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Press Release:

SUNNYVALE, Calif. & WATERLOO, Ontario–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 1,
2006–Telstra, Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq:PALM) and Research In Motion (RIM)
(Nasdaq:RIMM)(TSX:RIM) today announced that BlackBerry(R) Connect(TM)
for the Palm(R) Treo(TM) 650 smartphone on the Telstra Network will be
available early next month in Australia. Telstra customers now have a
wider choice of devices that support the robust and secure
capabilities of the BlackBerry services and a wider choice of wireless
email solutions that support the feature-rich Treo 650 smartphone.

BlackBerry Connect enables new and existing Treo 650 users to
benefit from many popular features of the BlackBerry “push”-based
architecture via BlackBerry Enterprise Server (TM).

Telstra’s general manager of Mobiles, Mr. Martin Conneely, said
Telstra was partnering with industry leaders to offer its customers
relevant mobility solutions and devices.

“With more than 2,000 business and government customers using our
mobility solutions, we have a lot of experience integrating these
services with their existing business processes,” Mr. Conneely said.
“Many of our customers have realized significant productivity gains
and competitive advantage from mobilizing business applications for
their field workers and some have seen return on investment within
three months.

“The benefits of the Palm Treo mobility solution are that it
integrates a mobile phone with the BlackBerry push email solution and
allows customers to access a wider range of business applications.
This means our customers can do more using just the one device.”

“Support for BlackBerry Connect makes the Treo 650 even more
compelling for businesses in Australia,” said John Hartnett, senior
vice president of worldwide sales and customer relations, Palm, Inc.,
“and it demonstrates Palm’s promise to provide customers with a broad
range of world-class, enterprise-strength mobile-computing solutions
to meet mobile email needs and more.”

Norm Lo, vice president for Asia Pacific at RIM, said, “BlackBerry
provides a powerful and optimized wireless solution to satisfy the
requirements of millions of mobile professionals worldwide. We are
very pleased to bring BlackBerry Connect to the Treo 650 with Palm and
Telstra. With BlackBerry Connect, Telstra’s corporate customers are
now able to take the advantage of the proven ‘push’-based BlackBerry
architecture on a broader choice of BlackBerry-enabled handsets,
including the Treo 650.”

BlackBerry Connect for the Treo 650 smartphone supports the
following features:

    --  "Push" Corporate Email delivers messages automatically -- and        wirelessly — to the Treo 650 smartphone’s VersaMail(R) inbox.        Changes to the inbox, including read/unread status and        deletion, are automatically synchronized between the user’s PC        and the Treo 650.

    —  Wireless Calendar Synchronization keeps the Treo 650        smartphone’s built-in Calendar up to date remotely, allowing        users to receive, accept or decline meeting requests on the        go.

    —  Attachment Viewing lets users view Excel, Word, PowerPoint, or        PDF documents while on the road.(1)

    —  Remote Address Lookup (RAL) allows users to search their        corporate directory wirelessly for email addresses without the        need to download every name to the Treo 650.

    —  Extends the benefits of BlackBerry Enterprise Server to the        Treo 650, including centralized device management, IT policies        such as over-the-air device disablement and password device        lock, and Triple DES encryption supporting end-to-end        security.

The award-winning Palm Treo 650 smartphone makes it easier than
ever for mobile professionals to stay connected. The Treo 650 combines
a compact, full-featured mobile phone with email, an organizer,
messaging and web access, allowing users to organize and simplify
their business and personal lives all in one place.(2)

The Treo 650 has won acclaim for its intuitive user interface,
award-winning form factor, and the availability of more than 29,000
third-party Palm OS(R) applications and enterprise solutions. With
third-party software applications available in finance, insurance,
real estate, healthcare, education, sales force automation and IT
management, users have the ability to mobilize enterprise data now,
and the opportunity to leverage a vast community of developers to
expand custom enterprise solutions.

    More information is available at:
http://www.palm.com/us/enterprise/products/blackberry_connect.html
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