MONTREAL, January 15, 2007 - After four days of intense competition, only 3 of 36 teams of MBA students remained. They were competing Saturday in the final round of the 26th Annual John Molson MBA International Case Competition, where they presented their strategic solutions to a business case involving Research in Motion, manufacturer of the PDA BlackBerry, with focus on the company’s penetration on the Chinese market.

The Competition winners were announced during the closing banquet sponsored by Bombardier. The final results are as follows:

1st Place

Université Laval (Exportation Development Canada $10,000 Bursary)

2nd Place

HEC Montreal ($7000)

3rd Place

Universität Paderborn ($5000)

This Competition, which is the world’s oldest, largest and most prestigious competition of its kind, was once again described as a true success by organizers, judges, sponsors and participants from all over the world.

Media wishing to interview competition winners, organizers or sponsors should contact Hugues Mousseau at 514 823-9812 or hs_mouss@jmsb.concordia.ca.

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