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WATERLOO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – May 4, 2009) – Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ:RIMM)(TSX:RIM) today announced that BlackBerry(R) Enterprise Server 5.0 has been awarded Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level 4+ (EAL4+) certification. Common Criteria is an international standard for evaluating security products. Widely respected for its extensive and comprehensive evaluation by an independent third party, EAL4+ accreditation examines the design, software development methodology, and security mechanisms of BlackBerry Enterprise Server.

“As a market leader in delivering secure, mobile solutions, RIM is committed to achieving independent, third party approvals and certifications of the BlackBerry security architecture,” said Scott Totzke, Vice President, BlackBerry Security Group at RIM. “We are pleased that BlackBerry Enterprise Server is the first mobile platform to have earned this rigorous certification. This achievement is a testament to RIM’s ongoing commitment to meet the needs of security-conscious businesses and government organizations.”

“Security remains one of the most important considerations when enterprises deploy or expand the use of mobile devices. Regulated industries such as those in the financial, insurance, investments, retail, legal, healthcare, and public sectors cannot afford to deploy anything that could compromise their data/records security or prevent meeting regulatory compliance requirements,” said Jack Gold, President and Principal Analyst of J. Gold Associates. “Choosing mobile platforms that have obtained a variety of internationally recognized security certifications is a requirement to enable companies to achieve the highest levels of inherent security and allow them to feel confident about deploying such solutions throughout their organizations.”

The Common Criteria is an international standard for validating that IT products meet specific security requirements. The BlackBerry Enterprise Server software has been independently evaluated by a third-party Common Criteria evaluation facility and meets the security criteria for EAL 4+. This evaluation assurance level is accepted under the Common Criteria Recognition Arrangement (CCRA) by 26 countries including:

- Australia
- Austria
- Canada
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- India
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Republic of Korea
- Malaysia
- New Zealand
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Pakistan
- Singapore
- Spain
- Sweden
- Turkey
- United Kingdom
- United States

The BlackBerry Enterprise Solution is used by thousands of security-conscious organizations and governments around the world, and has passed rigorous security assessments by many of the leading security institutions around the world.

The BlackBerry Enterprise Solution has been certified by Fraunhofer Institute SIT, and has been approved for use under the CAPS program in the UK. The solution has also had several FIPS-140 validations for its embedded encryption module.

The EAL4+ certification for BlackBerry Enterprise Server is expected to be posted on the Common Criteria Portal later this month (http://www.commoncriteriaportal.org/). BlackBerry(R) Device Software 5.0 is currently being tested and is expected to be awarded EAL4+ certification closer to the time of software availability later this year.

To find out more about BlackBerry security certifications please visit www.blackberry.com/go/security.

Waterloo, ON –Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM, TSX: RIM) anunció hoy el lanzamiento del BlackBerry® Mobile Voice System (MVS) Server para Cisco® Unified Communications Manager, una nueva versión del BlackBerry MVS Server que ha sido optimizada para su utilización con la versión 6.1 o superior de Cisco Unified Communications Manager.

BlackBerry MVS Server para Cisco Unified Communications Manager permite que los empleados estén más accesibles y sean más productivos, tanto dentro como fuera de la oficina, y refuerza a las empresas gracias a la gestión y el control de servicios de voz para empresas en los smartphones BlackBerry®.

BlackBerry MVS, mediante su integración con Cisco Unified Communications Manager, incorpora en los smartphones BlackBerry un conjunto de características completo, que incluyen:

* Un número de teléfono corporativo “contáctame en cualquier sitio”, identificación de llamada y buzón de voz tanto para el teléfono de oficina Cisco Unified IP como para el smartphone BlackBerry.

* Tono de llamada simultáneo o secuencial de hasta cuatro dispositivos, incluidos los smartphones BlackBerry y teléfonos Cisco Unified IP.

* Fácil acceso a las funciones telefónicas de Cisco Unified Communications Manager, tales como la transferencia de llamadas y la marcación de extensiones con una experiencia de usuario intuitiva en los smartphones BlackBerry.

