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To: Garry O'krafka who wrote (832)	5/17/1999 1:55:00 PM
From: Ron Schier	Respond to of 848

Research In Motion To Offer Paging Services To BlackBerry Customers Through Alliance With PageMart Canada Telephone Dispatch Will Complement BlackBerry's Real-Time Connection to Corporate Email WATERLOO, ON, May 17 /CNW/ - Research In Motion Limited (NASDAQ: RIMM, TSE: RIM) today announced an alliance with PageMart Canada Limited that will provide paging services such as numeric telephone dispatch, personal 800 numbers, custom greeting, voicemail, and web-based messaging to BlackBerry customers. This service allows people without email to send messages to BlackBerry(TM) Handhelds through the traditional telephone paging interface. ''There has been a strong demand for this type of service from BlackBerry customers. They see paging notification as an obvious complement to BlackBerry's 'Always On, Always Connected(TM)' link to their corporate email,'' said Jim Balsillie, Chairman and Co-CEO of Research In Motion. ''We are happy to be working with PageMart Canada to meet the needs of our customers.'' ''This alliance is a natural extension of our paging business,'' said Rob Graham, Vice-President of Sales and Marketing at PageMart Canada Limited. ''RIM and PageMart integrated our services to provide paging and secure email access to Fortune 1000 companies in a single package.'' BlackBerry(TM) is the first complete, secure, integrated, wireless email solution for the mobile professional. Microsoft(R) Exchange users can now enjoy untethered access to their corporate email wherever they go. The BlackBerry mobile email solution includes a powerful wireless handheld with integrated email/organizer software, PC docking cradle, innovative desktop software, single mailbox integration with Microsoft Exchange and flat-rate airtime on nationwide wireless networks. Free trials of this new paging service will be available to BlackBerry customers at the beginning of June with commercial availability expected later this summer. About PageMart Canada PageMart Canada Limited, based in Toronto, Ontario, offers innovative wireless messaging solutions to corporations and individuals across Canada. The company is licensed to operate a direct broadcast, satellite-based 900 MHz FLEX network and an N-PCS two-way paging network. With its U.S. affiliate PageMart Wireless, Inc., the company offers its subscribers North American coverage, which includes Canada, the United States, Mexico, Central America, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and the Bahamas. More information about PageMart Canada and its messaging solutions can be found on the World Wide Web at pagemart.ca. About Research In Motion Research In Motion Limited (RIM) is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the mobile communications market. Through development and integration of hardware, software and services, RIM provides solutions for seamless access to time-sensitive information including email, messaging, Internet and intranet-based applications. RIM technology also enables a broad array of third party developers and manufacturers in North America and around the world to enhance their products and services with wireless connectivity. RIM's portfolio of award-winning products includes the RIM Inter(at)ctive(TM) Pager product line, the BlackBerry(TM) wireless email solution, wireless personal computer card adapters, embedded radio-modems and software development tools. A growth company, founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, RIM is listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market (NASDAQ: RIMM) and The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE: RIM). Email: info(at)rim.net. Web site: www.rim.net. Investors: investor_relations(at)rim.net or (519) 888-7465.