SavaJe Technologies Establishes Joint R&D Facility With Hangzhou Dianzi University To Target The Mobile Market In China

New development center focused on enhancing the SavaJe Mobile Platform and creating applications around China's TD-SCDMA 3G mobile standard

Chelmsford, MA – September 25, 2006 – SavaJe Technologies, developers of the most open, Java® technology-based mobile operating platform, today announced the opening of a new research and development facility in China established in partnership with Hangzhou Dianzi University School of Computer Science and Software Engineering. The new facility will support development of SavaJe-powered media phones, smartphones and other mobile devices specifically designed for China, the world’s largest and fastest growing mobile market with an estimated 425 million mobile subscribers.To address specific requirements of Chinese handset manufacturers and wireless operators, the new research and development facility will create various enhancements to the SavaJe Mobile Platform, including Time Division Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access (TD-SCDMA) support, user interface localization, embedded software and Chinese-specific mobile Java applications. Jointly developed by the China Academy of Telecommunications Technology in collaboration with Datang Mobile, TD-SCDMA is China’s standard for 3G mobile communications.

The opening of the new facility coincides with SavaJe’s announcement that Longcheer Technology Limited, one of the top four independent handset designers in China, has selected the SavaJe Mobile Platform for handsets it expects to release in China and Europe.

“China has become a major development hub for mobile applications and devices, so the joint TD-SCDMA Research and Development Center provides SavaJe with an in-country presence for working directly with local partners and customers,� said John Fursdon, vice president and general manager of SavaJe China. “By collaborating with Hangzhou Dianzi University, we have immediately expanded our R&D resources to deliver on multiple agreements we have with Longcheer and other Chinese handset designers and manufacturers.�

“As a leading educational institution in China, one of our goals is to foster broader partnerships between corporations and the university in order to expand the educational opportunities for our students,� said Professor Mme. Sun Lingling, vice president of Hangzhou Dianzi University. “Through this joint facility, our students will gain valuable real-world experience developing for an innovative mobile platform while SavaJe gains the local expertise to accelerate the growth of its business in China.�

About Hangzhou Dianzi University

Located in China’s Zhejiang province, Hangzhou Dianzi University is an institution focused on higher education and award-winning research. Offering studies in multiple disciplines, including engineering, science, economics, management, literature, law and education, the university is noted for its strong educational programs and research facilities in the fields of electronics, computer science and business management. Based on three campuses, the university currently enrolls more than 15,000 full-time undergraduate and graduate students, as well as a staff of 1,300.

About SavaJe Technologies

SavaJe Technologies delivers the Mobile Java Experience™. The company’s SavaJe Mobile Platform™ radically simplifies and accelerates the development of highly customizable, richly branded and secure user interfaces across mobile feature phone handsets. This enables operators and manufacturers for the first time to fully exploit the branding, marketing and revenue potential of mobile phones. SavaJe is backed by leading venture capital firms, including Investcorp, VantagePoint Venture Partners, Ridgewood Capital, RRE Ventures and New Venture Partners, as well as the strategic investment arms of Vodafone, T-Mobile and Orange. SavaJe maintains global headquarters in Chelmsford, Mass. with offices in Palo Alto, CA, Cambridge, U.K, Beijing, China and Seoul, Korea.

Source: SavaJe Technologies