RIM to Host Eighth Annual Wireless Enterprise Symposium

Waterloo, ON - Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) will host the eighth annual Wireless Enterprise Symposium (WES) from May 5-7, 2009 in Orlando, Florida. WES 2009 will bring together industry innovators and leaders from around the world to share insights on the BlackBerry platform as well as a wide range of other wireless products and services. Attendees can learn about the latest mobile innovations and gain the tools and inspiration needed to assess new mobile opportunities in their organization and maximize the return on their investment.

The symposium will feature an impressive range of exhibitors in the solutions showcase and will host thousands of delegates from over 90 countries worldwide. WES 2009 will provide attendees with exceptional opportunities to learn from many of the industry's leading experts, discover the very latest breakthrough solutions, network with peers and form new business relationships. WES 2009 attendees can also gain hands-on experience with the new BlackBerry® Enterprise Server v5.0 software as well as try out a broad array of BlackBerry applications in the BlackBerry App World™ showcase.

WES 2009 co-sponsors include Cisco, Hewlett Packard, IBM, AT&T, BoxTone, Brightstar, Chalk Media, Conceivium Business Solutions, Google, Lenovo, SAP, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile USA, Verizon Wireless, Viigo, Vodafone and Zenprise. Leading experts from Forrester Research, IDC, Yankee Group, and CCS Insight will also be presenting at WES 2009.

Keynote Speakers
An impressive line-up of keynote speakers at WES 2009 includes:

• Mike Lazaridis: Mr. Lazaridis is recognized in the global wireless community as a visionary, innovator, and engineer of extraordinary talent. He is Founder, President and Co-CEO of Research In Motion (RIM) and is responsible for product strategy, research and development, product development, and manufacturing.
• Robert J. Picciano: Mr. Picciano is General Manager for Lotus and WebSphere Portal Software at IBM and oversees an extensive portfolio of collaboration tools designed to empower people to be more effective, responsive and innovative within the context of the work they do.
• Laurent Philonenko: Mr. Philonenko is Vice President and General Manager of the Cisco Unified Communications business unit, which provides messaging, conferencing and desktop and phone client solutions including video and mobility.
• Eric C. Haseltine: Mr. Haseltine is President and Managing Partner, Haseltine Partners LLC, as well as Former 'CTO' for the U.S. intelligence community and former head of Walt Disney Imagineering. Mr. Haseltine has more than 100 publications in science and technical journals, the web and Discover Magazine.
• Shane Robison: Mr. Robison is Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Technology Officer at Hewlett Packard where he is responsible for shaping HP's overall corporate strategy and technology agenda and oversees the company's corporate marketing function.
• Malcom Gladwell: Best-selling author of Outliers, The Tipping Point and Blink, Mr. Gladwell has been named as one of the 100 Most Influential People by Time Magazine. He is also known to have an incomparable gift for interpreting new ideas in the social sciences and making them understandable, practical and valuable to business and general audiences alike.

Tracks and Sessions
A wide selection of general sessions, technical seminars, case studies, demonstrations, exhibits, training, labs and workshops will also be offered. WES 2009 features five tracks with a choice of more than 100 sessions to enable attendees to customize and maximize their learning opportunities.

• Mobile Architecture and Administration -- This track focuses on the new BlackBerry Enterprise Server v5.0 software, architecting for high availability, best practices for administration, reducing downtime and troubleshooting common challenges.
• Mobilizing Enterprise Applications -- This track discusses new development-accelerating tools and outlines approaches to building and deploying BlackBerry smartphone applications that enable mobile productivity in ways organizations may not have imagined. It offers ideas, case studies, and the latest tips and tricks for building and deploying applications for the BlackBerry platform.
• The Business Value of Mobile Deployments -- This track focuses on getting the maximum business value from your mobile deployment with custom applications, workflow improvements and effective strategies for unified communications.
• Mobility Trends and Insights -- This track concentrates on where wireless technologies are heading from industry experts who closely monitor mobile trends.
• Wireless Solutions Up Close -- This track provides in-depth discussions about new solutions that are available, and how customers have implemented them.

