28th Jul 2006 07:02
Synchronica PLC28 July 2006 Strictly embargoed until 07.01, 28 July 2006 Synchronica plc ("Synchronica") T-Mobile markets Synchronica's Mobile Manager London, 28 July 2006 - Synchronica plc has signed a partnership agreement withT-Mobile UK, which will see T-Mobile's business consultants promotingSynchronica's device management solution Mobile Manager to T-Mobile's customersbase. Mobile Manager addresses the growing need for mobile device management,providing businesses with an easy to use self-care solution for over-the-air(OTA) configuration and management of Smartphones. The agreement comes into effect immediately and covers all sales made bySynchronica to customers introduced by T-Mobile business consultants. T-Mobilecurrently has six Windows Mobile devices in its portfolio. The market for Windows Mobile devices is growing fast; a 2005 report from CentreDevelopment Cooperation forecasts that Smartphone penetration as a percentage ofall mobile devices will rise from 3.1% in 2005 to 28.5% by 2009. T-Mobile UK evaluated a number of mobile device management applications beforechoosing to endorse Mobile Manager. Steve Tait, T-Mobile UK's Business SolutionManager said: "We chose to partner with Synchronica because we felt that MobileManager offered the only mobile device management solution tailor-made forenterprises deploying Smartphones and Pocket PCs. The software is extremelyflexible and scalable, and we were particularly impressed with the intuitiveuser interface, which makes initial configuration easy." Mobile Manager is a web-based tool that allows IT departments to set up WindowsMobile e-mail across hundreds of devices without manually configuring each one.The software also allows administrators to apply a range of pre-setconfigurations to different groups of users and distribute applications and datafiles to a group of devices or individual users. It also addresses securityconcerns associated with data-loaded Smartphones by enabling administrators towipe and lock lost or stolen devices. Carsten Brinkschulte, CEO at Synchronica plc, commented on the agreement: "Weare pleased to be working with T-Mobile UK to offer their customers asophisticated lifecycle management application for managing their fleets ofSmartphones. We see more and more companies who want to manage their mobiledevices in-house, but want assurances that the application they choose will makeprovisioning easy, keep support costs to a minimum and overcome securityconcerns associated with lost or stolen phones. Mobile Manager ticks all theseboxes." About T-Mobile UK T-Mobile is one of the world's largest mobile operators with around 80 millioncustomers worldwide and in the UK it is the network of choice for over 16million customers, more than any other UK network. T-Mobile has a range of innovative products and services such as Business1-Plan, U-Fix, a tariff that combines pay-as-you-go and a monthly contract andWeb'n'Walk Professional, which enables customers to access their systems andinformation on the move. T-Mobile's network coverage is among the best in the UK(over 99% of the UK population) with one of the lowest dropped call rates. Itoffers the largest worldwide Wi-Fi network, with over 1,000 HotSpots inbusiness-friendly locations in the UK and 19,000 worldwide, and offers a varietyexpanding 3G network across the UK. For more information about T-Mobile UK, please visit www.t-mobile.co.uk About Synchronica Synchronica plc develops and markets synchronisation and device managementsolutions for mobile operators, device manufacturers, and enterprises. Itsproduct portfolio ranges from data synchronization (DS) to device management(DM) and firmware update over-the-air (FOTA). Synchronica has a strong trackrecord in the SyncML space. Products include the world's first live installationin a carrier-grade environment of a SyncML DM server and the award-winningSyncML Gateway, which enables seamless synchronization of corporate data. Itslatest offering, Mobile Manager provides companies with a robust mobile devicemanagement solution for mobile devices. Headquartered in the UK with offices inBerlin and Washington D.C. Synchronica plc is a public company listed on theLondon Stock Exchange AIM market (SYNC). For more information please visit www.synchronica.com or contact: Nicole Meissner, Simon Hudson / Clemmie CarrChief Marketing OfficerSynchronica plc Tavistock CommunicationsTel: +44 1580 831 412 Tel: +44 20 7920 3150 / 07966 477 256Mobile UK: +44 (0) 7977 256 412Mobile D: +49 (0) 173 606 9160Fax: +44 (0) 1580 606 [email protected] [email protected] This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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