Cytamobile-Vodafone and Research In Motion (RIM) today introduced the BlackBerry solution to Cytamobile-Vodafone customers in Cyprus. The BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8100 and BlackBerry® Curve™ 8310 smartphones are now available from Cytamobile-Vodafone.  

The BlackBerry solution brings together innovative smartphones, software and services to allow easy access to email (including attachment viewing), phone, calendar, web, multimedia and other applications.

"Our agreement with RIM brings the world-renowned BlackBerry solution to Cytamobile-Vodafone customers", said Photis Savvides, Deputy CEO at Cyta. "The BlackBerry solution improves productivity, flexibility and mobility, allowing customers on the go to make every moment count".

Charmaine Eggberry, Vice President and Managing Director, EMEA at Research In Motion added: "We are pleased to be working with Cytamobile-Vodafone to bring the proven BlackBerry solution to new customers in Cyprus. BlackBerry smartphones have become popular around the world because they enable users to stay connected to the people and information that matter most while providing an unmatched mobile experience".

Cytamobile-Vodafone as a partner network of Vodafone will be offering the BlackBerry® from Vodafone solution to its customers in Cyprus for the first time. Network service is available throughout Cyprus and abroad thanks to Roaming Agreements with more than 130 networks for GPRS and/or 3G, with lower charges at the selected Vodafone networks. For further details, please visit: www.cytamobile-vodafone.com

Cytamobile-Vodafone is introducing BlackBerry® Enterprise Server for corporate use and BlackBerry® Internet Service for smaller businesses and individual users: 
BlackBerry Enterprise Server is targeted specifically for organisations that manage their own email servers. The BlackBerry Enterprise Server software tightly integrates with IBM® Lotus® Domino®, Microsoft® Exchange and Novell® GroupWise® and uses advanced encryption and IT policy controls to enable secure, push-based wireless access to email and other corporate data. BlackBerry Enterprise Server is available through the Cyta’s Business Customers’ Account Managers.
BlackBerry Internet Service is designed for smaller businesses and individuals. It allows customers to access up to 10 supported corporate and personal email accounts (including most popular ISP email accounts such as Cytanet, Yahoo! Mail and Gmail) plus one new email account from a single device. BlackBerry Internet Service is available through all Cytamobile-Vodafone Sales Network shops.

Cytamobile-Vodafone customers have a choice between two powerful and user friendly smartphones:
The BlackBerry Curve 8310 offers an exceptional combination of consumer and business features making it an ideal tool for mobile users who want a smartphone that complements their work and personal lifestyle. 
With its slim and elegant design and wide range of features, the BlackBerry Pearl 8100 is a great choice for style-savvy users who want all the power of a BlackBerry smartphone in a smaller handset.

BlackBerry® from Vodafone is offered as an additional service for the two Cytamobile-Vodafone Pay Monthly plans. To use the service a customer must own a BlackBerry® smartphone. The charging is based on a monthly subscription and thereafter is based on Mobile Data usage. In addition, the customers can select one of the available Mobile Data Packages, Mobile Data 10 and Mobile Data 50, according to their needs. It should be noted that the Mobile Data charges have decreased since the 1st of December 2007. Roaming charges differ, but the customers can enjoy preferential rates when roaming on a Vodafone or partner network (relevant information can be found at Cytamobile-Vodafone’s webpage).

For more information all interested parties can contact the Customer Call Center 132, all Cytamobile-Vodafone Sales Network shops (cytashop, Aeliotis, Germanos and Telefone) or their Business Customers’ Account Managers, as well as visit the Cytamobile-Vodafone’s webpage at www.cytamobile-vodafone.com.

About Cytamobile-Vodafone
Cytamobile-Vodafone is the brand name used for Cyta's mobile operations. It currently provides a coherent portfolio of mobile services to more than 825.000 customers. Cyta provides, maintains and develops a full range of telecommunication services both in Cyprus and overseas.

About Vodafone
Vodafone is the world’s leading international mobile communications group with operations in 25 countries across 5 continents and 241 million proportionate customers at the end of September 2007, as well as 39 partner networks. For further information, please visit www.vodafone.com

About Research In Motion (RIM)
Research In Motion is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. Through the development of integrated hardware, software and services that support multiple wireless network standards, RIM provides platforms and solutions for seamless access to time-sensitive information including email, phone, SMS messaging, Internet and intranet-based applications. RIM technology also enables a broad array of third party developers and manufacturers to enhance their products and services with wireless connectivity to data. RIM’s portfolio of award-winning products, services and embedded technologies are used by thousands of organizations around the world and include the BlackBerry® wireless platform, the RIM Wireless Handheld™ product line, software development tools, radio-modems and software/hardware licensing agreements. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, RIM operates offices in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. RIM is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq: RIMM) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: RIM). For more information, visit www.rim.com or www.blackberry.com.

Notes to editors
Key features of the BlackBerry Curve 8310 include:

• Phone, email with attachment viewing, SMS, instant messaging, organiser, web browser and support for other mobile applications

• Advanced media player supporting music, video and photos

• Built-in GPS

• Full QWERTY keyboard and trackball navigation

• 2 megapixel camera with built-in flash and 5x digital zoom

• Large, bright, colour landscape (320 x 240) display with built-in light sensing technology

• Expandable memory slot for microSD cards

• Hands-free voice activated dialling, conference calling, call forwarding and support for mp3 and MIDI ring tones

• Quad-band GSM/GPRS network support for connectivity

• 1100mAhr battery

• Automatic spell checker

• Soft-touch sides

Key features of the BlackBerry Pearl 8100 include:

• Phone, email with attachment viewing, SMS, instant messaging, organiser, web browser and support for other mobile applications

• Advanced media player supporting music, video and photos

• 1.3 megapixel camera with built-in flash and 5x digital zoom

• Expandable memory slot for microSD cards

• Large, bright, high resolution, full colour portrait display (240x260) with built-in light sensing technology

• Hands-free voice activated dialling, conference calling, call forwarding and support for mp3 and MIDI ring tones

• Quad-band GSM/GPRS network support for connectivity

• SureType® keyboard system (which combines phone and QWERTY keyboard layouts for a narrower design) and trackball navigation.