Skopje, Macedonia and Waterloo, ON – Vip operator, a member of mobilkom austria group and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced availability of the BlackBerry® solution in Macedonia. The BlackBerry solution brings together smartphones, software and services to allow easy access to email, phone, calendar, web, multimedia and other applications on the go.

This is the first product launch from Vip following the announcement of their strategic partnership with Vodafone in Macedonia. At launch, Vip will offer BlackBerry® Enterprise Server and BlackBerry® Internet Service with a choice of the BlackBerry® Curve™ 8310 and the BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8100 smartphones.

“BlackBerry smartphones are stylish and innovative communication tools that combine voice, e-mail, Internet browsing and data applications. As a result of our strategic partnership with Vodafone and the mobilkom austria group, this is the first time the Macedonian market will have access to these products and services. We believe that the BlackBerry solution will bring customers new and exciting ways to communicate.” stated Mario Cvitkovic, Chief Marketing Officer of Vip operator.

Charmaine Eggberry, Vice President and Managing Director, EMEA at RIM added, “We are delighted to work with Vip and the mobilkom austria group to introduce the BlackBerry solution in Macedonia.  BlackBerry smartphones allow people to stay connected to colleagues, friends and family, as well as access a growing range of business and personal applications on the move.” (more…)