Here is a list of 8 Blackberry applications that are recommended by RIM executives including Jeff McDowell-VP of global alliances, David Heit-director of software product management, and RIM's president and co-CEO Mike Lazaridis.

Handmark's Pocket Express: This is an All in One application that provides Blackberry users easy access to latest news, weather updates, sports updates, financial repots, travel information and much more. (Recommended by Jeff McDowell)

WorldMate Live Travel Application: This application is the perfect travel companion for Blackberry users. It enables Blackberry users to easily plan and organize their journeys and provides them with up to date flight information and travel alerts. (Recommended by David Heit and Jeff McDowell)

TeleNav and Garmin GPS for BlackBerry: There is a huge demand for GPS applications and devices these days. TeleNav and Garmin GPS for Blackberry are two applications that provide GPS support to Blackberry users and are compatible with many Blackberry devices. These applications offer Blackberry users a number of useful features such as voice and on-screen driving directions, location based services, Wi-Fi hotspot discovery and connection, traffic alerts and rerouting information and much more. (Recommended by David Heit)

Facebook for BlackBerry: The Blackberry version of the popular Facebook social networking application allows Blackberry users to communicate, socialize, share files and photos and do much more with friends and family. (Recommended by David Heit and Mike Lazaridis)

FlipSide: Flipside is a powerful MP3 player for Blackberry devices that allows Blackberry users to easily access and organize MP3 files, create playlists, search song and album information and do much more by accessing the application's Extras option. (Recommended by Mike Lazaridis)

Viigo: Viigo is a popular free RSS feeds application for Blackberry devices. It has a simple and user friendly interface that allows Blackberry users to easily access RSS feeds and also supports Google RSS services. (Recommended by Jeff McDowell and Mike Lazaridis)

Google Maps: Google Maps is a free service by Google that provides location based services and real-time traffic information to Blackberry users. (Recommended by David Heit, Jeff McDowell and Mike Lazaridis)

Source: Cio.com