* Flexibilidad para hacer llamadas desde el smartphone utilizando el número del smartphone BlackBerry o la línea de la empresa.

* Capacidad para realizar una transición de una llamada en curso desde un smartphone BlackBerry al teléfono Cisco Unified IP del usuario.

La solución, desarrollada por RIM como parte del Programa de Desarrollo de Tecnologías Cisco, ofrece una integración más profunda con BlackBerry® Enterprise Server y una integración SIP directa entre Cisco Unified Communications Manager y BlackBerry MVS Server para una gestión y escalabilidad mejoradas y una implementación sencilla.

Con BlackBerry MVS Server para Cisco Unified Communications Manager, todas las llamadas salientes de los smartphones BlackBerry pueden autentificarse automáticamente y enrutarse a través de BlackBerry Enterprise Server y Cisco Unified Communications Manager, proporcionando una mayor seguridad, gestión y funcionalidad:

* Autentificación del smartphone BlackBerry: diseñado para garantizar que únicamente los usuarios autorizados acceden a Cisco Unified Communications Manager para realizar llamadas.

* Flexibilidad en las políticas y los controles TI para servicios de voz fijos y móviles: BlackBerry MVS Server ofrece políticas y controles TI, que pueden aplicarse a usuarios individuales o a grupos de usuarios para prevenir llamadas entrantes o salientes internacionales o de larga distancia proporcionando a las organizaciones un mayor control de sus costes. Estas políticas pueden ser las mismas que se aplican a las llamadas de oficina, o bien diferentes, según las necesidades TI de la empresa.

* Registro de llamadas: los IT managers pueden establecer políticas que requieran el registro de todas las llamadas entrantes y salientes con propósitos de auditoría o con el fin de cumplir con los requisitos regulatorios.

* Menos costes de enrutamiento de llamada: permite a los IT managers enrutar llamadas desde smartphones BlackBerry a través de Cisco Unified Communications Manager, lo cual ayuda a minimizar los costes de las llamadas de larga distancia.

* Gestión centralizada: BlackBerry Enterprise Server ofrece una consola central que permite a los IT managers instalar y utilizar servicios BlackBerry MVS para los usuarios de smartphones y gestionar las actividades de voz.

* Convertir los números de teléfono en activos de la empresa: las empresas pueden asignar números de teléfono corporativos a smartphones BlackBerry. Si una persona deja la empresa, el número de teléfono puede reasignarse a su nueva ubicación. Esto garantiza, por ejemplo, que si un comercial abandona la empresa, los clientes llamarán a la empresa y no al número de teléfono móvil personal del comercial.

“Estamos extendiendo Cisco Unified Communications Manager a los smartphones BlackBerry para satisfacer las demandas de un número cada vez mayor de trabajadores móviles”, afirma Alan Panezic, vicepresidente de gestión de productos de plataforma de RIM. “La profunda integración entre BlackBerry MVS Server, BlackBerry Enterprise Server y el sistema telefónico Cisco ofrece a los trabajadores que utilizan teléfonos móviles una oficina móvil completa que incluye correo electrónico seguro, aplicaciones corporativas y servicios de voz empresariales en sus smartphones BlackBerry”.

“BlackBerry MVS Server y Cisco Unified Communications Manager, junto con BlackBerry Enterprise Server, es una potente combinación para las comunicaciones unificadas”, declara Laurent Philonenko, vicepresidente y director general de la unidad de negocios de Cisco Unified Communications. “La solución integral permite ahora que los profesionales de la TI puedan gestionar los costes de móviles mediante la extensión de la política de telefonía fija corporativa a sus dispositivos móviles, a la vez que ofrecen a los usuarios de smartphones BlackBerry un completo conjunto de características empresariales conocidas a través de la misma elegante interfaz de usuario del smartphone BlackBerry”.

BlackBerry MVS Server para Cisco Unified Communications Manager estará disponible para los clientes norteamericanos en el tercer trimestre de este año. Requiere BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.1.5 o superior, Cisco® Unified Communications Manager 6.1 o superior y un BlackBerry MVS Client instalado en los smartphones BlackBerry que funcione con BlackBerry Device Software 4.5 o superior.

