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O2 and InfoSpace Team to Provide the Netherlands' First MMS Services
PAPENDRECHT, Netherlands--March 25, 2003--InfoSpace, Inc. (Nasdaq:INSP), a provider of wireless and
Internet software and application services, today announced the company has launched the Netherlands' first Multimedia Messaging
Service (MMS)-based mobile services with leading Dutch operator O2.
MMS adds support for full-color images, such as maps, charts and icons, as well as audio and video clips, to the convenience and
ease-of-use that have firmly established Short Messaging Service (SMS)-based services, such as information, entertainment and
person-to-person messaging, as the world's most popular wireless data services.
The initial launch with O2 includes 20 branded MMS services backed by leading content sources, including ANP, the Dutch press
association, and Voetbal International, a popular Dutch specialist weekly. InfoSpace and O2 expect to launch additional MMS
services with content from other leading providers in the coming months, including cartoons, real-time stock quotes, and horoscopes.
InfoSpace offers global operators an expanding suite of MMS applications in a variety of the most popular content categories,
including news, weather, finance, sports, horoscopes and more. InfoSpace MMS applications are available in several languages,
including English, French, German, Italian and Dutch.
"MMS marks a major step forward in the development of wireless data as handsets and applications evolve to provide the rich-media
experience mobile users are accustomed to viewing on a PC," said Jan Claesson, executive vice president, wireless, at InfoSpace.
"Our multimodal wireless applications enable global carriers to quickly bring to market a wide range of services, backed by leading
content brands, across a wide range of network and device standards."
Today's announcement marks continued momentum for InfoSpace's strategy to offer multi-modal wireless data solutions that enable
carriers to deploy services over almost any combination of current and next-generation devices on their network. InfoSpace's wireless
data services can be provisioned and deployed simultaneously across a wide range of standards such as J2ME(TM), SMS, MMS,
WAP, SS7 signaling, VoiceXML, and more.
About InfoSpace, Inc.
InfoSpace, Inc. (Nasdaq:INSP) provides wireless and Internet software and application services. The Company develops software
technologies that enable customers to efficiently offer a broad array of network-based services under their own brand to any device.
InfoSpace corporate information can be found at www.infospaceinc.com.
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