BlackBerry PlayBook Launching In 16 Additional Markets Over Next 30 Days

Waterloo, ON – Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced plans to launch the BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet in an additional 16 markets around the world over the next 30 days.

The BlackBerry PlayBook is scheduled to launch in:

  • UK
  • Netherlands
  • Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • Hong Kong
  • Australia
  • Venezuela
  • Spain
  • Germany
  • UAE
  • Singapore
  • Mexico
  • France
  • Italy
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Colombia

The BlackBerry PlayBook is the world’s first professional-grade tablet, delivering industry leading performance, uncompromised web browsing, true multitasking, HD multimedia, advanced security features, out-of-the-box enterprise support and a robust development environment.

For more information about the BlackBerry PlayBook please visit: http://www.blackberry.com/playbook.

Developers interested in creating apps for the BlackBerry PlayBook can get more information at:http://us.blackberry.com/developers/tablet/.