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	Best Mobile Communications Product Award The BlackBerry® device received the UK Network Industry Award for the Best Mobile Communications Product. The award recognizes the business benefits that mobile communications can bring to an organization.
	CIO 100 Mike Lazaridis was named one of the top 100 leaders in information technology by CIO magazine.
	CIO 20/20 Vision Awards Mike Lazaridis, co-CEO of Research In Motion (RIM), was honored by CIO Magazine as one of the 20 innovators whose accomplishments in information technology have had a profound impact.
	Communications Technology eBusiness Award The BlackBerry device was elected by the MIT Sloan School of Management as the best Communications Technology product in their annual eBusiness Awards, which recognize companies and individuals that have successfully achieved excellence in technology innovation.
	Enterprise Product of the Year The BlackBerry device was selected as Enterprise Product of the Year in the Computer Industry Awards, presented by VNU.
	Four Star Rating Shortly after its introduction to the United Kingdom, the BlackBerry device was honored by SC Magazine with a Four Star product review rating.
	Frontline Solutions Top 100 2002 RIM was named by Frontline Solutions Magazine as one of the year's top 100 companies that do the best job of providing excellence and customer value to the supply chain.
	Government Computer News Reviewer's Choice The BlackBerry device was designated Reviewer's Choice for topping its category by Government Computer News.
	Mobile Messaging Device The BlackBerry device won in the Mobile Messaging Device category of the MobileFocus Awards, which honor the most outstanding products and services in the mobile and wireless technology industry.
	Nation Builder of the Year RIM's Mike Lazaridis was elected the Nation Builder of the Year for his worldwide contributions in a poll of Globe and Mail readers.
	Preston Manning Innovation Principal Award RIM's Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO, and Gary Mousseau, Director of Wireless Innovation, were presented with the Ernest C. Manning Award Foundation's top innovation award for the BlackBerry solution.
	ZDNet Anchor Desk: 10 Products David Coursey, ZDNet Anchor Desk, named the BlackBerry device one of the "10 Products I Couldn't Live Without" on a list of his favorite, most useful products.
	Interop Award In November 2002, the BlackBerry wireless solution was named one of the 10 Best Products of the Year during PC Expert's Interop Awards in Paris. The award recognizes innovative and mobile solutions.
	Readers' Choice Awards In July 2002, the BlackBerry® 5810 smartphone was named Gadget of the Year and Best Wireless product of the Year by InfoWorld. The RIM® 957 Wireless Handheld was also named Product of the Year and Best Handheld of the Year.
	Best New Gadget Award In June 2002, the BlackBerry® 5820 smartphone was awarded Best New Gadget in HK Magazine's annual Readers Choice survey in Hong Kong.
	Best Mobile Communications Product Award In June 2002, the BlackBerry device received the UK Network Industry Award for the Best Mobile Communications Product. The award recognizes the business benefits that mobile communications can bring to an organization.
	Best Solutions Award In June 2002, the BlackBerry wireless solution was named the Mobile Professional category winner of the Cingular Best Solution Awards for 2002, which recognize the most innovative commercially available solutions enabled for Cingular's networks.
	SIIA Codie Awards In May 2002, the BlackBerry wireless solution won Best Handheld Application of the Year and also won Best Wireless Solution of the Year from the SIIA. The SIIA Codie Awards celebrate leading technology in the software and information industry.
	MIT Sloan eBusiness Award In April 2002, the BlackBerry wireless solution received an MIT Sloan eBusiness Award in the 'Disruptive Technology of the Year' category for its widespread and rapid acceptance among enterprises. The Disruptive Technology of the Year award recognizes the technology that has begun to or has the potential to positively disrupt our daily lives.