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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=4>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=4>Location-Enhanced
Applications Underway For The BlackBerry Platform </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3><B>Waterloo, ON &#150; </B>Research
In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) is working with members of the BlackBerry&reg;
ISV Alliance Program to enable location-enhanced applications for the BlackBerry platform.
With the addition of GPS support to the BlackBerry platform, various ISVs have begun to
create mobile applications for BlackBerry that leverage navigation, location and tracking
information. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>&#147;The addition of location-based
services to the BlackBerry wireless platform is extending the value of BlackBerry to a
broader range of applications and opening new opportunities with corporate and government
customers,&#148; said Mark Guibert, Vice President, Corporate Marketing at Research In
Motion. &#147;We are pleased to report that application development efforts are already
underway in areas such as supply chain and delivery management, field service automation,
continuity planning and navigation services.&#148; </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Developers currently creating
location-enhanced applications for BlackBerry include @Road, ActSoft, Aligo, Corrigo,
Gearworks, Mobilistings, Onset, Televigation, Vaultus, Wallace Wireless and Xora. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>@Road: </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>The new @Road Workflow Manager
solution for BlackBerry will help streamline the mobile workflow process by identifying
and automating the communication critical path between the field service representative
and the mobile workforce supervisor. This solution is designed to use GPS auto-detection
software to help minimize task reporting and data entry by field representatives,
automatically update workflow information and provide dynamic routing to the next job
site. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>&#147;The combination of BlackBerry
and the @Road Workflow Manager will provide a powerful, workflow management solution for
small and medium businesses,&#148; said Krish Panu, President and CEO of @Road.
&#147;Streamlining the process through auto-detecting the current status of field service
reps and their progression in the workflow process will create an efficient, coherent,
end-to-end solution that&#146;s easier to manage for both the dispatcher and the field
service representative.&#148; </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Comet Tracker is a mobile management
solution designed to allow remote workers to collect and send field data via the
BlackBerry platform. Comet Tracker will allow employers to easily track employee location,
worker hours, as well as capture worker tasks, and dispatch jobs more effectively,
allowing companies to enhance their productivity. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>&#147;We are very excited<I> </I>to
launch our proven application on the robust BlackBerry platform.&nbsp; It will equip our
customers with a tool that not only provides a notable ROI, but facilitates easier data
collection,&#148; said Tom Mitchell, Founder &amp; CIO, ActSoft. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Aligo: </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>WorkTrack Field Supervisor will give
companies the ability to track the time, location and activities of their mobile employees
through the GPS-enabled BlackBerry solution. With WorkTrack Field Supervisor and
BlackBerry, foremen will be able to clock employees&#146; in and out of shifts, jobs and
breaks as per their mapped location. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>&#147;The combination of WorkTrack
Field Supervisor and BlackBerry will give companies a unique tool for tracking and
managing field service and construction crews,&#148; said Mark Springfield, Director of
Product Management, Aligo. &#147;Companies will benefit by getting wireless reports of
their remote employee&#146;s status and location that they can use for billing, payroll or
for making resource management decisions.&#148; </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Corrigo: </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Corrigo&#146;s service management
solution is being designed to allow dispatchers to create and dispatch electronic work
orders to field staff and track their location, job status and progress. Field technicians
will then be able to pick up, close and update work orders, receive alerts of new and
changed work orders, access work order details, and access task-related instructions. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>&#147;We already know from our
customers that Corrigo&#146;s service management solution on the BlackBerry platform was a
compelling total solution for field service organizations,&#148; said Rick Michaux,
President of Corrigo, Inc. &#147;Location-based services on the BlackBerry platform allows
us to push the envelope further by adding location information and mapping to a solution
that already encompasses everything from dispatch, scheduling and work order management to
invoicing, inspections and inventory management.&#148; </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Gearworks&#146; etrace&reg; mobile
workforce management software is a wireless and Web-based solution that enables field
service organizations to measure, manage and optimize field operations at the point of
delivery. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>&#147;With support for GPS-enabled
business applications such as etrace, RIM has taken BlackBerry to new heights as a mobile
platform for field service driven companies,&#148; said Todd Krautkremer, Chief Executive
Officer, Gearworks. &#147;BlackBerry&#146;s integrated email, phone and browser
applications &#151; combined with the location intelligence, rich data collection and
transaction capabilities of Gearworks&#146; etrace mobile workforce management software
&#151; provide a superb, converged mobile solution that enables companies to track,
transact and transform business at the point of service delivery.&#148; </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Mobilistings: </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Mobilistings is developing its
Wireless MLS handheld software application and service to enable real estate agents to
search property listings wirelessly using BlackBerry. Features include property listing
information, color photographs, tax records, mortgage calculator, Email-a-Flyer, and
listing agent remarks, as well as GPS location-based searches for driving directions and
maps. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>&#147;We are looking forward to
providing Mobilistings GPS on the GPS-enabled BlackBerry solution to real estate
professionals in North America beginning the first quarter of 2005,&#148; said Douglas
Payne, Vice President of Communications, Mobilistings, LLC. &#147;A GPS-enabled BlackBerry
device is the perfect complement to Mobilistings because it allows agents even greater
mobility when prospecting homes with their clients. Using radius searches based on GPS
coordinates, agents will be able to drive through a neighborhood and find matches that
meet their criteria. Driving to the properties will be easy using GPS-enabled driving
directions and maps.&#148; </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Onset: </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Onset Technology&#146;s METAmessage
Emergency Locator is being designed to allow control centers to quickly find and track
personnel with GPS-enabled BlackBerry handhelds in the field. Using either GPS or cell ID
locations, METAmessage will list handheld coordinates and activity status, providing a
fast, clear picture of who&#146;s where. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>&#147;The METAmessage Emergency
Locator is another example of how BlackBerry serves as an outstanding resource for
government agencies and enterprises meeting continuity of operations (COOP)
mandates,&#148; said Steve Koontz, Vice President, Marketing, Onset Technology. &#147;The
ability to physically locate personnel via their handhelds will be extremely valuable. In
tandem with other METAmessage capabilities, a BlackBerry deployment will be able to
immediately double as an emergency communications network.&#148; </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Televigation: </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>TeleNav provides voice automated
driving cues, which give turn-by-turn directions and takes drivers directly to requested
locations. The product offers users enhanced features, including voice-activated
destination input, airport code location information, Yellow Pages and multilingual
capabilities including Spanish, Russian and Mandarin. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>&#147;We see a growing need to offer
GPS navigation services to BlackBerry customers,&#148; said Sal Dhanani, Senior Director
of Marketing at Televigation. &#147;TeleNav will provide BlackBerry customers with an
easy-to-use GPS navigation system that eliminates the need to carry around traditional
maps or print online directions.&#148; </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Vaultus: </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>The Vaultus location-based services
solution for BlackBerry enables firms to incorporate a broad set of GPS functionality into
their existing sales and field service applications. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>&#147;With Vaultus, firms will be
able to deploy location-enhanced sales and field service solutions via BlackBerry,&#148;
said David Birnbach, Vaultus CEO. &#147;For example, sales reps can pull up their sales
application and click on the &#145;find accounts close to me&#146; icon, and BlackBerry
will check the rep&#146;s location and provide a list of accounts close by, along with
colorful maps and driving instructions. In addition, field service tickets can
automatically be assigned to a technician closest to the client &#151; leading to a big
decrease in response time. Our clients can&#146;t wait to add this new functionality into
their existing field service and help desk applications.&#148; </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Wallace Wireless: </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>The Wallace Incident Communicator
(WIC) allows mobile professionals from any company, government agency or military office
to quickly access their most current emergency measure documents, notifications, maps,
floor plans, call lists and live images via BlackBerry. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>&#147;Our customers are very excited
about the GPS functionality of BlackBerry, as we will be able to give them a map with the
location of all their key personnel in times of crises,&#148; said Rob Moffat, President
of Wallace Wireless. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Xora: </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Xora&#146;s Supervisor application
will allow foremen to capture timesheet and job data via the GPS-enabled BlackBerry
solution. Web-based location tracking (maps), job dispatch, and Geofencing will also be
included. BlackBerry users will benefit from Xora Supervisor by being able to manage
overtime policies and significantly improve productivity for both field and office staff. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>&#147;The GPS-enabled BlackBerry
offers new avenues for visibility into the &#145;when&#146; and the &#145;where&#146; of
field worker activities,&#148; said Ananth Rani, Vice President of Products and Services,
Xora. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>About Research In Motion
(RIM) </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>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&#146;s portfolio of award-winning products,
services and embedded technologies are used by thousands of organizations around the world
and include the BlackBerry&reg; wireless platform, the RIM Wireless Handheld&#153; 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. </FONT></P>

