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      <p><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>News Release dated October 10, 2005
 (&#147;PGP Corporation and Research In Motion Announce Support for PGP Email Security on BlackBerry Platform&quot;)</FONT></p>
<p><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>News Release dated October 11, 2005
 (&#147;Research In Motion Announces a Common Share Repurchase Program&quot;)</FONT></p>


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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>PGP CORPORATION AND
RESEARCH IN MOTION ANNOUNCE SUPPORT FOR PGP EMAIL SECURITY ON BLACKBERRY PLATFORM </FONT></H1>

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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>BlackBerry is First
Wireless Platform to Support PGP Universal on Handsets </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Chicago, IL &#150; MOBILE BUSINESS
EXPO CONFERENCE/10 October, 2005 &#150; Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM)
and PGP Corporation are working together to allow BlackBerry&reg; users to send and
receive PGP-secured email. The new PGP Support Package developed for BlackBerry is
expected to be available later this year. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>This solution enables enterprises to
extend PGP email security to individuals who use both laptop/desktop computers and
BlackBerry wireless devices. It provides customers with sender-to-recipient email
security, and thereby complements the industry-leading wireless transmission security and
device protection security inherent in the BlackBerry architecture. Licenses will be
available exclusively from PGP Corporation and its authorized resellers. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&#147;BlackBerry
has continuously led the industry in wireless security and we are pleased to be the first
to offer PGP Universal support on wireless devices,&#148; said Mark Guibert, Vice
President, Corporate Marketing at Research In Motion. &#147;We believe this news will be
welcomed by many enterprise customers who have chosen and deployed PGP technology.&#148; </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&#147;BlackBerry is the overwhelming
leader for enterprise mobile messaging. By providing an integrated PGP Universal and
BlackBerry solution, we address a strategic requirement of our joint customers,&#148; said
Phillip Dunkelberger, chief executive officer and president of PGP Corporation. &#147;RIM
and PGP Corporation have worked closely to integrate our products and provide a seamless
end-user experience.&#148; </FONT></P>

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

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The PGP Support Package for
BlackBerry is designed to work in conjunction with the PGP Universal Server solution. PGP
support is fully integrated in the BlackBerry user interface and provides email
encryption, decryption, digital signature and verification services for email sent from
and received on BlackBerry devices. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Users simply authenticate themselves
with their private key passphrase before decrypting or signing email on their BlackBerry
device. Outgoing messages are automatically protected according to the centralized policy
specified by the PGP Universal administrator. PGP Universal utilizes patented PGP
Additional Decryption Key (ADK) capabilities, automated key management and recovery, and
automated enrollment and centralized policy management. </FONT></P>

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

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The PGP Support Package for
BlackBerry will be distributed exclusively by PGP Corporation through its 175 resellers.
Product availability is expected later this year. </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=2>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. 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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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>About PGP Corporation </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The global customer standard for
encryption and digital signature solutions, PGP Corporation develops, markets, and
supports an integrated data security suite used by more than 30,000 enterprises,
businesses, and governments worldwide, including 84% of the Fortune&reg; 100, 66% of the
Fortune&reg; Global 100, and thousands of individuals and cryptography experts. Customers
depend on PGP solutions for regulatory and audit compliance, to protect confidential
company information, to secure customer data, and to keep identity information private. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>During the past ten years, PGP&reg;
technology has earned a global reputation for innovative, standards-based, trusted
solutions. The flexible PGP suite allows customers to phase-in gateway, partner, mobile or
internal email security; data storage protection for laptops, desktops, and removable
media; IM encryption; and FTP/batch transfer security using a single key management and
recovery infrastructure. PGP Corporation is the only commercial security vendor to publish
source code for peer review. Contact PGP Corporation at www.pgp.com or +1 650 319 9000. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
<B>Media &amp; analyst contact for PGP Corporation</B><BR>
John Tran<BR>
Neale-May &amp; Partners<br>
+1 650 328 5555 ext. 277<BR>
jtran@nealemay.com<BR><BR>

<B>Media contact for RIM</B><BR>
Courtney Flaherty<BR>
Brodeur<BR>
+1 (212) 771-3637<BR>
cflaherty@brodeur.com<BR><BR>


<B>Investor contact for RIM</B><BR>
RIM Investor Relations<BR>
+1 (519) 888-7465<BR>
investor_relations@rim.com<BR><BR>
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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>Legal Notice Regarding
Forward-Looking Statements </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Some of the statements in this press
release are forward-looking, including statements regarding the availability, plans,
delivery, goals, development, expected features, expected benefits and competitive
position of PGP products, including PGP Universal, PGP Corporate Desktop, PGP Workgroup
Desktop, PGP Personal Desktop, and PGP SDK; and other PGP products implementing or
leveraging the PGP technologies. All references made to product feature enhancements,
improvements in platform support or additional functionality are subject to change at
solely PGP Corporation&#146;s discretion. All future descriptions of PGP technology and
products are subject to availability only if PGP Corporation decides to build them and
when PGP Corporation decides to make them commercially available. Actual results could
differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Risks and
uncertainties that PGP Corporation faces that could cause results to differ materially
include risks associated with any unforeseen technical difficulties or software errors
related to the final development and launch of any of PGP Corporation&#146;s products; any
technological or standards changes in the security, encryption and authentications market
which could make PGP Corporation&#146;s products less competitive or require feature
changes in these products; any slowdown in the adoption by businesses of encryption
suites, secure email, Internet technologies or related standard. The forward-looking
statements contained in this release are made as of the date hereof, and PGP Corporation
does not assume any obligation to update such statements nor the reasons why actual
results could differ materially from those projected in such statements. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Forward-looking statements in this
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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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>PGP and the PGP logo are registered
trademarks of PGP Corporation. Research In Motion, RIM, and BlackBerry are trademarks of
Research In Motion Limited. Research In Motion and RIM are registered with the U.S. Patent
and Trademark Office and may be pending or registered in other countries. Product and
brand names used in the document may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective owners. Any such trademarks or registered trademarks are the sole property of
their respective owners. RIM assumes no liability and makes no representation, warranty or
guarantee in relation to third party products. </FONT></P>















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<P ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>October 11, 2005 </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>RESEARCH IN MOTION
ANNOUNCES A COMMON SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><I>Waterloo, Canada</I> &#150;
Research In Motion Limited (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced that RIM&#146;s
Board of Directors approved the repurchase by RIM, from time to time, on the NASDAQ
National Market, of up to an aggregate of 9,500,000 common shares over the next 12 months.
This represents approximately 5% of RIM shares outstanding. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>RIM currently has 191,113,317 issued
and outstanding common shares. Purchases may commence on October 17, 2005. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The Board of Directors of RIM
believes that the proposed purchases are in the best interests of the Company and its
shareholders and are a desirable use of corporate funds. All common shares purchased by
RIM will be cancelled. </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=2>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. 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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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
<B>Investor Contact:</B><BR>
RIM Investor Relations<BR>
519.888.7465<BR>
investor_relations@rim.net<BR>
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  to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has   duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto   duly
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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>October 11, 2005</u></div></td><td width="59">By:</td><td width="271">/s/ Angelo Loberto <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">Angelo Loberto</td></tr><tr><td width="33">&nbsp;</td><td width="209">&nbsp;</td><td width="59">&nbsp;</td><td width="271">Vice President, Finance</td></tr></table>


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