For more information on WES 2009, or to register online, please visit: www.attendwes.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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Liquid Machines Extends Its Industry-Leading Support of BlackBerry Smartphones for Microsoft Active Directory Rights Management Services to More Than

New Release of the Liquid Machines Gateway for the BlackBerry Enterprise Solution Persistently Protects Emails and Attachments Against Risk of Data Loss; Supports Latest BlackBerry Smartphones

RSA Conference, Booth #1152, SAN FRANCISCO - Liquid Machines, Inc., the leader in Enterprise Rights Management (ERM) solutions, today unveiled a major release of its Liquid Machines Gateway for the BlackBerry® Enterprise Solution from Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM). The Liquid Machines Gateway adds advanced features that allow persistent protection of attachments saved in more than 400 different file formats. In this release, Liquid Machines has also added support for the latest BlackBerry® smartphones.

Mobile access to real-time communications and data can increase the risk of a loss of confidential enterprise information such as intellectual property and other trade secrets. To help solve this problem, the Liquid Machines Gateway extends Microsoft® AD RMS information protection to a BlackBerry smartphone in conjunction with the BlackBerry Enterprise Server, enabling customers to persistently protect emails and attachments with encryption and usage controls that travel with the data. This persistent protection ensures that mobile communications, which may include executive and board communications, customer data, intellectual property and human resources information, can only be viewed by authorized users.

“By delivering Microsoft AD RMS support to the BlackBerry platform, Liquid Machines extends our market-leading solution to cover the most popular and widely used file formats available,” said Ed Gaudet, senior vice president of corporate development and marketing. “Our mutual customers now can enjoy the productivity of a BlackBerry smartphone with the additional protection of AD RMS to provide the freedom to securely send and receive persistently protected emails and attachments created in over 400 formats.”

Unlike some mobile data protection tools that only secure the data at rest on the device or during transmission, Liquid Machines persistently protects emails and attachments at the user-level by restricting unauthorized actions such as view, forward, reply, select/paste, and can automatically expire content based on corporate usage and retention policies.

According to Gartner Analyst John Girard in the report Pay for Mobile Data Encryption Upfront, or Pay More Later: “The cost to mitigate a single compromised data record is comparable to or greater than the seat cost of a mobile data protection (encryption) tool, and mitigation costs likely will increase as fines and public sensitivity increase, and as more countries consider disclosure laws…. The bottom line is that a significant number of PCs and media devices carrying business data will not be properly encrypted and are fated to cause disasters for companies and the individuals who are affected. The odds suggest that this will happen to your organization, whether it is small, midsize or large.… The existence of an analysis developed with your company’s business processes as the focus makes the risks to mobile data impossible to deny, and will set the foundation for encryption across all systems, including all instances of removable media, PDAs, smartphones, desktops and servers.” 1

Liquid Machines enables users to protect new or previously unprotected messages with AD RMS policies directly from a BlackBerry smartphone. Major new and enhanced features in the Liquid Machines Gateway include:

• Persistent Protection of Emails on BlackBerry Smartphones helps to prevent the loss of confidential information contained in email. Additional enforcement capabilities can help to block the leakage of sensitive data by preventing the user from using the cut/copy/paste function as well as preventing the user from forwarding emails to people outside of their corporate network.
• Secure Attachment Handling enables BlackBerry users to email confidential documents and files with the added protection of AD RMS. The attachments are encrypted, persistently protecting them while at rest, in transit and in use on a BlackBerry smartphone. Authorized users can be prevented from forwarding data from attachments by disallowing the use of the clipboard (i.e. cut, copy, paste), SMS or PIN messaging or removable storage (i.e. microSD/SDHC).
• More Than 400 Files Types are supported by the Liquid Machines Gateway. Using Microsoft Outlook, Liquid Machines enables users to send more than 400 different file types as attachments protected using AD RMS. These file types include text, graphic, word processing, spreadsheets, presentation, CAD, database and email. Examples of supported file types include those from the following applications: Adobe Reader, FrameMaker, Lotus AMI Pro, Corel WordPerfect, StarOffice, WordStar, MacWrite, Paint Shop, Corel Draw, Photoshop, Illustrator, Micrografx, OpenOffice, Visio, Lotus 123, Access, Paradox, Outlook, and Yahoo IM.
• Support for New BlackBerry Smartphones running BlackBerry® OS v4.1 and above. Liquid Machines adds support for the latest BlackBerry smartphones including the BlackBerry® Storm™, BlackBerry® Bold™, BlackBerry® Curve™ series, BlackBerry® Pearl™ series and BlackBerry® Pearl™ Flip smartphones.

