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AePONA

Aepona DMS is the market leader for device management servers, supporting mobile operators throughout the globe. Aepona DMS provides cost effective device management for the life cycle of the device from detection and identification through to provisioning, diagnosing, repairing and upgrading.

This helps operators to easily manage handset configuration, ensuring they are ready to receive the latest customer engaging services. For more information, please visit www.aepona.com.


Airwide solutions is a global leader in providing secure messaging and device management solutions to over 70 wireless operators worldwide. airwide solutions was founded on July 26, 2004 following the merger of Schlumberger Messaging Solutions (MSG) and Taral Networks. airwide solutions has a rich tradition of innovation. airwide solutions sent the first commercial SMS (Short Message Service) in 1992 and deployed the first A2P (Application to Person) MMS push gateway in 2004. Core products include: SMSC, MMSC, tools to improve Premium Messaging delivery and Device Management solutions. airwide solutions has regional offices in England, Canada, Australia and the United States. For more information, please visit www.airwidesolutions.com.


ALLTEL

ALLTEL is a customer-focused communications company with almost 13 million customers and $8 billion in annual revenues. ALLTEL provides wireless, local telephone, long-distance, Internet and high-speed data services to residential and business customers in 26 states. For more information, please visit www.alltel.net.


Ankanet, founded in 2000, is a Mobile Internet Technologies Service and Solution Provider company based in Istanbul, Turkey. Ankanet started as an enterpreneur company to provide solutions in new generation technologies. While being a new company, Ankanet has accomplished several large-scale and creative projects in the new generation mobile technologies area. In addition, a wide range of implementations have been completed in mobile internet & messaging areas using enterprise JAVA technology.

Our mission is to develop and integrate high quality mobile technologies in order to provide the best services for the Mobile Information Society. Our vision is to have a key role in the Mobile Internet market with brand-new solutions and services, and to become a leader in the new generation technologies arena. For more information, please visit www.ankanet.com.tr


BitFone

Bitfone Corporation provides unparalleled expertise and innovative software solutions for mobile device management and customer care automation to wireless operators and handset providers. Bitfone's mProve™ and SmartCare™ solutions improve usability of mobile devices by diagnosing and repairing software problems and delivering software updates and configuration settings over the air, safely and efficiently. Bitfone's customers benefit from significant cost savings in the areas of customer service and warranty, improved device quality and customer satisfaction, and broader adoption of advanced wireless services. Bitfone is a global company headquartered in Laguna Niguel, California, with offices in Canada, China, Japan, Korea, and the U.K. For more information, please visit www.bitfone.com.


Discretix

Discretix develops embedded security solutions for resource-constrained environments such as cellular handsets, mobile computing devices, smart cards and flash storage devices. Discretix's products, CryptoCell™, CryptoFlash™ and CryptoCard™ are integrated into the hardware design of the target device, and have been adopted by leading handset, semiconductor, and flash card manufacturers and vendors. Discretix’ solutions are built from flexible, robust building blocks that consist of hardware, firmware, and software elements. These elements can be customized to address the current and future requirements of any mobile device and data-aware application. Discretix' products deploy state-of-the-art countermeasures and have successfully passed exhaustive cryptanalysis. www.discretix.com.


elata

Elata is a global leader in mobile content delivery and device management software systems and is dedicated to developing innovative solutions for the wireless market.  Since 2000, elata has focused on the mobile data challenges facing mobile operators and service providers and has created a comprehensive range of modular, flexible solutions to meet their needs.  www.elata.com .


ericsson

Ericsson is a world-leading provider of telecommunications equipment and related services to mobile and fixed network operators globally. Over 1,000 networks in 140 countries utilize our network equipment and 40 percent of all mobile calls are made through our systems. We are one of the few companies worldwide that can offer end-to-end solutions for all major mobile communication standards.  www.ericsson.com.


futuredial

FutureDial Incorporated is a privately-held software company, which was launched in August 1999. FutureDial envisions a world where everyone can easily secure, control and share their personal information to enhance their productivity and their lives. The company serves the wireless market and the mobile industry with the mission of “providing great products that all mobile device users need.” This focus guides the development of software products that enhance productivity, connectivity and communications for users of mobile devices. www.futuredial.com.


ganesh

Ganesh has created a rich set of new value-add revenue-add mobile phone services. Offering productivity, wellbeing and social networking benefits to mass markets. We deliver the first mainstream solution for mass-customization of call management services for retail and enterprise customers. We provide white label services complete with market analysis and business case support to give the fastest possible time to market for service providers.


