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May 4, 2004

RIM to Host Third Annual Wireless Enterprise Symposium

Enterprise Customers, Analysts and Industry Leaders to Meet in Chicago on May 18-19

Waterloo, ON - The third annual Wireless Enterprise Symposium is scheduled to take place in Chicago on May 18-19, 2004. This unique and popular conference provides intensive educational and networking opportunities for IT professionals and business executives responsible for developing and implementing wireless enterprise strategies.

Hosted by Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM), the Wireless Enterprise Symposium is co-sponsored by an impressive line-up of more than 50 industry leaders including IBM, PalmSource, Sun Microsystems, AT&T Wireless, Cingular Wireless, Motient, Nextel, Salesforce.com, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless. No other forum offers such a focused and substantive agenda with opportunities to engage industry experts, wireless carriers, device manufacturers, software vendors and multi-platform solution providers. Wireless Enterprise Symposium 2004 will provide high-impact content at both the strategic and hands-on levels. Attendees will choose from a broad spectrum of keynotes, general sessions, technical seminars, labs, training, case studies, demonstrations, roundtable discussions and exhibits.

Wireless Enterprise Symposium 2004 is focused on providing the information and tools needed to effectively plan, implement and evolve a wireless enterprise strategy. Leading analysts from Gartner Research, IDC, Ovum and the Yankee Group will present as well as guest speakers from RIM, IBM, PalmSource, Sun Microsystems and many others. A special keynote addresses is also scheduled with Clayton M. Christensen, best-selling author of The Innovator's Dilemma, Innovation and the General Manager and The Innovator's Solution.

Wireless Enterprise Symposium 2004 features three tracks with a choice of more than 50 sessions to allow attendees to customize and maximize their learning opportunities.

Track 1 - Leading With Wireless

Useful for anyone who needs to know their options for shaping a wireless strategy. Industry leaders and peers will offer a high-level overview of today's technologies, de-mystify the technospeak and present best practices and the criteria for measuring ROI. This track is ideal for the CIO, CEO and senior IT manager who make decisions on investing in wireless solutions.

Track 2 - Administering Your Wireless Deployment

It's a common challenge: once a company has a wireless vision, how do they get it up and running, or build on their early success? This track will provide an opportunity to gather input from other companies and experts who have successfully deployed wireless solutions. This will be the first choice for administrators who manage their organization's wireless deployment.

Track 3 - Building with BlackBerry®

Valuable for anyone who has deployed BlackBerry for wireless email and now wants to understand how to roll out new applications for the sales force, field force, IT department or other knowledge workers. This track will transfer knowledge on the latest strategies, tools, techniques and applications for BlackBerry and presents an excellent learning opportunity for CIO's, CTO's, IT directors, business system specialists and application developers.

For more information on the Wireless Enterprise Symposium 2004, 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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