Availability and Pricing
The Liquid Machines Gateway for customers running the BlackBerry Enterprise Solution will be available in June 2009. For pricing and availability, please contact Liquid Machines at +1-781-693-3600 or +1-877-88LIQUID.

About Liquid Machines
Liquid Machines is the leading provider of enterprise rights management (ERM) solutions that prevent the misuse, modification, loss or theft of intellectual property and sensitive information. By applying access and usage controls to the data itself, electronic information is persistently protected while at rest, in transit and in use—empowering employees to securely collaborate and work with native file formats and applications. A Gold Certified Partner in the Microsoft Partner Program, Liquid Machines enables global companies in the financial services, government, manufacturing, retail and healthcare industries to protect intellectual property regardless of where it goes, generating detailed access and usage reports that demonstrate compliance with privacy and industry regulations. Based in Waltham, Massachusetts, Liquid Machines is privately held and is backed by Atlas Venture, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Goldman Sachs & Co, Masthead Venture Partners and RRE Ventures. For more information on the company and its vision for The Freedom of Security™, please visit www.liquidmachines.com.

1) Gartner. Inc. “Pay for Mobile Data Encryption Upfront, or Pay More Later” by John Girard, November 5, 2008

© 2009 Liquid Machines, Inc. All rights reserved. Liquid Machines Product or company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. The information contained in this document represents the current view of Liquid Machines, Inc. on the issues discussed as of the date of publication.

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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HRS.COM Launches Application for BlackBerry Smartphones to Enable Business Travellers to Book Hotels on the Move

Free application now available on BlackBerry App World

London, UK - HRS.com, Europe’s leading online hotel reservation portal, today announces the launch of a free application for BlackBerry® smartphones that makes the hotel booking process easier than ever before. From today, business travellers will be able to search for and book rooms at over 230,000 hotels worldwide using the HRS.com application on their BlackBerry smartphones. The HRS.com application is now available for download on BlackBerry App World™.

The HRS.com application provides business travellers with a simple way to find and book a suitable hotel whilst travelling, without the need to enter large amounts of information. Thanks to the GPS capabilities of BlackBerry smartphones (many models have GPS built-in), accommodations can be booked based on a user’s current location or the application’s Organizer function. When searching and booking hotels via the Organizer, users can also choose whether to use the address of one of the contacts in their address book or the venue of an appointment noted in their calendar. The booking confirmation can then be sent by either e-mail or SMS.

Alternatively, business travellers can use the GPS function to pull up a list of available accommodations on arrival at any new destination worldwide. Once the booking has been made, traveller’s can transfer the hotel information directly into their calendar or address book or display it on a Google map.

Tobias Ragge, Managing Director HRS: "The intelligent link between BlackBerry smartphones and the HRS service makes every aspect of researching and booking hotel rooms even more convenient; in particular for business travellers. With this new application, searching for a hotel on your BlackBerry smartphone is extremely straight-forward, even if you are booking at the last minute."

Further information can be found at www.HRS.com.