Gemplus

Gemplus is one of the founders of the smart card industry and the world's leading provider of smart card solutions with more customers in more countries than any other player in the world. Gemplus is leading the industry, with a complete offering of portable, personalized solutions bringing security, convenience, and ease of use to the everyday lives of millions of people worldwide. www.gemplus.com.


GeoTrust

GeoTrust, Inc., an emerging leader in Identity and Trust Services, helps organizations of all sizes secure e-commerce transactions, trusted identities and fully managed trusted environments for conducting e-business. GeoTrust's Web Security Services offer hosting providers and businesses with world-class digital certificates for fast transaction security and patent-pending smart-seals to ensure a trusted identity on the Web. GeoTrust also offers managed security services for large enterprises. With more than 60,000 companies in over 140 countries using its technology for transaction security, GeoTrust is the second largest digital certificate provider in the world. www.geotrust.com.


innopath

InnoPath Software, a leader in Integrated Mobile Device Management (iMDM) solutions, enables wireless carriers and mobile device manufacturers to transparently deliver and support current and future revenue generating services. InnoPath was the first company to commercially deploy firmware over-the-air mobile device management, and its standards-based iMDM Solutions Suite uniquely permits carriers to combine configuration, diagnostics, security, and application management for lifecycle delivery of services into a single integrated workflow. For more information, visit www.innopath.com.


Insignia Solutions

Insignia provides an essential ingredient to mobile operators and terminal manufacturers by enabling mobile device management to a growing complex and diverse community of mobile devices. Insignia's products and services radically reduce customer care and recall costs, maintain device integrity, and enable a wide range of new mobile services. Founded in 1986, Insignia has a long history of innovation, stewardship of major industry standards, and the trust of dozens of manufacturers around the world. Insignia Solutions is traded on NASDAQ under the symbol INSG. The company is headquartered in Fremont, California with R&D and European operations based in the United Kingdom. For additional information about Insignia or its products please visit www.insignia.com.


jataayu

Jataayu Software, is a worldwide leader in the area of MMS, WAP, SMS, IMPS, SyncML and messaging solutions. With a strong commitment to technology development and focus on the mobile arena, Jataayu offers highly optimized messaging and browsing solutions for mobile terminals as well as carrier grade infrastructure software solutions including highly scalable Servers/Gateways, Chat, PIM and Notification/ Alert systems for Mobile Operators and Enterprises on GSM/GPRS/3G and CDMA environments. The wireless terminal solutions offered by Jataayu include WAP 2.0 browsers, MMS clients, Sync Clients, IMPS Clients and other applications that are based on open standards, are highly portable, interoperable and platform agnostic (Windows MobileOS, PalmOS, Symbian, J2ME and other native OS platforms) for wireless terminals. Jataayu wireless terminal solutions are licensed by leading device manufacturers, ODMs and suppliers of reference platforms for the present and next generation devices. For additional information about Jataayu, please visit www.jataayusoft.com.


Kyocera

Kyocera Wireless Corp. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kyocera International Inc., which acquired QUALCOMM Incorporated's CDMA consumer wireless phone business in February 2000. Kyocera Wireless Corp. is a leading supplier of innovative, feature-rich CDMA handsets, telemetry modules and accessories for customers worldwide. Based in San Diego, California, the company is ISO-14001 and ISO-9001 certified and has won city, state and federal awards for its environmentally friendly manufacturing and recycling practices. For more information, please visit http://www.kyocera-wireless.com/.


LG Electronics

LG Electronics, Inc. was established in 1958 as the pioneer in the Korean consumer electronics market. The company is a major global force in electronics and information and communications products with more than 64,000 employees working in 76 subsidiaries and marketing units around the world. With annual total revenues of more than $16.9 billion (non-consolidated), LG Electronics comprises three main business companies: Digital Display & Media, Digital Appliance and Telecommunication Equipment & Handset. LG Electronics’ goal is to enable the intelligent networking of digital products that will make consumers’ lives better than ever. For more information, please visit www.lge.com.


McAfee

With headquarters in Santa Clara, California, McAfee, Inc. is a leading supplier of network security and availability solutions. McAfee creates best-of-breed computer security solutions that prevent intrusions on networks and protect computer systems from the next generation of blended attacks and threats. More information on McAfee is available at www.mcafee.com www.mcafee.com.


mcTel

MCTEL provide advanced messaging (SMSC, MMSC, Premium Gateways) and device configuration solutions to mobile operators worldwide. Thanks to its innovative Device Management product, MCTEL helps mobile operators to manage their customers handsets, increasing subscribers satisfaction, driving up the usage of high value added services (MMS, data, Premium), reducing the burden of customer care and recall costs.

