Press Release

May 10, 2005

Avea and Research In Motion Launch BlackBerry for Mobile Professionals in Turkey

Istanbul, Turkey and Waterloo, Canada - Avea and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today launched BlackBerry® in Turkey.  Avea is offering the BlackBerry 7290 Wireless Handheld™ and the BlackBerry 7100g™ business phone to both enterprise and individual users. Today’s announcement follows the completion of successful BlackBerry trials with Avea’s major customers during the past several months and expands its data and voice communication services for both current and potential customers. With BlackBerry, Avea’s customers will be able to stay easily connected to people and information while on the go.

Developed and manufactured by RIM, the BlackBerry 7290™ and BlackBerry 7100g are both quad band mobile devices (850, 900, 1800 and 1900 MHz) that integrate wireless access to email, phone, organizer, Internet browser, text messaging and corporate data applications in a single integrated device. Both devices incorporate Bluetooth® support for hands-free calls with a wireless headset or car kit.  The BlackBerry 7290 features a full QWERTY keyboard and the smaller BlackBerry 7100g features the popular SureType keyboard technology that effectively converges a phone keypad and a QWERTY keyboard to fit elegantly within the size constraints of a traditional 'candy bar' phone design.  Both devices also enable simple navigation for easy and intuitive handling.

Avea also plans to make BlackBerry services available to its customers on other manufacturers’ devices through RIM’s BlackBerry Connect™ licensing program.  Details of specific devices to be available through Avea will be provided at a later date.

“We continue to live up to our promise to provide the best available wireless products and services and the introduction of BlackBerry is proof of that commitment.  We are very proud to add BlackBerry to our offering to ensure that our customers continue to get the best from Avea,” said Cahit Paksoy, Board Member and CEO of Avea.

“BlackBerry is a proven solution and its popularity is spreading rapidly around the world,” said Mark Guibert, Vice President, Corporate Marketing at Research In Motion.  “We are very pleased to be working with Avea to help mobile professionals enhance their communications and productivity.”

BlackBerry Enterprise Server™ software tightly integrates with Microsoft® Exchange, IBM Lotus® Domino™ and Novell GroupWise® and works with existing enterprise systems to enable secure, push-based wireless access to email and other corporate data.

For individuals and smaller businesses, BlackBerry Internet Service™ allows users to access up to ten corporate and/or personal email accounts (including Microsoft Exchange, IBM Lotus Domino and many popular ISP email accounts) from a single device.

About Avea
Avea, the Turkish company with the highest capital, aims to raise the service quality in the sector. Being “the alternative operator” that has brought the real competition to the sector, Avea offers new products and opportunities, different tariffs to different groups for the usage of both individual and corporate customers in the private and public sectors. At the same time, Avea offers many first time services with the highest quality and the most economical prices through making use of all the advantages of the new technology and has undertaken the role of being a pioneer in the GSM sector as the technology leader.

Aiming to create new alternatives for its existing and potential subscribers by providing real solutions to meet their needs, Avea will continue to offer its services in the most competent way and under best conditions by making use of all the opportunities of the state-of-the-art technology.  See www.avea.com.tr for detailed information.
 
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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