7th Nov 2006 22:48
Emblaze Mobile Ltd., the mobile devices design and distributionhouse of the Emblaze Group (LSE: BLZ), announces that it has signed anagreement with DSGi, Europe's leading specialist electrical retailer,for the launch of an advanced new Emblaze-branded handset in the UK. £ DSG international plc is Europe's specialist electrical retailinggroup. It trades through 1,450 stores and online stores, spanning 14countries. In the UK, its retail and e-tail brands include PC World,Currys and Dixons.co.uk in the UK and Ireland as well as The Link inthe UK. £ The new handset, Touch 7, will initially be available exclusivelythrough Currys and Currys.digital stores from Christmas 2006, and thennationwide through multiple retailers. £ The Emblaze Touch 7 offers the latest multimedia functionsspecifically customised with Emblaze technology to provide state ofthe art music on the go for the youth segment (16 - 24 year olds).Among many other advanced features, the Touch 7 will provide anadvanced package of 1.3 megapixel Camera with Flash, Bluetooth, MP3and MPEG4 video playback. £ The phone is the perfect partner for music on the go, the handsetcomes equipped with a music player, and an external memory slot forcarrying your favourite tracks onboard, and it will retail at GBP59.99 including GBP 10 airtime. Emblaze Mobile will be shipping thefirst 10,000 units to DSGi this week with further deliveries to followover the next few months. £ Laurence Alexander, CEO of Emblaze Mobile said: "We are steadilygrowing and becoming a well known player in the mobile handsets arena.We aim to further grow our business over the next year to reach asmany retailers and operators in Europe as we can. DSGi is a powerfulstart and will help us create a solid base for continuing growth andprofitability." £ Jon Lyngra, Head of Trading and Communications, at DSGi said: "TheEmblaze Touch 7 represents everything that customers have come toexpect from Currys - the latest technology at exceptional value formoney. Working with Emblaze Mobile has enabled us to add depth andchoice to the range of consumer mobile handsets we can offer ourcustomers." £ About Emblaze Group £ Emblaze Ltd is a group of companies sharing a common mission toprovide telecom operators with technologies, products and solutionsfor next generation services: Emblaze Mobile, a new breed in handsetsdesign and manufacturing; Emblaze VCON, is a leading provider ofwireless video communications technologies and conferencing solutionsfor operators and enterprise markets over IP networks; OrcaInteractive (LSE: ORCA), provider of Interactive Television IPTVmiddleware for Video On Demand (VOD) and broadcast services, aimed atTelecom, cable and xDSL operators; Emblaze SmartContent, developer ofhighly advanced technology for Content-Push over wireless and IPnetworks to mobile devices and personal computers; emoze, a freeglobal Push Email service for mobile devices that will push send yourEmails and PIM data to you anywhere and to any device and VisualDefence (LSE: VDI), a provider of wireless and IP video solutions formilitary and homeland security markets. £ Emblaze Group is traded on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: BLZ)since 1996 and has offices in the United States, Canada, UnitedKingdom, China, Korea and Israel. www.Emblaze.com £ About Emblaze Mobile £ Emblaze Mobile was founded in 2001. It is headquartered in Londonwith operating facilities in Israel as well as design and productioncapabilities in Korea. It is part of Emblaze group of companies whichshare a common mission to provide Telecom operators with technologies,products and solutions for next generation services. Emblaze Mobileproduces media-rich handsets with sophisticated voice and datasolutions that are individual, cool and stylish. Emblaze Mobile knowsthat its customers are sophisticated individuals who have busylifestyles, and need multimedia devices which are precisely tailored,simple, stylish and versatile to meet their different and constantlychanging needs. These innovative devices offer operators the abilityto provide additional value-added services and a richer, even moreintuitive, multimedia experience. www.EmblazeMobile.com £ About DSG international plc £ DSG international plc is Europe's leading specialist electricalretailing group. We trade through 1,450 stores and online stores,spanning 14 countries and employing 42,000 people. More than 100million customers shop in-store and online with us every year. £ Our retail and e-tail brands include PC World, Currys andDixons.co.uk in the UK and Ireland, The Link in the UK, Elkjop in theNordic countries, UniEuro in Italy, Kotsovolos in Greece, ElectroWorld in central Europe and PC City in France, Spain, Italy andSweden. We operate a multi-channel and pure play e-commerce approachto electrical retailing and offer customers a comprehensive range ofafter sales services. We also run a multi-brand business-to-businessoperation in the UK. £ For more information about DSG international plc, please visitwww.dsgiplc.com. Copyright Business Wire 2006Related Shares:
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