BlackBerry MVS Server también está disponible para diversos entornos de telecomunicaciones y es compatible con los entornos mixtos TDM e IP PBX. Para obtener más información acerca de BlackBery MVS Server para Cisco Unified Communications Manager y otros sistemas PBX, visite www.blackberry.com/go/mvs.

PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA–(Marketwire – May 4, 2009) – HP and Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ:RIMM)(TSX:RIM) today announced they are establishing a strategic alliance to deliver a portfolio of solutions for business mobility on the BlackBerry platform.

The solutions, which include support for BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0, are focused on increasing service levels, reducing operations costs and improving productivity for customers.

HP and RIM plan to design and launch offerings to increase the productivity levels of the growing number of global mobile employees, enabling businesses to extend the return on their investments in mobility.

“As businesses look for new ways to increase service levels, reduce operational costs and improve productivity, they can meet these challenges by transforming how they manage the infrastructure that powers their mobile workforces,” said Ann Livermore, executive vice president, Technology Solutions Group, HP. “Emerging models of communications and collaboration have created an opportunity for RIM and HP to provide service-based mobile solutions that deliver value to customers.”

“RIM and HP are working together to deliver solutions to customers that weave mobility into their daily operations – from innovative new services in the cloud to managed mobile services for the enterprise,” said Jim Balsillie, co-chief executive officer, Research In Motion. “Through our collaboration with HP, businesses will have access to an expanded set of applications and services for their BlackBerry smartphone deployments.”

At this year’s Wireless Enterprise Symposium (WES) in Orlando, Fla., HP will be demonstrating two new solutions – HP CloudPrint for BlackBerry smartphones and HP Operations Manager for BlackBerry Enterprise Server.

HP CloudPrint for BlackBerry Smartphones

HP CloudPrint for BlackBerry smartphones is a web services based solution that allows users to print emails, documents, photos and web pages using a BlackBerry smartphone, wherever they are – in the office, at home or on the road.

The CloudPrint service enables mobile users to easily print to the nearest printer. The service is printer-agnostic and driverless and requires simple Internet access. HP and RIM plan to make CloudPrint available to BlackBerry Internet Service subscribers as well as BlackBerry Enterprise Server customers.

The CloudPrint technology was invented by HP Labs, the company’s central research arm.

HP Operations Manager for BlackBerry Enterprise Server

HP also is introducing software to centrally monitor and manage the extended BlackBerry solution ecosystem, whether it is virtual or physical. This ecosystem includes the BlackBerry Enterprise Server software, mail servers, databases, Microsoft Active Directory and server operating systems such as Windows Server. Plans also include extending the capabilities of the monitoring solution to provide an end to end view of enterprise applications running on the BlackBerry platform.

HP Operations Manager for BlackBerry Enterprise Server correlates events from each part of the mobile ecosystem to help customers pinpoint potential issues and take corrective actions to remediate them. This single console reduces costs associated with monitoring multiple consoles and provides customers with a consolidated view into events, enabling them to manage performance and deliver optimal service levels for BlackBerry messaging services.

In addition, HP delivers services and products to optimize customers’ mobility infrastructures:

Managed BlackBerry Services

Managed BlackBerry Services, part of EDS Mobile Workplace Services, allow organizations to outsource the management of their BlackBerry smartphone deployments so they can focus on their core businesses. The services are designed to integrate the mobility ecosystems for large enterprises, whether they are hosted in EDS’ data centers or in a client’s own environment.

Currently, EDS manages close to 500,000 BlackBerry smartphones for clients.

HP ProLiant servers trusted to run BlackBerry Enterprise Server

HP’s enterprise customers can use HP ProLiant servers to run BlackBerry Enterprise Server software. The latest generation of HP ProLiant G6 servers brings together the best HP innovations in energy efficiency, virtualization and services to enable large and small customers to do more with less. HP redefines server economics to deliver double the performance of previous generations, enabling customers to get more value out of every IT dollar.

Shane Robison, HP executive vice president and chief strategy and technology officer, will deliver a keynote address at the Wireless Enterprise Symposium 2009 in Orlando, Fla., on May 6.

