globe prepaid account and BlackBerry smartphone within 24 hours following the text message registration. Internet browsing is not included in the unlimited service and will be charged like any GPRS service for prepaid subscribers -- P5 for 15 minutes for time-based browsing or P0.15/KB for volume-based browsing.

About Globe

Globe™ is a leading telecommunications company in the Philippines. Our mission is to transform and enrich lives through communications by way of our vision of making great things possible.

Through our renewed commitment to "enriching lives through ease and relevance", our goal is to enrich everyday communications by simplifying and removing obstacles in communication technology so that we bring our customers closer to what matters to them most.

We strive to create and deliver products that are relevant to our customers' needs and are easy to understand and use, and are delivered with warmth and knowledge.

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