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 WorldMate® Professional Edition for BlackBerry ReleasedLod, Israel April 25, 2004 – MobiMate®, the leading provider of travel services for mobile devices, announced today that the Professional Edition of WorldMate, the award-winning business travel service, is now available for BlackBerry®, developed by Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX:RIM). WorldMate provides subscribers with a host of best-of-breed wireless content services for their travel needs, making it a valuable application for BlackBerry users on the go. "BlackBerry users, who tend to be busy traveling professionals, are a natural match for our product. MobiMate is committed to supporting the BlackBerry platform and providing BlackBerry users with a full host of services", says Nadav Gur, MobiMate's CEO. MobiMate's decision initiates a true marriage between the travel and business needs of business professionals in any industry. With emerging technologies in the mobile industry these professionals can stay connected to all the information they need, regardless of their location. WorldMate is an all-in-one package for the frequent business traveler, featuring essential services including world time, global weather forecasts (provided by The Weather Channel – weather.com), comprehensive Flight Schedules (provided by OAG WorldWide), currency and measurement converters and more. WorldMate Professional Edition for BlackBerry is the first mobile version to offer the Travel Information Center . This service includes comprehensive travel information critical for business travelers, such as airline codes, reservation numbers and Web site addresses, 300 airport codes and locations, and hotel and car-rental agencies' contact information. MobiMate's products, services, corporate information and more can be found at www.mobimate.com . About WorldMate® WorldMate® is the world's leading mobile travel and itinerary management companion service, providing subscribed users with the ability to create, plan, manage and send travel-related trip itineraries in six (6) languages and on nine (9) platforms including Java, BlackBerry®, Palm OS, Microsoft Windows Mobile for Pocket PC and for Smartphone, Symbian UIQ, Series 60, Series 80 and 90 Communicators and Desktop PC. WorldMate® is the three time recipient of the Handango People's Choice Awards in the Travel and Business Enterprise categories, and has received countless wireless developer accolades and endorsements from Nokia, PalmOne, Sony Ericsson and Symbian, as well as awards from industry specific eZines such as PC Magazine, ZDNet, PocketPC Magazine, Geek.com and others. For more information about WorldMate®, please visit www.mobimate.com About MobiMate® MobiMate Ltd. is a wireless application service provider whose focus is on serving business travellers throughout their travel experience. MobiMate is the clear leader in this category, being the only company worldwide with a best-selling product on all open mobile application platforms. MobiMate's leadership in this space has been recognized by leading handset and PDA vendors who bundle MobiMate products with their devices, including Nokia, Sony-Ericsson, Hewlett Packard and others. MobiMate's partners include The Weather Channel Interactive Inc, OAG and other notable travel-related companies. For more information about MobiMate, please visit http://www.mobimate.com/company.shtml The BlackBerry and RIM families of related marks, images and symbols are the exclusive properties and trademarks of Research In Motion Limited. |
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