BlackBerry smartphone users can download the HRS.com application on BlackBerry App World, which is available at www.blackberry.com/appworld

For further information, please contact Claire Honey or Samantha Darlaston at Consolidated PR, 0207 7812319, email: hrs@consolidatedpr.com

About HRS
HRS operates a free, global, electronic hotel-booking system based on a database of more than 230,000 hotels in all categories in 180 different countries. HRS's free reservation service enables direct bookings to be made with immediate confirmation and at daily best-buy prices guaranteed to be the cheapest available on the market. The room prices quoted for selected hotels are guaranteed for the booking in question. Credit cards are not required to make a booking since room prices are paid directly at the hotel rather than in advance. Bookings can be changed or cancelled free of charge right up until 6pm on the day of arrival, while more than 1.3 million hotel evaluations by customers for customers provide an ideal decision-making aid when booking hotels.

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Etisalat and RIM Introduce the BlackBerry Storm smartphone for the First Time in the Gulf

Unique “Clickable” Touch-Screen Smartphone Combines Advanced Multimedia Capabilities with Powerful Communications Features

Dubai, UAE and Waterloo, ON, Canada - Etisalat and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today introduced the highly anticipated BlackBerry® Storm™ 9500 smartphone, featuring a unique "clickable" touch-screen, to customers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The BlackBerry Storm smartphone's powerful platform and exceptional multimedia and communications capabilities give users an edge at work and at play, providing business customers and consumers alike with personalized entertainment, information and communications at their fingertips. Etisalat is the first to bring the much awaited BlackBerry Storm smartphone to the UAE.

“Our customers can expect a great experience based on our ability to innovate and offer comprehensive service ranging from an application portal, the latest devices and competitively priced packages,” said Abdulla Hashim, VP, Business Solutions, Etisalat. “The BlackBerry Storm leverages Etisalat's HSPA mobile broadband service with coverage of up to 99% of the populated areas in the UAE and roaming in 120 countries worldwide, to offer a perfect blend of connectivity, flexibility and convenience.” He added, “This latest launch with RIM will create even more momentum in a market where Etisalat has been very successful in helping customers reap the productivity benefits of the BlackBerry platform.”

“We are delighted to support Etisalat in launching the BlackBerry Storm smartphone in the UAE. The innovative BlackBerry Storm excels in communications and multimedia capabilities and features the ‘clickable’ SurePress™ touch-screen,” commented Khaled Kefel, General Manager, Middle East at RIM. “Both business users and consumers will appreciate the significantly advanced touch-screen experience that this smartphone brings to the market.”

The BlackBerry Storm smartphone’s unique ‘clickable’ touch screen gives users an unparalleled experience -- the display depresses ever so slightly when the screen is pressed, enhancing the touch interface for both typing and navigation. The stylish smartphone also boasts superior performance, a stunning display, 3G (HSPA) network support, desktop-style web pages and advanced multimedia capabilities including a 3.2 megapixel camera with video recording, a powerful media player and an expandable memory card slot. The BlackBerry Storm can also be synchronised with iTunes®* so customers can enjoy their music on the move; and with the BlackBerry® Music Gateway, they can even enjoy songs through their home stereo. The BlackBerry Storm also features a first class phone, easy access to popular IM and social networking services, built-in GPS and the industry's leading email and messaging capabilities – all designed to give users an incredibly powerful, fast and intuitive mobile experience.