MCTEL innovative Device Management Center use a direct high speed SS7 connectivity allowing to perform fully Automatic Device Detection and configuration, very high OTA configuration throughput thanks to integrated SMS-Center, stolen device management, Premium interworking. A complete handset database allows to perform advanced marketing analysis and to deliver precisely the right OTA settings to the devices to perform device configuration, data synchronization, firmware update and even SIM configuration.MCTEL is a privately owned company headquartered in Monaco. For more information please visit www.mctel.net.


mFormation

mFormation Technologies Inc. helps mobile operators increase data revenues and accelerate data service adoption through innovative wireless device and service management technologies. mFormation's software provides real-time visibility into device and data service performance, on-demand remote device diagnostics and repair, over-the-air device and service configuration, and a portal to enable enterprise customers to self-manage their populations of devices. mFormation's software manages a broad mix of wireless devices, including Symbian™ OS-based devices, Microsoft™ Pocket PC-based handhelds and smartphones, RIM™ BlackBerry™ devices and various SIM cards, across a wide range of wireless carrier networks, including UMTS, CDMA and GSM/GPRS. Headquartered in Edison, New Jersey, and with European offices in London, UK, mFormation is a privately held company funded by Battery Ventures, Carmel Ventures, Deutsche Bank, Kingdon Capital and North Bridge Venture Partners. Contact mFormation on the Web at http://www.mformation.com.


mi4e Device Management

mi4e Device Management AB founded in Stockholm, Sweden in 1999 is one of the leading providers of device-management software and services to the world's largest mobile operators, virtual operators and value added service providers. mi4e's mission is to create the most reliable, secure, and direct means for information delivery from information providers to mobile information seekers. We focus on enabling high-value transactions and services on the mobile Internet to be delivered in a reliable and secure manner to mobile users.

Mi4e Device Management AB is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden with regional offices in Geneva, Switzerland, Chicago, USA and Melbourne, Australia. www.mi4e.com


Mobilethink

Mobilethink provides high quality, innovative software solutions to mobile operators, service providers and handset manufacturers. The main business area of the company lies in the area of terminal management solutions and advanced, high volume messaging platforms for global partners.

Mobilethink has a long track record of working with leading mobile operators and has experience from development and deployment of solutions with customers and partners in 17 countries. The Mobilethink team of engineers possesses core technical competences in wireless data, mobile messaging, signalling (SS7) and Internet technology.

Mobilethink is a privately owned company located in Aarhus, Denmark. Visit us at www.mobilethink.dk.


Motorola

Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) is a global leader in wireless, automotive and broadband communications. Sales in 2002 were $27.3 billion. Motorola is a global corporate citizen dedicated to ethical business practices and pioneering important technologies that make things smarter and life better for people, honored traditions that began when the company was founded 75 years ago this year. For more information, please visit: www.motorola.com.


Nextel

Nextel Communications, a FORTUNE 200 company based in Reston, Va., is a leading provider of fully integrated wireless communications services and has built the largest guaranteed all-digital wireless network in the country covering thousands of communities across the United States. Today, 95 percent of FORTUNE 500 companies are Nextel customers. Nextel and Nextel Partners, Inc. currently serve 297 of the top 300 U.S. markets where approximately 261 million people live or work. Nextel is traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol NXTL. Nextel Partners is a separate company traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol NXTP. For more information, visit www.nextel.com.


Redbend

Red Bend Software helps mobile phone manufacturers and network operators to accelerate the adoption of new services and features, respond rapidly to customer needs, and reduce support costs through mobile software management solutions.

LG Electronics, Motorola, NEC, Sharp, Sony Ericsson, and other large handset manufacturers use Red Bend's firmware over-the-air (FOTA) mobile client software to quickly and reliably deliver compact firmware updates to more than 150 million mobile phones in the hands of consumers.

Founded in 1999, Red Bend Software is a privately held, venture capital-financed company with offices in China, Israel, Japan, Korea, the U.K and the U.S. More information is available at www.redbend.com.


Redknee

Redknee is a global supplier of mobile applications and network products to mobile network operators. Our Mobile Services Architecture allows for the seamless introduction of new network based applications - which increases revenue, allowing our customers to be more successful and profitable.

The proven credibility of our Telecom Hardened Solutions has enabled us to win business with the worlds most demanding mobile network operators. This has resulted in accelerated revenue growth and profitability every quarter since inception. Redknee's telecom products are used today by network operators all around the world. For more information, please visit www.redknee.com.


