Tcell, EMS and RIM introduce the BlackBerry Solution in Tajikistan

Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Dubai, UAE and Waterloo, ON - Tcell, Emitac Mobile Solutions (EMS) and Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM), today announced the launch of the BlackBerry® solution in Tajikistan.

The BlackBerry solution brings together smartphones, software and services to allow easy wireless access to email, phone, calendar, web, multimedia and other business and lifestyle applications. Tcell customers in Tajikistan will now be able to enjoy the freedom and productivity benefits of using BlackBerry® smartphones to stay connected to people and information while on the go.

Tcell Management Team said: “We are glad to present a new kind of service to the telecommunication market of Tajikistan. The launch of the BlackBerry solution by our company opens a wide spectrum of opportunities especially to corporate clients who want to access Internet resources and corporate email while they are working away from the office or travelling abroad.”

Commenting on the launch, Mr. Babar Khan CEO of EMS said “This is an exciting time for the Tajikistan telecommunications industry and we firmly believe that the BlackBerry solution will be an excellent opportunity for Tcell’s growth. Our strong partnerships with Tcell and RIM will help to achieve this.”

Paul Lucier, Managing Director, Northern Europe and Russia, RIM added, “We are very pleased to have worked with EMS and Tcell to introduce the BlackBerry solution in Tajikistan. BlackBerry smartphones provide a uniquely powerful and user-friendly mobile experience for people who want to stay connected, productive, informed and entertained while they are on the move.”

At launch, Tcell will offer the BlackBerry® Storm2™, BlackBerry® Bold™ 9700 and BlackBerry® Curve™ 8520 smartphones.

The BlackBerry Storm2 is RIM’s award-winning touch-screen smartphone. It features a large and brilliant display that provides users with an exceptional mobile entertainment experience for gaming, videos, photos, web browsing and more. The BlackBerry Storm2 also includes SurePress™ technology, which provides the user with tactile feedback when the touch-screen is pressed.

The BlackBerry Bold 9700 is the perfect tool for business professionals and power users. It offers top-of-the-line performance, functionality and features with support for 3G HSDPA networks around the world, a next-generation (624 MHz) processor, 256 MB Flash memory, built-in GPS and Wi-Fi®, a 3.2MP camera and a dazzling, high resolution display.

The BlackBerry Curve 8520 is an extremely approachable smartphone. It provides easy mobile access to email, messaging (IM, SMS, MMS) and popular social networking sites (including Facebook® Twitter® and MySpace®). It also features rich multimedia capabilities for entertainment and information on the go.

Tcell will offer BlackBerry® Enterprise Server for corporate customers and BlackBerry® Internet Service for smaller businesses and individual users.

BlackBerry Enterprise Server is designed for organisations that manage their own email servers. The BlackBerry Enterprise Server software tightly integrates with IBM® Lotus® Domino®, Microsoft® Exchange and Novell® GroupWise® and offers advanced security and IT policy controls to enable secure, push-based wireless access to email and other corporate data.

BlackBerry Internet Service is designed for smaller businesses and individuals. It allows customers to access up to 10 supported corporate and personal email accounts (including most popular ISP email accounts such as, Yahoo! Mail and Google Mail) from a BlackBerry smartphone.

About Tcell
Tcell in Tajikistan is represented by two legal companies: CJSC “Indigo Tajikistan”, operating in RRS, Khatlon and GBAO regions and CJSC JV “Somoncom”, operating in Sugd region. Both companies share the same values, offer the same products and are owned by the same shareholders. While using services customers of each company feel like they are of the same company (regarding services, prices and network).

Tcell is perspective, advanced, prestigious and popular company offering mobile telecommunication services for businesses and customers for 9 years. Our experience is based on successful conduct of business in Tajikistan. In our conduct of business we strongly support our mission and corporate values, which are: being a pioneer in the market, reliability, agility in response to the market and consumer needs, social responsibility, and aspiration to be an integral part of the country! For more information visit: www.tcell.tj

About Emitac Mobile Solutions (EMS)
Emitac Mobile Solutions (EMS) is a Dubai based solutions and service provider and a RIM strategic channel partner that focuses on the delivery, implementation and support of BlackBerry® solutions. Delivered by an experienced team of mobile professionals, EMS provides the mobile operator with sales, marketing, distribution, solution implementation and technical support services for the BlackBerry wireless platform from Research In Motion (RIM). For organizations using the BlackBerry wireless platform, EMS provides the ability to rapidly create, deploy and manage robust client-server wireless applications that reduce an organization's total cost of ownership and significantly increases the value of their mobile technology investment. EMS is the region’s first Mobile Virtual Solutions Provider (MVSP) whose services are delivered through partnerships the company has with mobile operators in the Gulf, North Africa and Eastern Europe. For more information about EMS please visit www.emsmobile.ae.

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® wireless platform, the RIM Wireless Handheld™ 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, Asia Pacific and Latin America. 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.