Be impressed with the amazing features of the BlackBerry Storm smartphone

Virtual Keyboards	The SurePress touch-screen respond similar to a physical keyboard to allow easy and precise typing and the interface also supports single-touch, multi-touch and gestures for intuitive and efficient navigation
Accelerometer	The smartphone can be used in portrait or landscape mode thanks to its built-in accelerometer.
Camera	3.2 mega pixel camera with auto focus, zoom and flash
Pre-loaded applications	· Facebook® for BlackBerry Smartphones · Windows Live™ Messenger for BlackBerry smartphones · Google Talk™ for BlackBerry smartphones · Yahoo® Messenger for BlackBerry smartphones · AOL® Instant Messenger™ for BlackBerry smartphones · ICQ® for BlackBerry smartphones
Multimedia capabilities	Media player that can play movies smoothly in full screen mode, display pictures and slideshows quickly and manage an entire music collection; playlists can be created directly on the handset and there’s an equalizer with 11 preset filters – including "Lounge", "Jazz" and "Hip Hop" – for customized audio ranges when using wired headphones or external speakers
Memory	1 GB of on board memory storage, plus a microSD/SDHD memory card slot that supports up to 16 GB of additional storage per card (an 8GB microSDHC card is included)
Design	Sleek, elegant design with contoured corners, stainless steel back and chrome accents
Display	Large, vibrant, high resolution display (3.25 inch; 480x360 resolution at 184 ppi)
Battery	Removable and rechargeable 1400 mAhr battery that provides approximately 6 hours of talk time on 3G networks and 15 days of standby time
Light sensor	An ambient light sensor that automatically adjusts backlighting for ideal screen viewing
Additional features	· BlackBerry® Internet Service support, allowing users to access up to 10 supported email accounts, including most popular ISP accounts · BlackBerry® Enterprise Server support providing security and IT policy controls for IBM® Lotus® Domino®, Microsoft® Exchange and Novell® GroupWise® environments · Preloaded with DataViz® Documents to Go®, which allows users to edit Microsoft® Word, Excel and PowerPoint files directly on the handset · Geotagging of photos · A 3.5 mm stereo headset jack, support for Bluetooth® stereo audio profile (A2DP/AVRCP) and dedicated volume controls

The revolutionary BlackBerry Storm smartphone from Etisalat is priced as low as AED 72 per month and is available across all Etisalat Business Centres and retail outlets nationwide. Etisalat customers will also benefit from a three-month free promotion on the Domestic Unlimited package for BlackBerry® Internet Service, which gives unlimited access to Internet, email and mobile applications such as Facebook®, MSN, and MySpace.

For more information, please visit www.etisalat.ae/blackberry or call 101.

About Etisalat
Etisalat has been the telecommunications service provider in the United Arab Emirates since 1976. Since then, it has built up state-of-the-art telecom infrastructure and taken a leadership position of innovation and reliability among regional and international operators. Etisalat is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world and the largest operator in the Arab world headquartered in the UAE (as per FT500 March 31, 2008).

Etisalat operates in 18 countries across Asia, the Middle East and Africa, servicing over 80m customers. It also has Points of Presence (PoP) in New York, London, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Paris and Singapore providing a truly global reach.

In addition to being the UAE’s telecom provider, Etisalat has now expanded to manage and operate telecom companies in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Sudan, Pakistan, Tanzania, Benin, Burkina Faso, Gabon, Niger, Togo, Republic of Central Africa, Ivory Coast, Nigeria , Indonesia and Afghanistan. With shares in Sudan’s ‘Sudatel’, Inida, Qatar’s Q-Tel and Thuraya, the satellite telephone service provider, Etisalat is a key regional player that lends its expertise and resources towards the betterment of information and communication technology.

Visit Etisalat at www.etisalat.ae.

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

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Celcom and RIM Launch the BlackBerry Storm Smartphone in Malaysia

Celcom continues to strengthen its BlackBerry offerings with the introduction of the award-winning BlackBerry Storm smartphone

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Celcom (Malaysia) Berhad and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX RIM) today introduced the BlackBery® Storm™, the world’s first ”clickable” touch-screen smartphone, to the Malayasian market. Distinguished with the GSMA’s Best Mobile Technology Breakthrough award at Mobile World Congress 2009, its innovative SurePress™ touch-screen responds like a physical keyboard by actually depressing ever so slightly when pressed and it supports single-touch, multi-touch and gestures for intuitive and efficient application navigation.

The BlackBerry Storm smartphone boasts exceptional performance, a stunning display, 3G (HSPA) network support, desktop-style web pages and advanced multimedia capabilities including a 3.2 megapixel camera with video recording, a powerful media player and an expandable memory card slot. In addition, the BlackBerry Storm includes a first class phone, easy access to popular IM and social networking services, built-in GPS and the industry's leading email and messaging capabilities – all designed to give users an incredibly powerful, fast and intuitive mobile experience.

