Press Release

January 29, 2008

SFR and RIM Launch the BlackBerry Pearl 8110 Smartphone in France

Paris, France and Waterloo, ON - SFR and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM), today introduced the new BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8110 smartphone in France.

The sleek, small and elegant BlackBerry Pearl 8110 comes with built-in GPS (Global Positioning System). It is one of the smallest, full-featured smartphones available and it is designed for people who want to make the most of their work and personal lives.  The stylish BlackBerry Pearl 8110 includes rich multimedia features with powerful communications capabilities and is available in an attractive red colour.

Together with SFR’s new “Pass GPS + Mails” service plans for BlackBerry® Internet Service, the BlackBerry Pearl 8110 enables users to benefit from the best of SFR’s navigation applications and services:

SFR Navigation service, created in partnership by SFR with Mappy, offers road and pedestrian navigation including unlimited journey in France and Europe*, traffic alerts, mobile and fixed radars alerts in real-time in France, as well as the ability to search from among hundreds of thousands of businesses and points-of-interest (shops, hotels, restaurants, etc.). 

- The Business Mail option allows push-based wireless access to email and attachments (up to 5 megabytes of monthly data use) via BlackBerry Internet Service, giving small and medium businesses and consumers access to up to 10 supported work or personal email accounts (including most popular ISP email accounts) from a single device.

The BlackBerry Pearl 8110 is the ultimate lifestyle tool, making it easy for people on the move to make calls, email, surf the net, take and send photographs, listen to music, watch and record videos, access their organiser and enjoy a wide range of business and leisure applications.

Easy To Use
The BlackBerry Pearl 8110 provides an exceptional user experience through its intuitive trackball navigation system and popular SureType® keyboard system. SureType—which allows a narrower handset design while maintaining easy phone dialling and message typing—has been further enhanced to allow word completion, easier editing of misspelled words and a built-in spell checker.

Multimedia To Go
The BlackBerry Pearl 8110 comes with a 2 megapixel camera with 5x digital zoom and enhanced flash. The camera also supports video capture in two resolutions: 240x180 or 176x144 for sharing via MMS.

The smartphone's media player now allows users to create and edit playlists right on the handset. Alternatively, users can manage their media files from their PC with the Roxio® Media Manager for BlackBerry®, which is included with the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager software. The Roxio software was developed with Sonic® and is based on the award-winning Roxio Easy Media Creator® 9, making it easy for users to search for media files on their computer, view and organise them, create MP3 music files from CDs, create playlists, add audio tags and album art, and convert files for optimal playback.

Roxio Photosuite® 9 LE is also included – this comprehensive tool makes it easy to create photo albums and edit pictures on a PC. Pictures can be cropped, rotated and straightened, redeye can be removed, and brightness, contrast and saturation levels can all be adjusted.

The BlackBerry Pearl 8110 supports the Bluetooth® stereo audio profile (A2DP/AVRCP) and comes with a standard 3.5 mm stereo headset jack so that users can plug in their preferred headphones or speakers. The handset also provides the convenience of an externally accessible microSD/SDHC memory card slot for additional storage of music, videos and pictures.

The BlackBerry Pearl 8110 also supports high-speed USB for transferring files between the handset and a PC at data throughput rates of up to 10Mo/sec.  

Advanced Phone Features
The BlackBerry Pearl 8110 offers many convenient phone features including Speaker Independent Voice Recognition (SIVR) for Voice Activated Dialing (VAD), Bluetooth 2.0 support for hands-free use with headsets, car kits and Bluetooth peripherals, dedicated 'send', 'end', and 'mute' keys, smart dialling, speed dialling, conference calling, call forwarding, a low-distortion speakerphone for clear hands-free conversations and support for polyphonic, mp3 and MIDI ring tones.

The smartphone also includes new features that improve phone audio quality including background noise, wind and echo cancellation for better performance in loud environments such as airports, restaurants or busy downtown streets. An 'enhance call audio' feature also allows the user to boost the phone audio's bass or treble while on a call.

Pricing and Availability
The BlackBerry Pearl 8110 from SFR is available at €49 including tax (sales price of €149 in store less €100 discount for any subscription to Pass GPS + Mails) from 01.23.08 to 03.11.08.
The Pass GPS + Mails from SFR is available without obligation at €9,90/month during 24 months then €18,90/month, with the first 2 months for free**.

*Service available in metropolitan areas in France and in Europe (country list is posted on sfr.fr). For trips made in Europe (according to the county list concerned, outside France), the WAP connection costs are charged according to the user's price plan, who must have activated SFR Monde or Vodafone Passport. The Traffic information in France is available for big cities and on major highways. Conditions of the service are posted on sfr.fr
** Within the limit of the covered area of the SFR GPRS/3G/3G+ networks and the reachable foreign operators with the activated service Vodafone Passport Business Mail.
Pricing above 5Mo: 1€20 including tax/Mo.
Offer available from the 23rd January to the 11th March 2008, limited to the first 10 000 subscribers and subject to a compatible smartphone (BlackBerry® Curve™ 8310, BlackBerry Pearl 8110). Option reserved for SFR subscribers.

About SFR:  www.sfr.fr / www.sfrentreprises.fr
With more than 17.9 million customers, SFR is the second largest mobile telecommunications operator in France. Operating its own GSM/GPRS and UMTS/HSDPA networks, SFR is able to provide a complete range of mobile telephony and multimedia services, as well as mobile data solutions to its personal, SOHO and business customers. SFR has become the operator of choice for new uses of mobile phones, having been the first operator to launch 3G and 3G+ services on the French market, and now boasts 3,5 million 3G customers. The company is also a player on the fixed telecommunications market through its 40% interest in Neuf Cegetel, the leading alternative operator on the French market. SFR benefits from a stable ownership structure, with two major shareholders, Vivendi (56%) and Vodafone (44%).

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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