LENOVO THINKPAD LAPTOP COMPUTERS TO GAIN NEW LEVEL OF INTEGRATION WITH BLACKBERRY SMARTPHONES

Research Triangle Park, NC and Waterloo, ON – February 16, 2009 –Lenovo andResearch In Motion (RIM) today announced that the two companies will work together topromote new Lenovo mobile solutions that will help on-the-go business users enhance theirmobile computing and communications experience through tighter integration betweenLenovo ThinkPad laptop computers and BlackBerry® smartphones.

Leveraging Lenovo's extensive global R&D capabilities and engineering prowess in laptopcomputers together with RIM's expertise in smartphones and wireless solutions, Lenovoplans to develop and deliver a range of industry-leading solutions and technologies that canhelp professionals conduct business more effectively on the go.

Lenovo Constant Connect, the first solution developed by Lenovo, will leverage the strengthsof the BlackBerry® solution and Lenovo ThinkPad laptops to deliver an unparalleled userexperience for flexible, real-time access to enterprise-based email. Lenovo ConstantConnect will allow enterprise email received on a user's BlackBerry smartphone to beautomatically synchronized via Bluetooth® onto the user's ThinkPad laptop – even if theThinkPad laptop is off – without the user having to take any additional steps.

This level of integration and availability dramatically improves access to email on the LenovoThinkPad laptop from wherever a BlackBerry smartphone can access a connection. Inaddition to greater flexibility and convenience, it can also reduce the need to use the laptopwith fee-based Wi-Fi® networks. Lenovo Constant Connect is expected to be available fromLenovo and its business partners in the second quarter of 2009 in the U.S, and to be rolledout in markets around the world later in 2009.

"With more and more mobile professionals relying on both their BlackBerry smartphone andThinkPad laptop PC, we view better integration between the two devices as a necessity.Today's announcement is the first step in combining these best-in-class solutions to deliver amore useful and powerful mobile work experience," said Lenovo CEO Yang Yuanqing.

"Lenovo is adding significant value for our mutual customers by developing tighter and moreseamless integration between Lenovo ThinkPad laptops and BlackBerry smartphones," saidJim Balsillie, Co-CEO, Research In Motion. "By leveraging the industry-leading, push-basedconnectivity of the BlackBerry solution, Lenovo Constant Connect will simplify emailsynchronization on the laptop and provide mobile professionals with greater flexibility tomanage their email on the move."