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To: IdiotJed who wrote (3472)	2/4/1999 10:27:00 AM
From: Ron Schier	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 62348

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Research In Motion Limited, of Ontario, Canada -- a world leader in wireless e-mail and two-way messaging technology -- began trading today on The Nasdaq Stock Market(R) under the symbol RIMM. The company has a market value of approximately $700 million. Founded in 1984, Research In Motion is an international developer, manufacturer and worldwide marketer of wireless products for the mobile communications market. The company's current product portfolio includes the BlackBerry(TM) wireless e-mail solution, the RIM(R) Inter@ctive(TM) Pager 950, wireless personal computer card adapters and embedded radio modems. "We're pleased that Research In Motion has chosen to list its shares on Nasdaq. By trading on our market, Research In Motion will be joining the ranks of some of the most innovative enterprises in the world, including 440 non-U.S. companies. That's more foreign listings than on any other U.S. market," said Alfred R. Berkeley, III, President of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. The Nasdaq-Amex Market Group(SM), which operates The Nasdaq Stock Market and the American Stock Exchange(R), is a subsidiary of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD(R)), the largest securities- industry, self-regulatory organization in the United States. The union of Nasdaq and Amex(R) creates the world's first financial market that brings together central auction specialist and multiple Market Maker systems. The Nasdaq Stock Market lists nearly 5,100 companies and trades more shares per day than any other major U.S. market. Since making its debut as the world's first electronic stock market, Nasdaq has been at the forefront of innovation, using technology to bring millions of investors together with the world's leading companies. It is among the world's best regulated stock markets, employing the industry's most sophisticated surveillance systems and regulatory specialists to protect investors and provide a fair and competitive trading environment. For more information about Nasdaq-Amex, visit the Nasdaq-Amex Web site at nasdaq-amex.com or the Nasdaq-Amex Newsroom(SM) at nasdaq-amexnews.com