11th Nov 2005 07:29
DAT Group PLC11 November 2005 Embargoed until 07.00. 11 November 2005 DAT Group plc ("DAT" , "the Company" or "the Group") PROPOSED CHANGE OF NAME DAT to change name to Synchronica plc London, 11 November 2005 - DAT Group plc, an international developer andprovider of mobile device management and synchronisation solutions, todayannounces that it plans to change its name to Synchronica plc, subject toreceiving shareholder approval at an Extraordinary General Meeting (the "EGM"). In the process of reviewing the entire business earlier this year, the Boardcame to the conclusion that to be successful in global markets, the Group needsto have a unique and strong brand name. The name has to be remembered bypotential customers and ideally should reflect the business activities of theGroup - synchronisation and mobile device management. The Synchronica brand, originally developed by Synchronica GmbH, was acquired bythe Group as part of its purchase of Synchronica GmbH in March 2005. DATtherefore owns the rights to use the name on an international basis and the namereflects the Group's focus on software products related to synchronisation andmobile device management. The EGM will be held at 9.00 a.m. on 8 December 2005 at Scheidegg Limited, 46Cannon Street, London and assuming the necessary resolution is passed byshareholders, it is anticipated that the change of name, and trading under thenew ticker 'SYNC', will take effect from 8.00 a.m. on 12 December 2005. A circular has today been posted to shareholders convening the EGM, copies ofwhich will be available from Panmure Gordon & Co at Moorgate Hall, 155 Moorgate, London EC2M 6XB for a period of one month from the date of this announcement. Carsten Brinkschulte, CEO of DAT Group commented: "We believe that the namechange will reinforce our new company strategy. Our goal is to build a brand forthe Group which is synonymous with its products. To do this we will develop andimplement an aggressive marketing campaign that creates recognition of ourCompany and its products among our partners and customers around the world." For more information please visit www.datgroup.com or contact: Carsten Brinkschulte Nicole Meissner, CMODAT Group plc DAT Group plcMobile: +49 172 88 72 758 Office: +49 30 616 75 650 Mobile: +49 173 606 91 60Simon Hudson / Clemmie CarrTavistock CommunicationsTel: +44 20 7920 3150Notes to Editors About DAT Group plc DAT Group plc focuses on mobile management solutions for operators, devicemanufacturers, retailers and enterprises. The company offers a varied productportfolio ranging from data synchronization (DS) to device management (DM),firmware updates over-the-air (FOTA) and mobile device management (EnterpriseAssistant). DAT has unique expertise in smart devices across all platforms basedon its market-leading over-the-air (OTA) delivery platform. Based in the UK, thecompany also has offices in Germany and the U.S. DAT is a public company listedon the London Stock Exchange. More information about DAT is available atwww.datgroup.com About Synchronica Synchronica focuses on SyncML synchronization and device management solutionsfor mobile operators, device manufacturers, and enterprises. The company offersa complete SyncML product portfolio ranging from data synchronization (DS) todevice management (DM) and firmware update over-the-air (FOTA). Synchronica hasa strong track record in the SyncML space, including the launch of the world'sfirst SyncML DM FOTA server with a leading European device manufacturer. TheSynchronica SyncML Gateway provides over-the-air synchronization ofSyncML-enabled mobile phones with corporate Microsoft Exchange servers. Moreinformation is available at www.synchronica.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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