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FunMail and CMG Wireless Data Solutions announce European i-mode partnership
URL(s): www.cmgwds.com
Nieuwegein, The Netherlands September , 2001. FunMail and CMG Wireless Data
Solutions announced a broad partnership today centered around the FunMail
Wireless messaging system and CMG's Wireless Service Broker* platform
supporting i-mode in Europe. Under the partnership, FunMail and CMG will
help promote and integrate FunMail's carrier-grade visual messaging solution
to European wireless. FunMail will also share its i-mode development
expertise with CMG in order to contribute to the Wireless Service Broker*
success for other i-mode developers. FunMail will extensively leverage its
i-mode development experience in this relationship. FunMail launched a
commercial version of their FunMail messaging service on DoCoMo's i-mode
service in Japan in May, 2001.
"We are very pleased to have entered into this partnership with CMG," said
FunMail CEO Adam Lavine. "FunMail's extensive expertise in visual wireless
messaging and i-mode technology development combined with CMG's excellent
Wireless Service Broker* platform and industry relationships will be a
powerful combination."
"This is a win-win relationship," said Geert Kolthof, Vice President Mobile
Internet of CMG Wireless Data Solutions. "We think CMG and FunMail by
working together can quickly bring attractive visual messaging and i-mode
services to the European market."
CMG is the i-mode system integrator and has a close working relationship
with NTT DoCoMo. The Wireless Service Broker* platform will support i-mode
installations, and also other wireless technologies such as location based
services and WAP push. "There are some interesting opportunities to
triangulate CMG's core Wireless Service Broker* technology with FunMail's
dynamic rendering capabilities," said Adam Lavine. "We really like push
technologies, it's a great way to deliver FunMails right to the phone. And
combining that capability with location based services brings up interesting
possibilities for advertisers like Starbucks, where users can opt-in for
entertaining animated coupons that are delivered directly to their phones."
About CMG Wireless Data Solutions
CMG Wireless Data Solutions <> is the leading global
supplier of messaging, mobile Internet and Customer Care & Billing solutions
for the wireless industry. CMG develops high-end solutions in close
co-operation with its partners. To date, more than 150 of these quality
solutions have been delivered to over 75 operators worldwide. They are
widely recognised to be the best around, combining minimum operator
intervention with maximum performance and availability. The solutions
portfolio includes solutions based on the Wireless Service BrokerTM, Unified
Messaging solution, Multimedia Message Service Centre, Short Message Service
Centre, Cell Broadcast System and EPPIX (Customer Care & Billing System).
CMG Wireless Data Solutions is a division of CMG plc (www.cmg.com), CMG was
established in 1964 and currently employs around 13,000 employees. The Group
is listed on the London and Amsterdam stock exchanges.
For more information, please contact:
Renate van Berchum
Phone: +31 30 210 3333
Fax: +31 30 210 3431
Email: press.telecom@cmg.com
www.cmgwds.com
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