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Den Haag, 12-2-07

Amsterdam, Netherlands and Waterloo, Canada, February 12, 2007 – KPN and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) are today launching the new BlackBerry® Pearl TM smartphone in the Dutch market. The stylish design and lifestyle features of the BlackBerry Pearl will enhance the portfolio of BlackBerry devices that KPN offers to its growing customer base and will appeal to a broad range of mobile users including both business customers and prosumers. The BlackBerry Pearl is the first multimedia BlackBerry with a built-in camera and media player that enables users to download and play music and video clips.

The BlackBerry Pearl offers advanced wireless functionality, including support for phone, email, text messaging, web-browsing, organiser and many other applications, allowing KPN customers to carry just one multifunctional handset for all their communication needs. The BlackBerry Pearl is a quad-band smartphone that comes complete with a 1.3 megapixel digital camera, multimedia capabilities and expandable memory slot. Leveraging the combined power of KPN’s EDGE network and the BlackBerry platform, the BlackBerry Pearl provides an exceptional user experience.

“The BlackBerry Pearl will attract customers looking for a small and stylish smartphone that provides fast access to email and other applications. KPN’s ongoing strategic partnership with RIM means that we are able to meet our customers’ changing needs, offering them the latest in cutting edge wireless technology, in a sleek and elegantly designed handset. We believe our customers will see the BlackBerry Pearl as the ultimate life tool,” said Eelco Blok, Board member at KPN.

“We are delighted to be working with KPN to offer the ever popular and proven BlackBerry platform together with new multimedia features to their range of professional-consumer clients. BlackBerry Pearl will offer clients optimum professional and personal functions, with cutting edge wireless technology and essential multimedia features in an elegantly designed handset”, said Charmaine Eggberry, Vice President and Managing Director, EMEA at RIM.

Weighing approximately 89 grams, the BlackBerry Pearl offers a highly intuitive user interface and fast, easy trackball navigation. It includes the latest version of RIM’s SureType™ keyboard technology, which makes typing messages and dialling numbers quick and easy.

The large, ultra-bright, high resolution (240x260) display features light sensing technology that automatically adjusts screen and keyboard brightness for optimal viewing in outdoor, indoor and dark environments. The BlackBerry Pearl also offers premium phone functionality, with the convenience of smart dialling, conference calling, speed dialling and call forwarding, along with Bluetooth® support for hands-free use with wireless headsets and car kits.

The BlackBerry Pearl will be available for free in combination with a two year data and voice subscription.

The BlackBerry® Internet Service subscription is available at KPN for €20 per month.

The BlackBerry® Corporate Solution subscription is available at KPN for €35 per month.

For individuals and smaller businesses, BlackBerry Internet Service allows users to access up to ten supported corporate and/or personal email accounts (including most popular ISP email accounts) from a single device, without the need for server software.

Designed for corporate customers, BlackBerry® Corporate Solution tightly integrates with Microsoft® Exchange, IBM Lotus® Domino® and Novell® GroupWise® and works with existing enterprise systems to enable secure, push-based wireless access to email and other corporate data.

For more information, please go to www.blackberrypearl.com

About KPN

KPN is the leading multimedia company in the Netherlands, providing consumers and consumer households with fixed and mobile telephony-, internet- and TV services. To business customers, KPN delivers voice-, internet- and data services as well as fully-managed, outsourced ICT solutions. Both nationally and internationally, KPN provides wholesale network services to third parties, including operators and service providers. In Germany and Belgium, KPN pursues a multi-brand strategy with its mobile operations, and serves multiple customer segments in consumer as well as business markets.

At December 31, 2006, KPN served 6.3 million wireline voice subscribers, 8.6 million mobile customers, 2.1 million Internet customers and 0.3 million TV-customers in the Netherlands as well as 15.0 million mobile customers in Germany and Belgium. With 28,368 people (25,976 FTEs), KPN posted revenues of EUR 12.1 bn, with an EBITDA of EUR 4.8bn in 2006. KPN was incorporated in 1989 and is listed on the Amsterdam-, New York-, London- and Frankfurt stock exchanges.

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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 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.

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