PocketWhere Printing/Viewing/Faxing Solution for BlackBerry

February 28, 2002: Research In Motion Limited (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSE:RIM) and PrinterOn Corporation just announced an alliance to deliver and market PrinterOn's Wireless Internet Printing application for BlackBerry. Called PrinterOn PocketWhere for BlackBerry, the mobile application combines viewing, faxing and printing capabilities for email and email attachments to offer true mobile printing.

Now available for corporate and individual customers, PocketWhere lets BlackBerry users experience the power and convenience of wireless printing and faxing. Users can output documents directly from their BlackBerry menu and accurately view Web pages and attachments in over 150 file formats from a multitude of networked printers or fax machines.

"Our customers use BlackBerry to increase their mobile productivity and responsiveness through better management of their communications and workflow," said Mark Guibert, Vice President, Brand Management at Research In Motion. "PrinterOn's PocketWhere application adds another layer of utility and productivity by allowing users to view, fax and print email attachments from their BlackBerry Wireless Handhelds."

"A major problem faced by mobile professionals is how to print conveniently on the road," said Stephen Hearn, Vice President, Sales at PrinterOn Corporation. "By joining forces, RIM and PrinterOn are enhancing the entire concept of workforce mobility -- providing mobile professionals with the means to conveniently view and output documents, wherever they are."

PrinterOn and RIM will demonstrate the benefits of PocketWhere for BlackBerry at COMDEX Chicago, Booth #1603, March 5-7th, 2002.

About PrinterOn PocketWhere for BlackBerry
PrinterOn PocketWhere for BlackBerry integrates viewing, faxing, and printing for BlackBerry while connecting users directly to printers. PocketWhere enables viewing of email attachments (over 150 file formats supported) and printing to a multitude of networked printers*. Enterprises and service providers can use PocketWhere to easily make their printers securely accessible to employees, customers and partners. Once an email message or attachment has been opened, BlackBerry users choose either a fax machine or a printer from PrinterOn's Global Printer Directory, and click "print".

Other features include:

Hosted (ASP) and enterprise server solutions available
View, fax and print from BlackBerry drop-down menus
View, fax and print Web pages
Use standard desktop print controls such as number of copies and page range
Automatically select fax numbers from your BlackBerry address book
Free 60-day trial by visiting www.printeron.net
Subscription to unlimited viewing of attachments in 150 file formats -- available now
Subscription to unlimited view, fax and print capability --available now

PrinterOn PocketWhere for BlackBerry is available in individual and enterprise editions at http://www.printeron.net. Users simply subscribe online, select their desired service level ("view only" or "view, fax and print") and are billed accordingly.

PrinterOn's wireless Internet printing solutions have won a string of recent awards and distinctions. PrinterOn was singled out as "the company that will make the biggest difference" at DEMO 2002, earned an award from the 250 top IT purchasing executives at GoMobile Fall, and received an "Editor's Choice" nod at the Fall 2001 International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant show in New York City.

For more information visit PrinterOn online at http://www.printeron.net, or http://www.vfprint.net.

For more information on RIM, visit http://www.rim.net.

SOURCE PrinterOn

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