Vodacom Launches Blackberry Built-In and Blackberry Connect In South Africa

Vodacom, South Africa’s Leading Cellular Network, and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced the availability of BlackBerry® Connect™ for the Motorola MPx220 and the Sony Ericsson P910i, as well as BlackBerry® Built-In™ for the Siemens SK65, for the first time in South Africa. BlackBerry Connect and BlackBerry Built-In enable users of the Motorola MPx220, Sony Ericsson P910i and Siemens SK65 to benefit from popular BlackBerry services operating on the Vodacom network.