Savaje

SavaJe Technologies is the developer of SavaJe OSTM, an open, standards-based, software platform for advanced mobile phones. Based on Sun Microsystems' Java technology, SavaJe OS offers operators and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) a standardized platform with an unmatched level of security.SavaJe OS provides operators with the ability to fully customize the user experience, while maintaining full applications compatibility across implementations. The scalability of the platform, which uniquely implements an advanced set of industry-standard Java APIs as its single applications platform, also offers significant benefits to OEMs and ODM handset manufacturers. Operator customization, systems integration and handset testing is simplified, and thereby reduces time to market. SavaJe is working with wireless industry leaders to deploy SavaJe OS on a range of handsets.
www.savaje.com


Sicap

Sicap is a software company based in Bern, Switzerland that develops and provides mobile applications and network products for GSM operators. It enables network providers to increase ARPU, and end-users to access the widest range of services possible, by maximising the use of existing infrastructure and making it perform better. By “adding ingenuity” its solutions preventing revenue leakage, reducing operating costs and/or stimulating ARPU through new ways of enabling value-added services. Sicap specializes in prepaid charging and was one of the pioneers that developed prepaid technology and since then has become the market leader in USSD based applications and Over-The-Air SIM card provisioning. Sicap also provides consulting and customised solutions in the areas of charging, VPN, and SIM card life-cycle management. Independently run but wholly owned by Swisscom Mobile, Sicap has over 50 million users globally running on a Sicap system, and counts 13 GSM operators among its customers. For more information, visit www.sicap.com.


Siptech

Siptech provides world class software testing, Quality Assurance (QA) and product engineering services based on proven methodologies to software industry including outsourced test planning, test development, test automation and other QA related services. Our commitment is to assist you in developing, deploying and maintaining quality software and systems. Siptech can be your trusted partner for testing your applications. For more information, visit www.siptech.com.


siemens

Siemens Communications is one of the largest players in the global telecommunications industry. Siemens is the only provider in the market that offers its customers a full-range portfolio, from devices for end users to complex network infrastructures for enterprises and carriers as well as related services. Siemens Communications is the world’s innovation leader in convergent technologies, products and services for wireless, fixed and enterprise networks. It is the largest Group within Siemens and operates in more than 160 countries around the world. For more information, visit www.siemens.com.


SmartTrust

With a customer portfolio that includes many of the world's largest mobile operators, SmartTrust's technology covers a global footprint comprising over a quarter of the world's GSM users. The company's SmartCore™ environment allows mobile operators to build comprehensive solutions that meet their particular business requirements. These solutions are implemented over a single highly integrated platform thus interworking with each other to deliver seamless functionality and services to the subscribers. Increase ARPU through dynamic roaming management (SmartRoam™), reduce cost and subscriber activation time through integrated end-to-end SIM logistics (SmartAct™), increase subscriber satisfaction through automated device detection and configuration (SmartManage™), and increase data ARPU by providing remote configuration of device menus for easy assess to services (SmartaLàCarte™). The company is headquartered in Sweden with a regional presence in Finland, UK Germany, Italy, Spain, Malaysia, India, China, Hong Kong, Brazil and the United States. SmartTrust is privately held and its investors include The Carlyle Group, Eqvitec Partners, GE Equity and TeliaSonera. For more information, visit www.smarttrust.com.


snapin

SNAPin Software, the leader in mobile interaction management, lets operators interact with their subscribers in real-time and in the context of their current mobile behavior. The company’s handset-based SelfService product suite enables the delivery of interactive promotions, the resolution of most customer support problems, and allows operators to deliver a branded service experience to their subscribers. For more information, visit www.snapin.com.


st

STMicroelectronics is a global leader in developing and delivering semiconductor solutions across the spectrum of microelectronics applications. An unrivalled combination of silicon and system expertise, manufacturing strength, Intellectual Property (IP) portfolio and strategic partners positions the Company at the forefront of System-on-Chip (SoC) technology and its products play a key role in enabling today's convergence markets. The Company's shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange, on Euronext Paris and on the Milan Stock Exchange. In 2004, the Company's net revenues were $8.76 billion and net earnings were $601 million. Further information on ST can be found at www.st.com.