“Recognised as the market leader in the Malaysian mobile business industry, it is not surprising that Celcom continues to go a step further in offering only the best and most exciting products to ensure our customers’ telecommunications needs are constantly met,” said Dato’ Sri Shazalli Ramly, Chief Executive Officer, Celcom (Malaysia) Berhad.

“BlackBerry smartphones have been adopted by millions of business customers to drive productivity gains. Building from success in the business world to also meet consumer desires, the BlackBerry Storm addresses the lifestyle needs of Malaysians. We will be offering the BlackBerry Storm smartphone to both the consumer and enterprise markets. This smartphone’s cutting-edge features and capabilities, together with Celcom’s broadband network coverage, will be an attractive offering to Celcom customers,” said Dato’ Sri Shazalli.

“The BlackBerry Storm brings a new and improved user experience to touch-screen smartphones and with its rich set of communications features and multimedia capabilities packaged in a chic design, it offers an excellent choice to customers who are looking for a powerful, fun and fashionable handset to suit their mobile needs. We are very pleased to be working with Celcom to bring the BlackBerry Storm smartphone to their consumer and business customers in Malaysia,” said Dany Bolduc, Regional Director, Asia Pacific at Research In Motion.

Dato’ Sri Shazalli further added that as Malaysia’s No. 1 mobile broadband provider with the widest broadband coverage, Celcom’s launch of the BlackBerry Storm is now more relevant than ever as more and more Malaysians depend on instant connectivity when communicating with friends, family and business associates. Celcom currently offers broadband coverage in 71% of the populated areas in Malaysia and boasts the largest mobile broadband community, exceeding 270,000 mobile broadband subscribers as of the end of February 2009.

Availability
The BlackBerry Storm smartphone will be available for Celcom customers in Malaysia from end April at RM2,499. Rebates will be available subject to promotion plans. For more information, please visit www.celcom.com.my/business.

Celcom customers can also call 1-800-111-777 to order their BlackBerry Storm smartphone.

The BlackBerry Storm will also come with the flexible and cost-effective Celcom Email Plans, which cater to the different needs of Celcom’s customers. With these mobile email plans, users can access their corporate and personal email accounts from as low as RM38 a month. BlackBerry® Internet Service subscribers can select from plans for light or heavy email use and additional plans are available for organisations that deploy BlackBerry® Enterprise Server.

“We understand that our customers telecommunications needs vary, which is why we have come up with mobile plans that suit their particular requirements. Most importantly, our flexible mobile solutions enable customers to enjoy instant and reliable connectivity as well as seamless communication, anytime and anywhere,” Dato’ Sri Shazalli added.

In addition, Celcom will be introducing an exclusive section for BlackBerry users in its Channel X and Channel C wap portal which will consist of hundreds of premium and free content options as well as ringtones, games, applications, themes and much more. To access Channel X, customers just need to visit www.channelx.com.my or dial *188# from their mobile phones. Channel C is Celcom’s Malaysian content that offers the most rewarding downloads, which customers can access by typing *119# from their mobile phones.

Celcom PowerTools Mobile Email Plans
BlackBerry Solutions	BlackBerry Internet Service (For small companies)			BlackBerry Enterprise Server (For medium and large companies)
	Basic	Advanced	Professional	Basic	Advanced	Professional
Monthly fee	RM38	RM58	RM98	RM48	RM68	RM128
Free local email usage	1st 5MB	1st 10MB	Unlimited	1st 5MB	1st 10MB	Unlimited
Thereafter rate for local email usage	10sen / 10kb for subsequent usage		FREE	10sen / 10kb for subsequent usage		FREE

BlackBerry Pricing for Retail/Mass Market
BlackBerry Solutions	BlackBerry Internet Service (For individuals)
	Basic	Advanced
Monthly fee	RM38	RM98
Data Usage (Email + browsing)	1st 5MB	Unlimited
Thereafter rate for local email usage	10sen / 10kb for subsequent usage	Free

