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June 23, 2004

Vodafone Ireland Launches BlackBerry® Wireless Solution

BlackBerry 7230 Wireless Handheld now available in Ireland from Vodafone

Dublin, Ireland and Waterloo, Canada - Vodafone Ireland, Ireland's leading mobile operator, has launched the BlackBerry® wireless solution for corporate users, featuring the BlackBerry 7230 Wireless Handheld™.

This is the first BlackBerry offering available to Vodafone customers in Ireland. The BlackBerry 7230™ provides integrated support for phone, email, intranet, Internet, SMS and organizer applications. The BlackBerry 7230 also features a high-resolution color screen and customized user-interface using Vodafone Live iconography which customers will find easy to use.

BlackBerry from Vodafone is initially being aimed to the corporate business market with BlackBerry Enterprise Server™. BlackBerry Enterprise Server software tightly integrates with Microsoft® Exchange or IBM Lotus® Domino™ and works with existing enterprise systems to enable secure, push-based, wireless access to email and other corporate data.

Chris Handley, Data Product Marketing Manager, Vodafone Ireland said, "The launch of BlackBerry from Vodafone is exciting news for Vodafone Ireland. Over recent years we have significantly increased our voice and data offering to business customers. The addition of BlackBerry to our portfolio of products is good news for both Vodafone Ireland and our customers."

Vodafone Ireland plans to extend its BlackBerry offering over the coming months and plans to launch BlackBerry Web Client™ for individuals and the SME and SOHO business markets this autumn. BlackBerry Web Client features an Internet-based email interface that allows users to access multiple existing corporate and/or personal email accounts (including Microsoft Exchange, IBM Lotus Domino and popular ISP email accounts) from a single BlackBerry handheld.

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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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