Research In Motion Limited (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM), a world leader in the mobile communications market, today reported second quarter results for the three months ended September 1, 2007 (all figures in U.S. dollars and U.S. GAAP).

Research In Motion Ltd. Shares surged by 17 percent, the most in 3 and the half years, after the producer of the BlackBerry e-mail phone said that first-quarter earnings increased by 73 percent.