IM Cloud-based Service for Office 365

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Coming in late 2011 . . . a new cloud-based service that will make Office 365 available to BlackBerry® users . . .

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Coming in late 2011 . . . a new cloud-based service that will make Office 365 available to BlackBerry® users . . .

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. . . providing the best experience for BlackBerry users of Office 365

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BlackBerry Cloud-based Service for Office 365

• Starting at $0 peruser per month*

• Pre-release is expected to be available in mid 2011

• General availability is targeted for late 2011**

* Requires purchase of BlackBerry Enterprise Data plan

** Existing Hosted BlackBerry for Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) – Standard customers will be offered the opportunity to transition to the new service by this time

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Enhancements

• Ability to securely manage BlackBerry deployments online with mobile device management capabilities and IT policy settings

• Self-service functions for end users to manage and secure their own BlackBerry devices online

• Integrated single sign-on experience between Office 365 and the Research In Motion® (RIM®)-hosted BlackBerry enterprise service

Hosted, licensed and supported

by RIM

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An Extension of the Trusted BlackBerry Solution

• Secure and reliable BlackBerry email and messaging

• Based on the market-leading BlackBerry® Enterprise Server

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• Existing customers with Hosted BlackBerry for Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) – Standard will be offered the opportunity to transition to RIM's new BlackBerry cloud-based service for Office 365 at the time RIM's service becomes generally available

• Microsoft® and RIM are working together on migration from Microsoft's Hosted BlackBerry Service for BPOS – Standard to RIM's cloud-based BlackBerry service

• We expect to be able to share plans well in advance of customer migration and as a part of the Office 365 transition package from Microsoft

Moving Forward

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Interim Price ChangeExisting Hosted BlackBerry Service for Business Productivity Online Suite ( BPOS ) – Standard

• Microsoft will change the price of the existing Hosted BlackBerry for Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) –Standard to $0 per user per month*

• Partners should meet with Microsoft and RIM to review the partner experience

* Requires purchase of BlackBerry Enterprise Data plan

NOTE: Date and details of price change for Hosted BlackBerry for Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) – Standard are based on an agreement between RIM and Microsoft; Microsoft will provide full details on this price change to their customers and channel partners

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