More information is available at www.blackberry.com/hp.

Next Generation Mobility Platform Delivers Rich Set of Advanced IT Administration Features and Smartphone Controls

WATERLOO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – May 4, 2009) – Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ:RIMM)(TSX:RIM) today announced the availability of BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 – the next generation of RIM’s secure, push-based server software for business mobility. Version 5.0 supports advanced IT administration features and smartphone controls that help improve the productivity of mobile workers and more effectively meet the demands of large-scale, mission critical enterprise deployments.

BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 enables a secure, centrally managed link between BlackBerry smartphones and enterprise systems, applications, corporate phone environments (with BlackBerry Mobile Voice System) and wireless networks. It tightly integrates with IBM Lotus Domino, Microsoft Exchange, and Novell GroupWise, and is designed to provide highly secure access to email, organizer data, instant messaging, voice (via BlackBerry MVS), browser and other enterprise applications. It also provides advanced security features and administrative tools that simplify the management and use of the BlackBerry solution within the enterprise.

“We are proud to unveil the next generation of BlackBerry Enterprise Server software,” said Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO at RIM. “BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 significantly raises the bar for advanced IT manageability, high availability, system monitoring and reporting. It has undergone testing in real world environments for over a year and is available now for customers.”

BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 Enhancements and Key Features

BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 provides enhanced IT management and administration features, including:

- BlackBerry Administration Service, a new administration component with a web-based user interface that provides centralized management, monitoring and control of smartphone deployments and the complete BlackBerry system environment. IT staff can easily access the BlackBerry Administration Service from an Internet Explorer web browser.

- Role-based access controls allow IT administrators to delegate tasks to IT staff, either individuals or groups, and control access to IT functionality. Screen consoles display only the functions that are available to the individual IT administrator.

- Over-The-Air application deployment and device software updates can be better managed and controlled with job scheduling and throttling.

- IT administrative task scheduling supports the deployment of device, application and server updates at times that can help minimize impact on smartphone users and business operations.

- Mobile application management and deployment enhancements support the efficient management and control of applications across smartphone deployments, allowing IT administrators to:

– Publish updates and optional applications that are available for download by smartphone users.

– Push mandatory applications or updates to individuals or groups of users.

– Identify “disallowed” applications to prevent smartphone users from downloading prohibited applications.

- Simplified IT policy management allows IT administrators to create groups of smartphone users and nested groups, then apply IT policies or perform IT tasks for one or more groups, in addition to applying policies to individuals.

- Approximately 450 IT policies that can be applied to individuals or groups of smartphone users, ranging from enforcing smartphone password protection and controlling access to third party smartphone applications, to controlling the use of specific smartphone features, such as using a camera or video recording.

- System health monitoring provides a unified, color-coded view of the BlackBerry environment, both server and user related, for the easy identification of potential issues.

- Advanced reporting features, including trending, chart analysis and server statistics, provide a comprehensive view into the overall health of the BlackBerry system environment. BlackBerry Enterprise Server also stores up to 56 weeks of health scores for historical trending analysis.

- Built-in high availability and automated failover allows IT administrators to set BlackBerry Enterprise Server to automatically issue alerts and then failover to a standby server when certain thresholds are met. Load balancing between the primary and standby server is an option for some shared service components like the Attachment Service. Manual failover from the primary server to the standby server is an option for IT administrators to perform planned maintenance tasks without affecting smartphone service.

- BlackBerry Enterprise Transporter Tool makes upgrading to BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 easy and seamless. It streamlines the transfer of multiple user accounts from one BlackBerry Enterprise Server domain to another without impact to or action required by end users.

“The smartphone is essential for enterprises looking to improve employee productivity, accessibility, and responsiveness in today’s economic environment,” said Chris Hazelton, Research Director, Mobile and Wireless at The 451 Group. “As smartphones take on greater relevance in the enterprise and deployments grow, the demands on IT departments grow exponentially, making manageability, control and high availability must-haves in the supporting mobile infrastructure.”