Sprint

Sprint is a global integrated communications provider serving more than 26 million customers in over 100 countries. With approximately 65,000 employees worldwide and over $26 billion in annual revenues in 2003, Sprint is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying state-of-the-art network technologies, including the United States' first nationwide all-digital, fiber-optic network and an award-winning Tier 1 Internet backbone. Sprint provides local communications services in 39 states and the District of Columbia and operates the largest 100-percent digital, nationwide PCS wireless network in the United States. For more information, visit www.sprint.com.


Swapcom

Building on experience gained over the years through implementations on major mobile networks, Swapcom has achieved outstanding results in software design for effective remote device management solutions and high capacity service delivery platforms. Proactively seeking solutions to reduce Customer Care costs for mobile operators and to increase data usage among the entire subscriber base, Swapcom solutions imply gathering profile metrics on devices and subscribers in order to deliver the most relevant and timely services.
www.swapcom.fr


Swisscom

Swisscom Mobile offers its 3.9 million customers a first-class mobile communications network, a high standard of service and outstanding products and services. The company’s 2,500 employees generated revenues of CHF 4,140 million in 2003. With a market share of 65%, Swisscom Mobile is the clear market leader in the Swiss mobile communications sector.
For more information, please visit www.swisscom.com


Synchronica - SyncML Synchronization and Device Management

Synchronica develops and markets synchronization and device management solutions for mobile operators, device manufacturers and enterprises.Its product portfolio ranges from device management and firmware update over-the-air to data synchronization. Synchronica has a strong track record in the SyncML space. Products include the world's first SyncML DM server in a carrier-grade environment and the award-winning SyncML Gateway, which enables seamless synchronization of corporate data. Its latest offering, Mobile Manager, provides companies with a robust mobile device management solution for Windows Mobile-based devices. Based in the UK, Synchronica also has offices in Germany and the US. For more information visit www.synchronica.com


telus

TELUS Mobility provides its more than 4 million clients across Canada with a full suite of wireless voice, Internet and data services through its PCS and Mike digital wireless networks. For more about TELUS Mobility products, please visit www.telus.com.


T Mobile

Based in Bellevue, Wash., T-Mobile USA, Inc. is a member of the T-Mobile International group, the mobile telecommunications subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom (NYSE: DT). Through its subsidiaries and other investments, Deutsche Telekom today serves approximately 82 million wireless subscribers worldwide, ranking it one of the top three wireless carriers globally. T-Mobile is committed to providing the best value in wireless service through its GET MORE™ promise to provide customers with more minutes, more features and more service than any other wireless provider. T-Mobile operates a nationwide GSM/GPRS voice and high-speed data network that covers 218 million people. T-Mobile operates the largest and fastest growing network of "Wi-Fi" (802.11b) wireless broadband, (WLAN) public access hotspots. The service is currently available in more than 2,300 public locations including Starbucks Coffeehouses, Borders Books and Music, airports and select American Airlines Admiral clubs. For more information, visit the company website at www.t-mobile.com.


US Cellular

U.S. Cellular Corporation, the nation's eighth largest wireless service carrier, provides wireless service to more than 4.5 million customers in 26 states. The Chicago-based company operates on a customer satisfaction strategy, meeting customer needs by providing a comprehensive range of wireless products and services, superior customer support and a high-quality network. For more information, please visit www.uscc.com.


WDS Global

WDS Global provides a proprietary Service Framework to help both wireless manufacturers and wireless operators rapidly deploy new handsets, drive user-adoption of communication services, and reduce technology related support costs. With over 9 years of wireless communications experience and a headquarters in Poole, England, WDS Global have over 200 employees on five continents working integrally to populate the knowledge systems that empower the Service Framework. The Service Framework delivers knowledge, simply and consistently, to increase revenue and reduce costs for WDSGlobal’s clients and partners. Additional information on WDS Global can be found at www.wdsglobal.com.


WDS Global

Wireless Services Corporation has been developing and operating value-added services specifically for the wireless industry since 1996. A Carrier's Carrier, Wireless Services allows wireless carriers to rapidly launch new services and network capabilities that increase revenue and reduce churn. The company's product line includes Text and Picture Messaging, Mobile E-mail, Mobile Internet, WAP Content and Spam Protection. The company provides carrier-grade reliability coupled with a full-service, 24x7 operations team. WSC was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. Wireless Services provides outsourced wireless data services to more than 30 wireless carriers, including Nextel ( NASDAQ: NXTL), Nextel Partners (NASDAQ: NXTP), Nextel International (NASDAQ: NIHD), Western Wireless (NASDAQ: WWCA) and RCC (NASDAQ: RCCC). For more information about WSC, please visit www.wirelesscorp.com.


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