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February 26, 2004

Cable & Wireless and RIM to Bring BlackBerry Wireless Solution to the Cayman Islands

BlackBerry Integrates Wireless Email, Data and Phone Applications for Mobile Professionals

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands and Waterloo, Canada - Cable & Wireless and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced plans to bring the BlackBerry® wireless solution to customers in the Cayman Islands. BlackBerry will operate on the Cable & Wireless GSM/GPRS network.

Cable & Wireless initially plans to offer the BlackBerry 7280 Wireless Handheld™, a handheld designed to provide the best combined email/data/phone experience. The Java™-based BlackBerry 7280™ integrates email (including attachment viewing), phone, SMS, organizer, web and corporate data applications in a single handheld. The high-resolution screen displays crisp images with support for over 65,000 colors while offering superior battery life for optimal wireless performance.

"We are pleased to offer BlackBerry to our enterprise customers," said Tim Adam, Chief Executive, Cable & Wireless Cayman Islands. "We are dedicated to providing industry leading solutions that bring real benefits to our customers and with BlackBerry, our customers will be getting a popular and proven solution that keeps them connected to people and information throughout their day."

"BlackBerry adoption continues to spread around the world and we are very pleased to begin working with Cable & Wireless to bring BlackBerry to the Cayman Islands," said Don Morrison, Chief Operating Officer at Research In Motion. "BlackBerry support on the Cable & Wireless GSM/GPRS network will allow both residents and travelers to stay connected and productive in the Cayman Islands."

BlackBerry integrates hardware, software and service to provide an end-to-end solution. BlackBerry Enterprise Server™ software supports both Microsoft® Exchange and IBM Lotus® Domino™ environments with single mailbox integration and provides IT departments with centralized administration, end-to-end security, multi-network support and a powerful development platform.

RIM's relationship with Cable & Wireless will provide residents and visitors with seamless, "always-on" BlackBerry wireless access to information and communications while in the Cayman Islands.

Information regarding availability and pricing will be announced at a later date. Corporate customers may contact their Cable & Wireless account manager for more details or to schedule a product demonstration.

About Cable & Wireless

Cable & Wireless is one of the world's leading international communications companies. It provides voice, data and IP (Internet Protocol) services to business and residential customers, as well as services to other telecoms carriers, mobile operators and providers of content, applications and internet services. Cable & Wireless' principal operations are in the United Kingdom, continental Europe, Japan, the Caribbean, Panama, the Middle East and Macau. For more information about Cable & Wireless, go to www.cw.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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