Jakarta, Indonesia – Indosat Tbk and Research In Motion (RIM) today announced the launch of “BlackBerry® On Demand”, a new prepaid option for BlackBerry® Internet Service in Indonesia.  Available as a 7-day or a 30-day data plan, the “BlackBerry On Demand” prepaid option provides small businesses and mobile professionals with a flexible, simple and cost-effective approach to access the rich benefits of the BlackBerry platform.

The “BlackBerry On Demand” prepaid option includes unlimited data usage for mobile email, attachment viewing, Internet browsing, application downloads, instant messaging and other mobile data usage. Indosat customers can activate “BlackBerry On Demand” via short messaging service (SMS). This prepaid option is available to customers with prepaid and postpaid voice plans.

“With the launch of “BlackBerry on Demand”, our customers now have greater flexibility in finding the right package to suit their needs,” said Guntur S. Siboro, Marketing Director of PT. Indosat Tbk. “Customers can easily access e-mail, instant messaging programs or surf the internet via their BlackBerry smartphones, allowing them to stay connected and productive even while on the road.”

”BlackBerry On Demand” is now available for Mentari, IM3 and Matrix customers. Tariff as follows:
7-day data plan 30-day data plan
Mentari and IM3 customers Rp50,000 (including taxes) Rp160,000 (including taxes).
Matrix customers Rp50,000 (excluding taxes) Rp175,000 (excluding taxes)
Indosat customers can subscribe to “BlackBerry On Demand” via SMS using the following instructions:
· 7-day data plan: customers can send an sms to 889 with the following information: BIS1<space>Handheld Brand<Space>Handheld Type

· 30-day data plan: customers can send an sms to 889 with the following information:BIS2<space> Handheld Brand<Space>Handheld Type, send to 889 for monthly package.

Designed for individuals and smaller businesses, BlackBerry® Internet Service allows customers to access up to 10 supported corporate and personal email accounts, including popular ISP email accounts such as Yahoo!® Mail and Google™ Mail, from a single device.

BlackBerry Unite! Software for Small Businesses, Families and SOHO set-ups
Coinciding with the launch of “BlackBerry On Demand” today, Indosat announced the availability of BlackBerry® Unite!™ software. An ideal tool for small offices, home offices and families to stay in touch, collaborate and keep organized while on the go, BlackBerry Unite! is a free download that runs on a PC and provides small groups of up to five BlackBerry smartphone users with easy, mobile access to email, web browsing, a shared calendar, shared contacts, pictures, documents, and other content.

“The BlackBerry solution is popular around the world and is respected as a powerful and proven mobility tool,” said Adele Beachley, Regional Director, Asia Pacific at Research In Motion. “We have been working very closely with Indosat to expand the reach of BlackBerry smartphones in Indonesia and the introduction of the “BlackBerry On Demand” prepaid option and the BlackBerry Unite! software will help us take our joint efforts to the next level.”

BlackBerry Unite! is available as of today for Indosat customers to download at http://www.indosat.com/Matrix_BlackBerry/BlackBerry_from_Matrix_Up_Date/BlackBerry_Unite. The software requires a data plan and minimum system requirements apply.

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