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Bagneux, France and Duebendorf, Zurich, Switzerland, February 10, 2006
Esmertec extends business with creation of a Mobile Operator Division. Cellicium to be cornerstone of the division.
Contact:
Valerie Hernandez
Cellicium
Phone: +33 (0) 1 41 98 63 48
Fax: + 33 (0) 1 41 98 67 40
Email: valerie.hernandez@cellicium.com
Web: www.cellicium.com
Bagneux, France and Duebendorf, Zurich, Switzerland, February 10, 2006. Esmertec(TM) (SWX: ESMN), a leading global, independent developer of software solutions for mobile handsets and embedded devices, announces today that in line with its strategy to enable software solutions and services for the entire value chain from the service provider to the handset, it is extending its business with the establishment of a new mobile operator division.
Newly acquired Cellicium will greatly enhance Esmertec's business activities with mobile operators and serve as the core of this new division.
Cellicium, founded in February 2001, operates in Bagneux outside of Paris and is a premier provider of mobile browsing solutions, applications and related services to mobile operators. In the new division, Cellicium will continue delivering these carrier-grade solutions and services to GSM operators.
"We deliver today one of the most advanced solutions for the integration and operation of browsing services and applications to operators in France, Africa, and the Middle East," says Sebastien Desquilbet, CEO of Cellicium. "With Esmertec, we want to accelerate our growth and revenue momentum by addressing other European and Asian markets."
Jean-Claude Martinez, President and COO of Esmertec, has been appointed to take on the additional responsibility as President of this division, effective immediately.
"Our increasing cooperation with mobile operators on the handset side has led us to decide to expand our solution offering to mobile operators," says Jean-Claude Martinez. "Cellicium brings best-in class-solutions and customer base to this new division and will further advance our business with mobile operators."
About Cellicium:
Cellicium is recognized for its proven experience in providing major wireless operators with powerful solutions for mobile value services. Striving to bring interactive mobile services to the mass market, Cellicium delivers a carrier-grade browsing solution that enables value-added and self-care services while opening a new communication channel for marketing. With a strong commitment to innovation and quality service, Cellicium's open and flexible products bring the reactivity and expertise needed to ensure success. Cellicium's customers include some of the world's largest mobile operators servicing millions of subscribers around the globe.
About Esmertec:
Esmertec is a leading provider of software solutions for mobile phones and embedded devices. Our high-performance solutions are delivered to chipset and embedded devices manufacturers in mobile and landline telecommunication, home-multimedia, machine-to-machine and consumer electronics markets.
Engineered for smallness, Esmertec's wireless Java(TM) ME solutions, mobile applications and components, and object-oriented software platform (OSVM(TM)) are designed to extract maximum performance from hardware environments.
Founded in 1999, Esmertec is a global company headquartered in Zurich, with engineering, sales and customer support operations in Switzerland, China, Denmark, France, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, the UK and the USA.
www.esmertec.com
Esmertec and OSVM are trademarks of Esmertec AG. Java is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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