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<b>Media Contact:</b><br>
Courtney Flaherty<br>
Brodeur Worldwide for RIM<br>
+1 (212) 771-3637<br>
cflaherty@brodeur.com<br><br>

<b>Investor Contact:</b><br>
RIM Investor Relations<br>
+1 519.888.7465<br>
investor_relations@rim.com<br><br>


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news release are made pursuant to the &#147;safe harbor&#148; provisions of the United
States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used herein, words such as
&#147;intend&#148; and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions made by and information
available to Research In Motion Limited. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward looking
statements include, without limitation, possible product defects and product liability,
risks related to international sales and potential foreign currency exchange fluctuations,
the initiation or outcome of litigation, acts or potential acts of terrorism,
international conflicts, significant fluctuations of quarterly operating results, changes
in Canadian and foreign laws and regulations, continued acceptance of RIM&#146;s products,
increased levels of competition, technological changes and the successful development of
new products, dependence on third-party networks to provide services, dependence on
intellectual property rights and other risks and factors detailed from time to time in
RIM&#146;s periodic reports filed with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission, and other regulatory authorities. The Company has no intention or obligation
to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise. </FONT></P>

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representation, warranty or guarantee whatsoever in relation to third party products
mentioned herein. The BlackBerry and RIM families of related marks, images and symbols are
the exclusive properties and trademarks of Research In Motion Limited. RIM, Research In
Motion and BlackBerry are registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be
pending or registered in other countries. All other brands, product names, company names,
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        In Motion Limited </font></b></div><hr><div align="center">(Registrant) </div></td></tr><tr><td width="33">Date:</td><td width="209"><div align="center"><u>December 14, 2004</u></div></td><td width="59">By:</td><td width="271">/s/ Rob Duncan <hr><div align="center">(Signature)
</div></td></tr><tr><td width="33">&nbsp;</td><td width="209">&nbsp;</td><td width="59">&nbsp;</td><td width="271">Rob Duncan</td></tr><tr><td width="33">&nbsp;</td><td width="209">&nbsp;</td><td width="59">&nbsp;</td><td width="271">Vice President, Corporate Controller</td></tr></table>


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