Cbeyond Launches BlackBerry with BeyondMobile Service; Now Small Businesses Can Enjoy More Productivity on the Go with Email, Calendar, Contacts and More

BlackBerry enables Cbeyond subscribers to easily access email,phone, text messaging, Internet, organizer and other data applicationsfrom a single, integrated device. By using BlackBerry to wirelesslyaccess business applications, Cbeyond customers will be able toincrease productivity and effectiveness for individuals andworkgroups.

The BlackBerry solution, including the CDMA-based BlackBerry7250(TM), is now offered in conjunction with Cbeyond's BeyondMobileservice. Cbeyond is offering BeyondMobile as a Mobile Virtual NetworkOperator (MVNO), but with a different approach to bundling and billingvoice calling minutes. Because Cbeyond offers landline, Internet andmobile services, it bundles all long distance, toll-free and mobileminutes together. Cbeyond's small business customers can apply anyunused long distance and toll free minutes to their mobile service andvice versa for free. The sharing of minutes is seamless and requiresno intervention from the business owner. Cbeyond also lets smallbusinesses pool all mobile minutes across employees so there's no needto juggle different rate plans.

"We are thrilled to bring the power, innovation and convenience ofBlackBerry to our small business customers," said Brent Cobb, vicepresident of Mobile Services for Cbeyond. "In market research, ourcustomers told us they want mobile voice and data from Cbeyond. Webelieve that BlackBerry represents the best-in-class mobile solutionin the marketplace today."

"BlackBerry supports a wide range of wireless applications andcontinues to be the leading wireless platform for both large and smallbusinesses," said Mark Guibert, Vice President Corporate Marketing atResearch In Motion. "We are very pleased to be working with Cbeyond tohelp small business professionals increase mobile productivity andenhance communications, collaboration and customer service."

For Cbeyond's business customers, BlackBerry Enterprise Server(TM)- Small Business Edition tightly integrates with Microsoft(R)Exchange, IBM Lotus(R) Domino(TM) and Novell GroupWise(TM) systems toenable secure, push-based, wireless access to email and other businessdata.

In addition, BlackBerry Internet Service(TM) allows users toaccess up to ten business and/or personal email accounts (includingMicrosoft Exchange, IBM Lotus Domino and most popular ISP emailaccounts) from a single device.

The BeyondMobile service from Cbeyond is nationwide with noroaming charges. Customers receive a consolidated bill for all oftheir landline and mobile communications services and have only onenumber to call for support. The BlackBerry 7250 will retail for $449on a two year contract from Cbeyond. Wireless email and data serviceswill be priced at $40 per month which includes unlimited data usage.Cbeyond will offer a single voice plan of $40 for 500 monthly minutesplus six cents per minute thereafter.

About Cbeyond

Cbeyond (Nasdaq: CBEY) is an Atlanta-based managed servicesprovider that delivers integrated packages of voice, mobile andbroadband services to small businesses in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas,Denver, Houston and Los Angeles. Cbeyond offers core communicationsservices like local and long-distance voice, mobile and broadbandInternet access along with enhanced applications, including voicemail,email, Web hosting, data backup, file-sharing, VPN and more. Cbeyondmanages these services over a private, 100-percent Voice over InternetProtocol (VoIP) facilities-based network. For more information onCbeyond, visit www.cbeyond.net.

About Research In Motion (RIM)

Research In Motion is a leading designer, manufacturer andmarketer of innovative wireless solutions for the worldwide mobilecommunications market. Through the development of integrated hardware,software and services that support multiple wireless networkstandards, RIM provides platforms and solutions for seamless access totime-sensitive information including email, phone, SMS messaging,Internet and intranet-based applications. RIM technology also enablesa broad array of third party developers and manufacturers to enhancetheir products and services with wireless connectivity to data. RIM'sportfolio of award-winning products, services and embeddedtechnologies are used by thousands of organizations around the worldand include the BlackBerry(R) wireless platform, the RIM WirelessHandheld(TM) product line, software development tools, radio-modemsand software/hardware licensing agreements. Founded in 1984 and basedin Waterloo, Ontario, RIM operates offices in North America, Europeand 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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