NTT DoCoMo to Market BlackBerry 8707h Handheld Device and BlackBerry Network Service to Corporate Users

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TOKYO, JAPAN, September 19, 2006 -- NTT DoCoMo, Inc. announced today that it will start marketing the BlackBerry® handheld device and BlackBerry-enabled service to corporate customers on September 26, 2006.

To be marketed are the BlackBerry 8707h™, made by Research In Motion Limited (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM), and DoCoMo's BlackBerry Network Service enabling RIM's BlackBerry Enterprise Solution™.

The BlackBerry 8707h operates on both W-CDMA and GSM/GPRS networks and can be used overseas for voice and packet (data) communications. Its QWERTY keyboard, similar to that of a PC, will enable fast, easy thumb typing.

BlackBerry Network Service subscribers will have access to RIM's BlackBerry Enterprise Server™, which tightly integrates with Microsoft® Exchange, IBM Lotus® Domino® and Novell® GroupWise® for secure wireless access to e-mail and other corporate information.

About NTT DoCoMo
NTT DoCoMo is the world's leading mobile communications company. DoCoMo serves more than 51 million customers, of which more than half subscribe to FOMA™, launched as the world's first 3G mobile service based on W-CDMA in 2001. DoCoMo also offers a wide variety of leading-edge mobile multimedia services, including i-mode™, the world's most popular mobile e-mail/Internet service, used by more than 46 million people. With the addition of credit-card and other e-wallet functions, DoCoMo mobile phones have become highly versatile tools for daily life. NTT DoCoMo is listed on the Tokyo (9437), London (NDCM) and New York (DCM) stock exchanges.
For more information, visit www.docomo.ne.jp/english.

i-mode and FOMA are trademarks or registered trademarks of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan and other countries.
NTT DoCoMo's FOMA service is only available to subscribers in Japan.
Microsoft Exchange is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
IBM Lotus Domino is a registered trademark of IBM Corporation.
Novell and GroupWise are registered trademarks of Novell, Inc.
The BlackBerry and RIM families of related marks, images and symbols are the exclusive properties and trademarks of Research In Motion Limited.

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