Agenda Includes Five Tracks, Over 75 Sessions, Developer Awards and a Keynote Address by Mike Lazaridis

Waterloo, ON – Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced further details about the BlackBerry® Developer Conference, which will take place October 20 – 22, 2008 in Santa Clara, California. The agenda includes an opening keynote address by RIM founder, president and co-CEO Mike Lazaridis, as well as five tracks, over 75 sessions, and the opportunity to hear first-hand about the winners of the BlackBerry Partners Fund™ Developer Challenge.

The BlackBerry Developer Conference is a unique developer community event that will bring together developers, architects, industry technical experts, RIM staff, and key partners for in-depth knowledge sharing, skills development, discussions and networking about developing mobile applications for the BlackBerry® platform. The conference will feature keynote presentations by thought leaders and innovators, general sessions, hands-on workshops, roundtable discussions, Birds of a Feather sessions, opportunities for pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings with RIM experts, networking opportunities with RIM developers and the extended developer community, and an exhibit hall showcasing solutions for developers.

“The BlackBerry Developer Conference is designed to support our wireless ecosystem and help foster innovation on the BlackBerry platform by strengthening the skills and in-depth knowledge of corporate and commercial developers alike,” said Mike Lazaridis, president and co-CEO, Research In Motion. “With over 40 million BlackBerry smartphones sold today, the BlackBerry platform provides developers with a proven and growing opportunity to add value in the mobile marketplace through the creation of compelling, mobile-savvy applications for businesses and consumers.”

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