Features of the BlackBerry Storm smartphone include:

• Sleek, stylish design with contoured corners, stainless steel back and chromed frame
• Large (3.25-inch), "clickable" SurePress touch-screen with 480 x 360 resolution at 184 ppi, delivering vibrant colours and eye pleasing clarity
• An ambient light sensor that automatically adjusts the backlighting and an accelerometer that allows customers to view applications in either portrait or landscape mode
• Media player that can play movies smoothly in full screen mode, display pictures and slideshows quickly and manage an entire music collection (playlists can be created directly on the smartphone)
• Support for popular instant messaging services and social networking sites
• 3.2 megapixel camera with variable zoom, auto focus and a powerful flash that also provides continuous lighting when recording video
• A 3.5 mm stereo headset jack, support for Bluetooth® stereo audio profile (A2DP/AVRCP) and dedicated volume controls
• Built-in GPS that supports location-based applications and services, as well as geotagging photos
• 1 GB of on board memory storage and a microSD/SDHC memory card slot that supports up to 16 GB of additional storage per card. An 8GB microSDHC card comes preinstalled
• Preloaded DataViz® Documents to Go® allows users to edit Microsoft® Word, Excel and PowerPoint files directly on the smartphone
• Support for a wide range of business and lifestyle applications
• Removable and rechargeable 1400 mAhr battery that provides approximately 6 hours of talk time on 3G networks and 15 days of standby time
• Support on BlackBerry Internet Service and BlackBerry Enterprise Server

About Celcom (Malaysia) Berhad
Celcom (Malaysia) Berhad is now the country’s most experienced and premier mobile cellular telecommunications company with 8.76 million customers. It currently has the widest network coverage covering 98% of the populated areas in the country. It was the first to launch 3G services in Malaysia and has the widest 2G, 3G and 3.5G coverage in the country.

Celcom also offers international roaming service in 134 countries and over 359 networks worldwide. It currently offers mobile telephony services in Malaysia for postpaid and prepaid products under the 013, 019 and 0148 access codes. Celcom is a member of the TMI Group of Companies.

For more information on Celcom, log on to http://www.celcom.com.my

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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BlackBerry Storm - The World’s First “Clickable ” Touch-screen Smartphone Launches in Malaysia

Delivers the Renowned BlackBerry Smartphone Experience with Powerful Communications and Multimedia Features

Malaysia - Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today launched its highly anticipated touch-screen BlackBerry® smartphone in Malaysia. The BlackBerry® Storm™ smartphone features the world’s first “clickable” touch-screen and delivers the full power of the BlackBerry® platform.

“We are excited to introduce the first touch-screen based BlackBerry smartphone to consumers and business customers in Malaysia,” said Gregory Wade, Regional Vice President, Asia Pacific at Research In Motion. “The BlackBerry Storm provides the unique combination of a full-featured smartphone with a large vibrant screen and a truly tactile touch interface. It is a great choice for people seeking a powerful, intuitive and fun device for their mobile communications and entertainment needs.”

Designed to satisfy the needs of both consumers and business customers, the BlackBerry Storm smartphone combines the powerful communications features, global connectivity and personal productivity advantages of the BlackBerry platform with SurePress™ - a revolutionary touch-screen technology that dramatically enhances the touch interface. Distinguished with the GSMA’s Best Mobile Technology Breakthrough award at Mobile World Congress 2009, the innovative SurePress touch-screen responds like a physical keyboard by actually depressing ever so slightly when pressed and it supports single-touch, multi-touch and gestures for intuitive and efficient application navigation.

The BlackBerry Storm smartphone boasts exceptional performance, a stunning display, 3G (HSPA) network support, desktop-style web pages and advanced multimedia capabilities including a 3.2 megapixel camera with video recording, a powerful media player and an expandable memory card slot. In addition, the BlackBerry Storm includes a first class phone, easy access to popular IM and social networking services, built-in GPS and the industry's leading email and messaging capabilities. Its built-in accelerometer allows the touch-screen to automatically switch between landscape mode and portrait mode as the user rotates the handset and the fast HSPA connectivity allows users to enjoy a full HTML, high-performance browser that works in either portrait or landscape orientation.

