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New Mobile Services Will Enable BlackBerry users to Stay Connected with Google Talk instant messaging and Google Local information and maps

Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ:RIMM)(TSX:RIM) today announced that Google TalkTM instant messaging and Google Local for mobile will be supported on the BlackBerry® wireless platform(i).

"Instant messaging and local content are two increasingly important areas of focus for mobile applications and we are very pleased to work with Google in extending these two popular Google services to BlackBerry users," said Mark Guibert, Vice President, Corporate Marketing at Research In Motion. "Google Talk for BlackBerry and Google Local for mobile will offer additional flexibility to BlackBerry customers in terms of how, when and where they stay in touch."

BlackBerry Users to Gain Mobile Access to Google Talk and Google Local