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Palm and Research In Motion Bring BlackBerry Connect to the Treo 650 Smartphone

SUNNYVALE, Calif. & WATERLOO, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 17, 2005--Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq:PALM) and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq:RIMM)(TSX:RIM) today announced that they are working together to bring BlackBerry(R) Connect(TM) to the Palm(R) Treo(TM) 650 smartphone.(1) The companies expect the solution to be available in the United States and internationally starting in early calendar 2006.
Through RIM's BlackBerry Connect licensing program, Palm will enable its Treo 650 and future Palm OS(R) based Treo smartphones with secure, push-based wireless email via BlackBerry Enterprise Server(TM). The solution will enable the following:

Wi Fi Radio -- push-based email using BlackBerry Connect with Palm's
VersaMail(R) email client;

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Broadband Access -- support for Microsoft(R) Exchange and IBM Lotus(R) Domino(TM);

The Palm® Treo™ 750 Smartphone goes where you go with fast broadband speeds. It combines a world GSM phone, email, broadband wireless, and Windows Mobile® renowned Palm ease. With a 1.3 megapixel camera and bluetooth the Palm Treo 750 is everything you could possible want from a business mobile. The sleek, touch finish feels great in your hand. With...

Wi Fi Antenna -- wireless calendar synchronization;

Broadband Service -- remote address lookup of corporate email directory;

Phone, email, messaging, web, organizer and digital camera—all in one.¹ The Palm® Treo™ 650 smartphone combines a compact, featured mobile phone with email¹, including AOL, Gmail and Yahoo!, an organizer, messaging, and web access¹. All of which is within easy reach using the Treo 650 smartphone' friendly QWERTY keyboard.

Wi Fi Card -- convenient email-attachment viewing;

The easy to use Treo ™ smartphone— now with BlackBerry ® email. With BlackBerry Connect ™ on your Treo ™ smartphone not only will you have convenient access to your BlackBerry® push email1 and other key BlackBerry functions, you'll get it all on an easy to use, feature rich device that will help you become more productive.

Broadband Connection -- Triple DES encryption; and

Palm Wi Fi Card -- IT policy enforcement and commands (such as remotely disabling
or wiping email and PIM data from a device in the event it is
lost or stolen).

Broadband For Business The award-winning Palm Treo 650 smartphone makes it easier than ever for mobile professionals to stay connected. With carrier activation, the Treo 650 combines a compact, full-featured mobile phone with email, an organizer, messaging and web access, allowing users to organize and simplify their business and personal lives all in one place. The Treo 650 offers integrated Bluetooth(R) wireless technology, a high-resolution screen, multimedia capabilities, a removable battery, non-volatile memory and a backlit QWERTY keyboard.

Belkin Fi Phone Wi "Treo 650 has earned accolades as the best fully featured smartphone available, and we're thrilled to make it even better by answering customer requests and offering RIM's BlackBerry email solution for businesses," said Ed Colligan, president and chief executive officer of Palm, Inc. "Our news today demonstrates Palm's promise to offer flexible mobile-computing solutions with world-class, enterprise-strength partners, delivering what we're convinced is the best email experience to the broadest set of customers -- all on Treo smartphones."

Insight Broadband "The BlackBerry architecture and infrastructure are recognized around the world as secure, manageable, reliable and scalable, and we are extremely pleased to broaden the choice of BlackBerry-enabled handsets with the Treo 650," said Jim Balsillie, chairman and co-CEO at RIM. "We have already seen significant customer interest in this powerful combination, and we look forward to building on our relationship with Palm."

Nintendo Ds Wi Fi BlackBerry Connect will be available for new and existing Treo 650 users through select carriers. Pricing and distribution details will be provided at a later date.

Broadband Provider The Treo 650 with BlackBerry Connect is being demonstrated this week at the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2005 in Orlando, Fla. at Palm's and RIM's booths -- No. 417 and No. 515, respectively.

Wi Fi Toy About Palm

Bt Broadband Palm, Inc., a leader in mobile computing, strives to put the power of computing in people's hands so they can access and share their most important information. The company's products for consumers, mobile professionals and businesses include Palm(R) handheld computers, Palm Treo(TM) smartphones, Palm LifeDrive(TM) mobile managers, as well as software, services and accessories.

Wi Fi Hot Spot Palm(R) products are sold through select Internet, retail, reseller and wireless operator channels throughout the world, and at Palm Retail Stores and Palm online stores (http://www.palm.com/store).

Atlantic Broadband More information about Palm, Inc. is available at http://www.palm.com.

Wi Fi Services About Research In Motion (RIM)

Optimum Online Broadband 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.

Wi Fi Connection (1) Within wireless service coverage area only. Email, messaging and web access requires data services from a mobile service provider at an additional cost.

Verizon Broadband Palm, Palm OS, Treo, LifeDrive and VersaMail are among the trademarks or registered trademarks owned by or licensed to Palm, Inc. All other brand and product names are or may be trademarks of, and are used to identify products or services of, their respective owners.

Wi Fi Finder 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, trademarks and service marks are the properties of their respective owners. RIM assumes no liability and makes no representation, warranty or guarantee in relation to third party products.

Satellite Broadband Cautionary comments from Palm: This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including, without limitation, statements regarding the timeframe in which new products and solutions will be available. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to differ materially, including, without limitation, the following: Palm's ability to introduce new products and services successfully and in a cost effective and timely manner; Palm's ability to timely and cost-effectively obtain components and elements of its technology from suppliers; Palm's dependence on wireless carriers and ability to meet wireless carrier certification requirements. A detailed discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from such forward-looking statements is included in Palm's most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Quarter Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 2, 2005 and Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 3, 2005. Palm undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this press release.

Wi Fi Tv Cautionary comments from RIM: Forward-looking statements in this news release are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used herein, words such as "intend" 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'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'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.

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