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February 25, 2004

Orange France and RIM to Launch BlackBerry® Services

3GSM World Congress, Cannes, France - Orange France and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced plans to offer the BlackBerry® wireless solution to business customers. This offering is expected to be available as part of Orange's OBS (Orange Business Solutions) portfolio during the second quarter 2004. Operating on Orange France's GSM/GPRS network and including roaming capabilities, BlackBerry from Orange France will provide mobile professionals with push-based access to their corporate email system via an advanced handheld, in addition to phone capabilities, Internet access and organiser.

"For our business customers, access on the move to their corporate emails is becoming just as important as making and receiving calls," said Jean Marie Culpin, Vice President, Business Solutions at Orange France. "We are very pleased to enrich our portfolio of wireless email services - Orange bureau - with the BlackBerry solution. Our business customers will now enjoy the largest choice of easy to use and secure access to their information."

"The popularity of BlackBerry continues to grow across Europe and we are very pleased to begin working with Orange in France," said Mark Guibert, Vice President, Corporate Marketing at RIM. "BlackBerry will offer Orange France business customers a unique wireless enterprise platform that leverages the power of the Orange GSM/GPRS network and offers customers a convincing return on investment."

BlackBerry is an award-winning platform that supports wireless access to a wide range of information and communications. With always-on connectivity and push-based technology that automatically delivers email and corporate data to and from a handheld, BlackBerry provides effortless access to information while on the move. Customers can read and forward email attachments from their BlackBerry handheld (including Microsoft® Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Adobe PDF). Business customers also have wireless access to their calendar and corporate address books.

About Orange

Orange France is a subsidiary of Orange SA, which comprises all of France Telecom's mobile communications activities worldwide. It is France's leading mobile operator, with 48.8% of the market and 20,3 million customers at December 31, 2003.

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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