Support for New Smartphone Features

BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 supports all current BlackBerry smartphones and supports the following smartphone features with BlackBerry Device Software 5.0(i):

- Remote access to Windows network file shares to allow smartphone users to securely retrieve, view, edit and email documents from behind the firewall.

- Flag emails for follow-up in the same way that flags are used in Microsoft Outlook.

- Create, move, browse, rename and delete email folders directly from the smartphone, and view and attach files from those folders to emails sent from the smartphone.

- View attachments in a meeting request or calendar entry, and forward calendar appointments with attachments.

- Easily manage personal and public distribution lists.

- Use of Calendar Meeting Delegation for IBM Lotus Domino, which allows attendees to delegate invitations to others from their BlackBerry smartphones.

In Use Today

BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 has undergone testing in real world environments for over a year, and is in use today at a number of organizations in North America and Europe, including IBM (www.ibm.com), Linklaters (www.linklaters.com), Metro Group (www.metro-ag.com), Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (www.osler.com), Reed Smith LLP (www.reedsmith.com), and Tayside Fire and Rescue (www.taysidefire.gov.uk).

RIM itself has also been running BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 and has more than 10,000 employees connected on the new version. The majority of RIM employees were migrated to version 5.0 using the new BlackBerry Enterprise Transporter tool.

“The new capabilities for handling applications in BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 are exciting,” said Todd Belt, CTO of IBM Mobile Enterprise Services. “These capabilities are of tremendous significance to our enterprise customers as they continue to adopt mobile applications to meet their business needs.”

“BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 is ready for a production environment,” said Paul Williamson, Systems Management Engineer at Linklaters. “Having piloted the new solution for over a year, the benefits are obvious. Access to the new console from a web browser makes remote administration very easy and the high availability options have worked extremely well since day one. Our overall experience with it has been excellent.”

“Metro Group has been successfully trialing BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 for 18 months and we are currently using it to run and manage over 1,500 employees’ BlackBerry smartphones,” said Ernst Lueckerath, Head of Global Communication and Security at MGI METRO Group Information Technology. “One of the key benefits of BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 is high availability, meaning that we can reliably and instantly switch servers to manage issues, or for regulated maintenance and upgrades, without impacting our employees’ BlackBerry service.”

“The upgrade to BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 was one of the easiest we have ever performed. Totally flawless!” said Roosevelt J. Russell Jr., Remote Computing Analyst at Reed Smith LLP.

“BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 has been successfully tested and deployed within Tayside Fire and Rescue and we are impressed with the new administrative features,” said Gary Bellfield, ICT Manager at Tayside Fire and Rescue. “Having true high availability built into the platform has given us further peace of mind as we rely on our BlackBerry smartphones to help support the life-critical emergency services we provide.”

New Support Programs and Services

RIM is also announcing today new technical support, professional services, and training and certification programs to help BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 customers achieve the best possible performance and return on investment from their BlackBerry smartphone deployments:

- BlackBerry Technical Support Services – www.blackberry.com/btss – offers a new tiered program with varying degrees of support to meet the range of customer needs. New services include Change Management Planning, Health Check Services and Direct to Level Two Support Resources.

- BlackBerry Migration Planning Services – www.blackberry.com/professional_services – are designed to help organizations plan their upgrade to BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0.

- BlackBerry Training and Certification Programs for BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 are planned for availability in the third quarter of this year. For more information about training for new administrators, visit www.blackberry.com/training. For more information about certification for administrators of BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0, visit www.blackberry.com/certification.

“RIM’s new professional services, support and training programs have helped us prepare for our transition to BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0,” said Peter Bier, CIO, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP. “The RIM team analyzed our mobility needs and our IT staff’s preparedness to determine the right system setup, training requirements, level of support and migration plan that would ensure a smooth transition to version 5.0.”

Certified Secure

Also announced today, BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 has obtained Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level 4 (EAL 4+) certification (see separate release). The Common Criteria is an international standard for validating that IT products meet specific security requirements. Certifications are recognized by 26 countries, including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Available Today

BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 is available today for IBM Lotus Domino and Microsoft Exchange. For more information, visit http://na.blackberry.com/eng/services/server.