Balsillie to Address the State of the Wireless Enterprise

PARAMUS, N.J., May 10 /PRNewswire/ -- C3, the Corporate, Channel and Computing Expo, today announced that Jim Balsillie, chairman and co-CEO at Research In Motion (RIM) will deliver a keynote address on Wednesday, June 28 at 9:00 a.m. C3 takes place June 27-29, 2006 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York.

In his keynote address Balsillie will discuss the state of the wireless enterprise and the opportunities ahead.

"Jim Balsillie brings a mobile enterprise perspective to C3," said Mark Dineen, vice president and show director of C3. "RIM's innovation with the evolution of the BlackBerry platform has enhanced the way enterprise professionals work and communicate. We look forward to hearing from him what the next wave of mobile enterprise technology will bring."

Balsillie is responsible for directing RIM's strategy, business development and finance. In 2002, he founded The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), a world-class global research institute focused on the restructuring of international governance, with particular emphasis on financial and economic institutions.

Balsillie is a graduate of the University of Toronto and the Harvard School of Business. He is a Chartered Accountant and elected as a Fellow of the Ontario Institute of Chartered Accountants. Jim also holds an honorary Doctorate Degree from Wilfrid Laurier University.

About Research In Motion (RIM)

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's portfolio of award-winning products, services and embedded technologies are used by thousands of organizations around the world and include the BlackBerry(R) wireless platform, the RIM Wireless Handheld(TM) 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.

About C3

Successfully launched in 2005, C3 brings corporate and channel buyers together with the industry's premier technology manufacturers. The C3 audience was comprised of nearly 10,000 enterprise professionals from the fields of business, finance, government, retail and education. C3 is produced by H.A. Bruno, LLC a producer of international trade shows in technology, business franchises and machinery and packaging. For more information visit www.C3expo.com

SOURCE C3 Expo

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