The BlackBerry Storm smartphone is also a multimedia powerhouse with a built-in media player that can play movies smoothly in full-screen mode, display pictures and slideshows and manage an entire music collection (including the ability to create playlists directly on the handset). The BlackBerry Storm smartphone also supports video streaming and can be synchronised with iTunes®* for music content or wirelessly connected (via Bluetooth®) to a home stereo using the BlackBerry® Music Gateway.

The 3.2 megapixel camera comes with autofocus, image stabilisation and a powerful flash that provides continuous lighting when recording videos. The brilliant high resolution 3.25-inch display (480x360-pixels at 184 ppi) brings images to life with stunning clarity.

For easy access to popular IM and social networking services, the BlackBerry Storm comes with purpose-built applications for Facebook®, Windows Live™ Messenger, Yahoo!® Messenger, Google Talk™, and Flickr™. The built-in GPS supports location-based applications and services, as well as geotagging photos. The BlackBerry Storm has 1GB of onboard memory storage and a microSD/SDHD memory card slot that supports up to 16 GB of additional storage per card.

Availability
The BlackBerry Storm is expected to be available from Celcom and Maxis from end April. Customers can check pricing information and make pre-orders with each carrier. For more information on BlackBerry Storm, visit www.blackberry.com/storm.

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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Zain, EMS and RIM Introduce the BlackBerry Solution in Niger

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

“We are proud to offer our customers the BlackBerry solution. The Zain brand has always been a pioneer in introducing new communication services in Niger, as well as in 22 other African countries and the Middle East,” said Louis Lubala, Managing Director of Zain Niger.

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

Mark Guibert, Vice President, Corporate Marketing at RIM added: “We are very pleased to introduce the BlackBerry solution in Niger, together with Zain and EMS. The BlackBerry Curve smartphone is a popular choice with people around the world who want a powerful, stylish and easy-to-use smartphone and we expect it to be popular with Zain’s customers as well.”

At launch Zain Niger will offer the BlackBerry® Curve™ 8320 smartphone with Wi-Fi® support and a full-AZERTY keyboard.

The BlackBerry Curve 8320 packs many powerful features including an enhanced HTML browser that offers a mobile Web browsing experience with desktop-style depiction. The handset's trackball acts like a computer mouse, allowing users to quickly scroll through a page, zoom in and out or click on hotlinks. The BlackBerry Curve 8320 also has an improved user interface and support for HTML email, and it allows users to download attachments as well as edit Microsoft® Word, Excel and PowerPoint files directly on the handset using the preloaded DataViz® Documents To Go® software suite.

The BlackBerry Curve 8320 smartphone incorporates advanced email and messaging capabilities with a full AZERTY keyboard and built-in spell checker, as well as premium phone features, a comprehensive organizer and a large, ultra-bright, 320-by-240 display that supports more than 65,000 colors and comes with light-sensing technology that automatically adjusts backlighting for optimal viewing. In addition, it features Bluetooth® 2.0 support, a 2 megapixel camera with zoom, flash and video recording*, an advanced media player with desktop media management software and expandable memory storage of up to 16GB per card via its microSD/SDHC memory card slot.

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

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

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

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

About Zain:
Zain is a leading emerging markets player in the field of telecommunications aiming to become one of the top ten mobile operators in the world by 2011. Today it is the 4th largest mobile network in the world in terms of geographic presence with a footprint in 22 countries spread across the Middle East and Africa providing mobile voice and data services to 63.5 million active customers (as at 31 December 2008).

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, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. In Lebanon, the company manages the network on behalf of the government operating as mtc-touch. The company offers innovative services in its markets such as One Network, the world’s first borderless mobile telecommunication network enabling customers to receive and make calls throughout many countries in Africa and the Middle East at free or local rates.
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). For more, please visit www.zain.com or email info@zain.com

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

About 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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