RIM to Host Eighth Annual Wireless Enterprise Symposium

WATERLOO, ONTARIO, Apr 20 (MARKET WIRE) --
Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM)(TSX: RIM) will host the eighth
annual Wireless Enterprise Symposium (WES) from May 5-7, 2009 in Orlando,
Florida. WES 2009 will bring together industry innovators and leaders
from around the world to share insights on the BlackBerry platform as
well as a wide range of other wireless products and services. Attendees
can learn about the latest mobile innovations and gain the tools and
inspiration needed to assess new mobile opportunities in their
organization and maximize the return on their investment.

The symposium will feature an impressive range of exhibitors in the
solutions showcase and will host thousands of delegates from over 90
countries worldwide. WES 2009 will provide attendees with exceptional
opportunities to learn from many of the industry's leading experts,
discover the very latest breakthrough solutions, network with peers and
form new business relationships. WES 2009 attendees can also gain
hands-on experience with the new BlackBerry(R) Enterprise Server v5.0
software as well as try out a broad array of BlackBerry applications in
the BlackBerry App World(TM) showcase.

WES 2009 co-sponsors include Cisco, Hewlett Packard, IBM, AT&T, BoxTone,
Brightstar, Chalk Media, Conceivium Business Solutions, Google, Lenovo,
SAP, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile USA, Verizon Wireless, Viigo, Vodafone and
Zenprise. Leading experts from Forrester Research, IDC, Yankee Group, and
CCS Insight will also be presenting at WES 2009.

Keynote Speakers

An impressive line-up of keynote speakers at WES 2009 includes:

- Mike Lazaridis: Mr. Lazaridis is recognized in the global wireless
community as a visionary, innovator, and engineer of extraordinary
talent. He is Founder, President and Co-CEO of Research In Motion (RIM)
and is responsible for product strategy, research and development,
product development, and manufacturing.

- Robert J. Picciano: Mr. Picciano is General Manager for Lotus and
WebSphere Portal Software at IBM and oversees an extensive portfolio of
collaboration tools designed to empower people to be more effective,
responsive and innovative within the context of the work they do.

- Laurent Philonenko: Mr. Philonenko is Vice President and General
Manager of the Cisco Unified Communications business unit, which provides
messaging, conferencing and desktop and phone client solutions including
video and mobility.

- Eric C. Haseltine: Mr. Haseltine is President and Managing Partner,
Haseltine Partners LLC, as well as Former 'CTO' for the U.S. intelligence
community and former head of Walt Disney Imagineering. Mr. Haseltine has
more than 100 publications in science and technical journals, the web and
Discover Magazine.

- Shane Robison: Mr. Robinson is Executive Vice President and Chief
Strategy and Technology Officer at Hewlett Packard where he is
responsible for shaping HP's overall corporate strategy and technology
agenda and oversees the company's corporate marketing function.

- Malcom Gladwell: Best-selling author of Outliers, The Tipping Point and
Blink, Mr. Gladwell has been named as one of the 100 Most Influential
People by Time Magazine. He is also know to have an incomparable gift for
interpreting new ideas in the social sciences and making them
understandable, practical and valuable to business and general audiences
alike.

Tracks and Sessions

A wide selection of general sessions, technical seminars, case studies,
demonstrations, exhibits, training, labs and workshops will also be
offered. WES 2009 features five tracks with a choice of more than 100
sessions to enable attendees to customize and maximize their learning
opportunities.

- Mobile Architecture and Administration -- This track focuses on the new
BlackBerry Enterprise Server v5.0 software, architecting for high
availability, best practices for administration, reducing downtime and
troubleshooting common challenges.

- Mobilizing Enterprise Applications -- This track discusses new
development-accelerating tools and outlines approaches to building and
deploying BlackBerry smartphone applications that enable mobile
productivity in ways organizations may not have imagined. It offers
ideas, case studies, and the latest tips and tricks for building and
deploying applications for the BlackBerry platform.

- The Business Value of Mobile Deployments -- This track focuses on
getting the maximum business value from your mobile deployment with
custom applications, workflow improvements and effective strategies for
unified communications.

- Mobility Trends and Insights -- This track concentrates on where
wireless technologies are heading from industry experts who closely
monitor mobile trends.

- Wireless Solutions Up Close -- This track provides in-depth discussions
about new solutions that are available, and how customers have
implemented them.

For more information on WES 2009, or to register online, please visit:
www.attendwes.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(R) wireless platform, the RIM
Wireless Handheld(TM) 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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Brodeur Partners (PR Agency for RIM)
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